Arctic Design: The systemic development of a new domain

• Main Authors: Usenyuk-Kravchuk, Svetlana, Korgin, Nikolai
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Arctic design; methodology; subject area ontology; complex evaluation mechanism; work-in-progress; Arctic
• Online Access: http://openresearch.ocadu.ca/id/eprint/3838/; http://openresearch.ocadu.ca/id/eprint/3838/1/Usenyuk-Kravchuk_Arctic_slides_2021.pdf; http://openresearch.ocadu.ca/id/eprint/3838/2/Usenyuk-Kravchuk_Arctic_paper_2021.pdf; https://rsdsymposium.org/

The paper presents the early stage of developing Arctic Design as a general theoretical framework for design/development actions in extreme environments. The main strands of research include (1) the self-definition of the domain through compiling a subject area ontology; and (2) modelling strategies for sustainable interaction between humans and technologies in an extreme environment through developing artistic/imagery characteristics corresponding to the environmental/climatic, socio-cultural and psychological peculiarities of use. The paper outlines the research basis, expected results and a brief report of what has been done to date.