Inuit food security : vulnerability of the traditional food system to climatic extremes during winter 2010/2011 in Iqaluit, Nunavut

Includes abstract in French Broader social determinants such as poverty have a greater influence on Inuit food security. When poor socioeconomic conditions, such as those associated with public housing, are coupled with poor environmental conditions, such as those experienced during winter 2010/2011...

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Main Author: Statham, Sara
Other Authors: Department of Geography, McGill University
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Department of Geography, McGill University, Montréal, QC, CA 2012
Subjects:
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
VULNERABILITY
FOOD SECURITY
INUIT
NUNAVUT
ARCTIC
FOOD SYSTEMS
PUBLIC HOUSING
SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS
Arctic
Nunavut
Climate change
inuit
Iqaluit
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10625/51516
http://digitool.library.mcgill.ca/R/-?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=110734&silo_library=GEN01
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Summary:Includes abstract in French Broader social determinants such as poverty have a greater influence on Inuit food security. When poor socioeconomic conditions, such as those associated with public housing, are coupled with poor environmental conditions, such as those experienced during winter 2010/2011, the vulnerability of the traditional food system is exacerbated. Resilience was particularly impeded for financially insecure households reliant on income support. Results show increased environmental stresses to the traditional food system compared to previous years, which negatively impacted hunters’ harvests and residents’ food supplies, but overall, the traditional food system was not as vulnerable to climatic extremes as anticipated. Socioeconomic conditions are more problematic. Master's degree

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