Arctic roads and railways: social and environmental consequences of transport infrastructure in the circumpolar North
Land-based transport corridors and related infrastructure are increasingly extending into and across the Arctic in support of resource development and population growth, causing large-scale cumulative changes to northern socio-ecological systems. These changes include the increased mobility of peopl...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:3f1eafd8bf1e420ca29c35629e210fb0 2023-06-18T03:38:25+02:00 Arctic roads and railways: social and environmental consequences of transport infrastructure in the circumpolar North Olga Povoroznyuk Warwick F. Vincent Peter Schweitzer Roza Laptander Mia Bennett Fabrice Calmels Dmitrii Sergeev Christopher Arp Bruce C. Forbes Pascale Roy-Léveillée Donald A. Walker 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2021-0033 https://doaj.org/article/3f1eafd8bf1e420ca29c35629e210fb0 EN FR eng fre Canadian Science Publishing https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/as-2021-0033 https://doaj.org/toc/2368-7460 doi:10.1139/as-2021-0033 2368-7460 https://doaj.org/article/3f1eafd8bf1e420ca29c35629e210fb0 Arctic Science, Vol 9, Iss 2, Pp 297-330 (2023) roads railways climate change development permafrost landscapes Indigenous communities Environmental sciences GE1-350 Environmental engineering TA170-171 article 2023 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2021-0033 2023-06-04T00:34:28Z Land-based transport corridors and related infrastructure are increasingly extending into and across the Arctic in support of resource development and population growth, causing large-scale cumulative changes to northern socio-ecological systems. These changes include the increased mobility of people, goods and resources, and environmental impacts on landscapes and ecosystems as the human footprint reaches remote, unindustrialized regions. Arctic climate change is also generating new challenges for the construction and maintenance of these transport systems, requiring adaptive engineering solutions as well as community resilience. In this review article, we consider the complex entanglements between humans, the environment, and land transportation infrastructure in the North and illustrate these interrelations by way of seven case studies: the Baikal–Amur Mainline, Bovanenkovo Railway, Alaska–Canada Highway, Inuvik–Tuktoyatuk Highway, Alaska Railroad, Hudson Bay Railway, and proposed railways on Baffin Island, Canada. As new infrastructure is built and anticipated across the circumpolar North, there is an urgent need for an integrated socio-ecological approach to impact assessment. This would include full consideration of Indigenous knowledge and concerns, collaboration with local communities and user groups in assessment, planning and monitoring, and evaluation of alternative engineering designs to contend with the impacts of climate change in the decades ahead. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Baffin Island Baffin Climate change Hudson Bay Inuvik permafrost Alaska Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Baffin Island Bovanenkovo ENVELOPE(68.437,68.437,70.354,70.354) Canada Hudson Hudson Bay Inuvik ENVELOPE(-133.610,-133.610,68.341,68.341) Arctic Science |
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Land-based transport corridors and related infrastructure are increasingly extending into and across the Arctic in support of resource development and population growth, causing large-scale cumulative changes to northern socio-ecological systems. These changes include the increased mobility of people, goods and resources, and environmental impacts on landscapes and ecosystems as the human footprint reaches remote, unindustrialized regions. Arctic climate change is also generating new challenges for the construction and maintenance of these transport systems, requiring adaptive engineering solutions as well as community resilience. In this review article, we consider the complex entanglements between humans, the environment, and land transportation infrastructure in the North and illustrate these interrelations by way of seven case studies: the Baikal–Amur Mainline, Bovanenkovo Railway, Alaska–Canada Highway, Inuvik–Tuktoyatuk Highway, Alaska Railroad, Hudson Bay Railway, and proposed railways on Baffin Island, Canada. As new infrastructure is built and anticipated across the circumpolar North, there is an urgent need for an integrated socio-ecological approach to impact assessment. This would include full consideration of Indigenous knowledge and concerns, collaboration with local communities and user groups in assessment, planning and monitoring, and evaluation of alternative engineering designs to contend with the impacts of climate change in the decades ahead. |
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Olga Povoroznyuk Warwick F. Vincent Peter Schweitzer Roza Laptander Mia Bennett Fabrice Calmels Dmitrii Sergeev Christopher Arp Bruce C. Forbes Pascale Roy-Léveillée Donald A. Walker |
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Arctic roads and railways: social and environmental consequences of transport infrastructure in the circumpolar North |
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Arctic roads and railways: social and environmental consequences of transport infrastructure in the circumpolar North |
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Arctic roads and railways: social and environmental consequences of transport infrastructure in the circumpolar North |
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arctic roads and railways: social and environmental consequences of transport infrastructure in the circumpolar north |
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