Telecommunication line infrastructure and the Arctic environment : past, present and future
This article concentrates on the interconnected past, present and future of telecommunications and the environment in the Arctic. It brings together discussions on the natural environment, sustainable development and connectivity in and through the Arctic and focuses on fixed-line infrastructure. Th...
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fthokunivhus:oai:eprints.lib.hokudai.ac.jp:2115/82637 2023-05-15T14:33:56+02:00 Telecommunication line infrastructure and the Arctic environment : past, present and future Saunavaara, Juha Kylli, Ritva Salminen, Mirva http://hdl.handle.net/2115/82637 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0032247421000036 eng eng Cambridge University Press http://hdl.handle.net/2115/82637 Polar Record, 57: e8 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0032247421000036 This article has been published in a revised form in Polar Record http://doi.org/10.1017/S0032247421000036. This version is published under a Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-ND. No commercial re-distribution or re-use allowed. Derivative works cannot be distributed. © Authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ CC-BY-NC-ND Telecommunication Infrastructure Environment Connectivity Arctic 450 article (author version) fthokunivhus https://doi.org/10.1017/S0032247421000036 2022-11-18T01:06:26Z This article concentrates on the interconnected past, present and future of telecommunications and the environment in the Arctic. It brings together discussions on the natural environment, sustainable development and connectivity in and through the Arctic and focuses on fixed-line infrastructure. This study builds on the theoretical literature on infrastructure, infrastructuring and pipeline ecologies and demonstrates how the peculiar features of the Arctic, such as coldness, snow and ice, ground frost and permafrost affect telecommunication lines, and how this infrastructure impacts the environment in which it is built. Similarly, the environmental conditions, paired with long distances, small populations and limited economic opportunities, affect the infrastructuring processes and the selection of technologies, as well as their spatial extent, quality and the speed of their expansion. While the construction of telecommunication lines supports the exploitation of natural resources in and beyond the different parts of the circumpolar North, it also plays a role in the observation and protection of the Arctic. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Ice permafrost Polar Record Hokkaido University Collection of Scholarly and Academic Papers (HUSCAP) Arctic Polar Record 57 |
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This article concentrates on the interconnected past, present and future of telecommunications and the environment in the Arctic. It brings together discussions on the natural environment, sustainable development and connectivity in and through the Arctic and focuses on fixed-line infrastructure. This study builds on the theoretical literature on infrastructure, infrastructuring and pipeline ecologies and demonstrates how the peculiar features of the Arctic, such as coldness, snow and ice, ground frost and permafrost affect telecommunication lines, and how this infrastructure impacts the environment in which it is built. Similarly, the environmental conditions, paired with long distances, small populations and limited economic opportunities, affect the infrastructuring processes and the selection of technologies, as well as their spatial extent, quality and the speed of their expansion. While the construction of telecommunication lines supports the exploitation of natural resources in and beyond the different parts of the circumpolar North, it also plays a role in the observation and protection of the Arctic. |
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Telecommunication line infrastructure and the Arctic environment : past, present and future |
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