Community perspectives on the environmental impacts of Arctic shipping: Case studies from Russia, Norway and Canada
Communities across the Arctic are experiencing growth in transiting, destination and domestic ship traffic. Environmental impacts resulting from Arctic shipping have been well documented, but little is known about how these impacts affect livelihoods and adaptive capacity of the local communities th...
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fttriple:oai:gotriple.eu:oai:doaj.org/article:a29e95af064b4c40ad827cb8cf8d3c7e 2023-05-15T14:34:27+02:00 Community perspectives on the environmental impacts of Arctic shipping: Case studies from Russia, Norway and Canada Julia Olsen Natalie Ann Carter Jackie Dawson 2019-01-01 https://doi.org/10.1080/23311886.2019.1609189 https://doaj.org/article/a29e95af064b4c40ad827cb8cf8d3c7e en eng Taylor & Francis Group 2331-1886 doi:10.1080/23311886.2019.1609189 https://doaj.org/article/a29e95af064b4c40ad827cb8cf8d3c7e undefined Cogent Social Sciences, Vol 5, Iss 1 (2019) arctic shipping communities environmental impacts adaptive capacity envir scipo Journal Article https://vocabularies.coar-repositories.org/resource_types/c_6501/ 2019 fttriple https://doi.org/10.1080/23311886.2019.1609189 2023-01-22T19:37:23Z Communities across the Arctic are experiencing growth in transiting, destination and domestic ship traffic. Environmental impacts resulting from Arctic shipping have been well documented, but little is known about how these impacts affect livelihoods and adaptive capacity of the local communities that are reliant on their natural landscapes. Given the heterogeneity of the Arctic, this study applied a community-based approach to empirically assess the impacts of shipping on the environment. Interviews were conducted in three island communities: Solovetsky in Russia (n = 24), Longyearbyen on Svalbard, Norway (n = 22) and Cambridge Bay, Canadian Arctic (n = 24). Despite differences in the trends of shipping activities that occur in each of the case study communities, there was consensus regarding significant environmental impacts from ship traffic on the natural environment, and that these in turn present a great concern for community livelihoods. The concerns differ greatly among the three communities and depended on the local context and perceptions and use of the natural environment. We conclude that the natural environment represents a salient determinant of adaptive capacity in the context of growing ship traffic across the Arctic. Moreover, this context-dependent determinant varies in the way it is perceived across case communities. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Cambridge Bay Longyearbyen Solovetsky Svalbard Unknown Arctic Cambridge Bay ENVELOPE(-105.130,-105.130,69.037,69.037) Canada Longyearbyen Norway Solovetsky ENVELOPE(35.710,35.710,65.025,65.025) Svalbard Cogent Social Sciences 5 1 1609189 |
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Communities across the Arctic are experiencing growth in transiting, destination and domestic ship traffic. Environmental impacts resulting from Arctic shipping have been well documented, but little is known about how these impacts affect livelihoods and adaptive capacity of the local communities that are reliant on their natural landscapes. Given the heterogeneity of the Arctic, this study applied a community-based approach to empirically assess the impacts of shipping on the environment. Interviews were conducted in three island communities: Solovetsky in Russia (n = 24), Longyearbyen on Svalbard, Norway (n = 22) and Cambridge Bay, Canadian Arctic (n = 24). Despite differences in the trends of shipping activities that occur in each of the case study communities, there was consensus regarding significant environmental impacts from ship traffic on the natural environment, and that these in turn present a great concern for community livelihoods. The concerns differ greatly among the three communities and depended on the local context and perceptions and use of the natural environment. We conclude that the natural environment represents a salient determinant of adaptive capacity in the context of growing ship traffic across the Arctic. Moreover, this context-dependent determinant varies in the way it is perceived across case communities. |
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Community perspectives on the environmental impacts of Arctic shipping: Case studies from Russia, Norway and Canada |
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