| Summary: | This thesis investigates the characteristics of the Arctic region in terms of climate change, biodiversity, culture and exploiting human action. Is the 21st centurythe era where we reconcile between nature and societal development demands? Here it is questioning if we as humans have a responsibility to design for us, yet also for animals with equal value. Nonetheless, the animals that have been pushed towards ecological displacement have a significant important role on our earth and especially in the Arctic - to sustain balance in ecosystems and to protect the terrestrial carbon sinks. The thesis investigates if rewilding as a strategy can be used to reconcile that very conflict through four theoretical lenses: Tsing’s theory on friction, Bratton’s theory on automation, Ghosh theory on narrative and Latour’s theory on hybrids. In short, the project landed in a dual functional fauna bridge with a research centre intended for rewilding. This means that a bridge over a railway and a highway will be designed as a natural transition for animals to cross over, but also it will be inhabited by researchers and NGOs in which creates a node for knowledge exchanges between the users of the bridge and reindeer husbandry practitioners.
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