Living on unstable ground: identifying physical landscape constraints on planning and infrastructure development in Nunavut communities

• Main Author: Irvine, Melanie L. (Melanie Linda)
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Memorial University of Newfoundland 2011
• Subjects: Arctic; Nunavut; Clyde River; Climate change; permafrost
• Online Access: https://research.library.mun.ca/9593/; https://research.library.mun.ca/9593/1/Irvine_MelanieL.pdf

This thesis develops and tests a research framework that assesses constraints imposed by the physical environment, in particular landscape hazards on infrastructure development and community planning in Arctic environments. The framework uses a multi-hazard, multi-tool approach, and was operationali...