Complacency or resilience? Perceptions of environmental and social change in Lofoten and Vesterålen in northern Norway

• Published in: Ocean & Coastal Management
• Main Authors: Kaltenborn, Bjørn Petter, Linnell, John Durrus, Thomassen, Jørn, Lindhjem, Henrik
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: drivers of change; conflicts; coastal regions; perceptions; VDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Samfunnsgeografi: 290; Arctic; Lofoten; Norway; Vesterålen; Climate change; Nord-Norge; Northern Norway
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2443156; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2017.01.010

Arctic and northern coastal regions are among the least developed in the world in terms of density of settlements, population and resource exploitation. It is often assumed that these regions will be frontiers of future change, conflict and opportunity due to climate change, new transportation route...