Community Ice Cellars In Eastern Chukotka: Climatic And Anthropogenic Influences On Structural Stability

• Published in: GEOGRAPHY, ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITY
• Main Authors: Alexey A. Maslakov, Kelsey E. Nyland, Nina N. Komova, Fedor D. Yurov, Kenji Yoshikawa, Gleb N. Kraev
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Lomonosov Moscow State University 2020
• Subjects: ice cellars; permafrost; indigenous communities; climate change; food security; chukotka; russia; Geography (General); G1-922; Arctic; Lorino; Arctic Fox; Chukchi; Chukotka; Climate change; Ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.24057/2071-9388-2020-71; https://doaj.org/article/e181e0157e6947a19ac57d6a5df2c781

The large community ice cellar designs in eastern Chukotka are unique within the Arctic due to the mixed influences from the indigenous Chukchi people and western industry. Community ice cellars here were designed and constructed in the 1950s-60s to accommodate both food stores for local indigenous...