Megatrends : Executive Summary

The current pace of global change has already had a decisive impact on the Arctic. To understand the current and likely future situation in the Arctic it is important to acknowledge the pre-conditions, challenges and tendencies at work here. Some of these developments should be characterised as mega...

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Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Copenhagen : Nordic Council of Ministers 2011
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:norden:org:diva-2176
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Summary:The current pace of global change has already had a decisive impact on the Arctic. To understand the current and likely future situation in the Arctic it is important to acknowledge the pre-conditions, challenges and tendencies at work here. Some of these developments should be characterised as megatrends because they overarch and impact on everything else. They are trends deemed so powerful that they have the potential to transform society across social categories and at all levels, from individuals and local-level players to global structures, and eventually to change our ways of living and thinking. The following nine megatrends have been identified: