Can my GPS lead me to a sustainable future? The role of technology and lessons from three remote Arctic communities

This presentation outlines research involving 35 residents of Brevig Mission, Noatak, and Noorvik during March 2017 were asked to evaluate values and beliefs regarding technology, climate change, and subsistence. Interviewees indicated that technology was helpful in their hunting and subsistence act...

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Main Authors: Monz, Chris, Schmidt, Jennifer I., Hausner, Vera
Format: Conference Object
Language:English
Published: Institute of Social and Economic Research, University of Alaska Anchorage 2019
Subjects:
technology use
arctic communities
subsistence
youth
elders
hunting
climate change
Research Subject Categories::INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS::Technology and social change
Arctic
Climate change
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11122/11948
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Summary:This presentation outlines research involving 35 residents of Brevig Mission, Noatak, and Noorvik during March 2017 were asked to evaluate values and beliefs regarding technology, climate change, and subsistence. Interviewees indicated that technology was helpful in their hunting and subsistence activities, but it was also expensive and may contribute to taking larger risks. Furthermore, technology was not seen as making up entirely for the impacts arising from changing climate.

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