Canadian Beaufort Sea 2000: The Environmental and Social Setting
The Beaufort Sea Conference 2000 brought together a diverse group of scientists and residents of the Canadian Beaufort Sea region to review the current state of the region's renewable resources and to discuss the future management of those resources. In this paper, we briefly describe the physi...
Published in: | ARCTIC |
---|---|
Main Authors: | , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
Published: |
The Arctic Institute of North America
2002
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63788 |
id |
ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/63788 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/63788 2023-05-15T13:22:57+02:00 Canadian Beaufort Sea 2000: The Environmental and Social Setting Ayles, G. Burton Snow, Norman B. 2002-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63788 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63788/47723 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63788 ARCTIC; Vol. 55 No. 5 (2002): Supplement: 1–93; 4-17 1923-1245 0004-0843 Beaufort Sea Inuvialuit geography environment ethnography communities mer de Beaufort géographie environnement ethnographie communautés info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 2002 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:21:03Z The Beaufort Sea Conference 2000 brought together a diverse group of scientists and residents of the Canadian Beaufort Sea region to review the current state of the region's renewable resources and to discuss the future management of those resources. In this paper, we briefly describe the physical environment, the social context, and the resource management processes of the Canadian Beaufort Sea region. The Canadian Beaufort Sea land area extends from the Alaska-Canada border east to Amundsen Gulf and includes the northwest of Victoria Island and Banks Island. The area is defined by its geology, landforms, sources of freshwater, ice and snow cover, and climate. The social context of the Canadian Beaufort Sea region has been set by prehistoric Inuit and Gwich'in, European influence, more recent land-claim agreements, and current management regimes for the renewable resources of the Beaufort Sea. La Conférence de l'an 2000 sur la mer de Beaufort a attiré un groupe hétérogène de scientifiques et de résidents de la région de la mer de Beaufort en vue d'examiner le statut actuel des ressources renouvelables de cette zone et de discuter de leur gestion future. Dans cet article, on décrit brièvement l'environnement physique, le contexte social et les processus de gestion des ressources de la zone canadienne de la mer de Beaufort. La superficie terrestre de la mer de Beaufort au Canada s'étend de la frontière entre ce pays et l'Alaska jusqu'au golfe Amundsen à l'est, et elle englobe le nord-ouest de l'île Victoria et de l'île Banks. Cette zone est définie par sa géologie, son relief, ses sources d'eau douce, son couvert glaciel et nival ainsi que son climat. Le contexte social de la région de la mer de Beaufort canadienne a été établi par les Inuits et Gwich'in préhistoriques, l'influence européenne, les récentes ententes territoriales ainsi que les régimes actuels de gestion des ressources renouvelables de la mer de Beaufort. Article in Journal/Newspaper Amundsen Gulf Arctic Banks Island Beaufort Sea inuit inuits Inuvialuit Mer de Beaufort Victoria Island victoria island Alaska University of Calgary Journal Hosting Canada Mer de Beaufort ENVELOPE(-138.005,-138.005,69.500,69.500) ARCTIC 55 5 |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
University of Calgary Journal Hosting |
op_collection_id |
ftunivcalgaryojs |
language |
English |
topic |
Beaufort Sea Inuvialuit geography environment ethnography communities mer de Beaufort géographie environnement ethnographie communautés |
spellingShingle |
Beaufort Sea Inuvialuit geography environment ethnography communities mer de Beaufort géographie environnement ethnographie communautés Ayles, G. Burton Snow, Norman B. Canadian Beaufort Sea 2000: The Environmental and Social Setting |
topic_facet |
Beaufort Sea Inuvialuit geography environment ethnography communities mer de Beaufort géographie environnement ethnographie communautés |
description |
The Beaufort Sea Conference 2000 brought together a diverse group of scientists and residents of the Canadian Beaufort Sea region to review the current state of the region's renewable resources and to discuss the future management of those resources. In this paper, we briefly describe the physical environment, the social context, and the resource management processes of the Canadian Beaufort Sea region. The Canadian Beaufort Sea land area extends from the Alaska-Canada border east to Amundsen Gulf and includes the northwest of Victoria Island and Banks Island. The area is defined by its geology, landforms, sources of freshwater, ice and snow cover, and climate. The social context of the Canadian Beaufort Sea region has been set by prehistoric Inuit and Gwich'in, European influence, more recent land-claim agreements, and current management regimes for the renewable resources of the Beaufort Sea. La Conférence de l'an 2000 sur la mer de Beaufort a attiré un groupe hétérogène de scientifiques et de résidents de la région de la mer de Beaufort en vue d'examiner le statut actuel des ressources renouvelables de cette zone et de discuter de leur gestion future. Dans cet article, on décrit brièvement l'environnement physique, le contexte social et les processus de gestion des ressources de la zone canadienne de la mer de Beaufort. La superficie terrestre de la mer de Beaufort au Canada s'étend de la frontière entre ce pays et l'Alaska jusqu'au golfe Amundsen à l'est, et elle englobe le nord-ouest de l'île Victoria et de l'île Banks. Cette zone est définie par sa géologie, son relief, ses sources d'eau douce, son couvert glaciel et nival ainsi que son climat. Le contexte social de la région de la mer de Beaufort canadienne a été établi par les Inuits et Gwich'in préhistoriques, l'influence européenne, les récentes ententes territoriales ainsi que les régimes actuels de gestion des ressources renouvelables de la mer de Beaufort. |
format |
Article in Journal/Newspaper |
author |
Ayles, G. Burton Snow, Norman B. |
author_facet |
Ayles, G. Burton Snow, Norman B. |
author_sort |
Ayles, G. Burton |
title |
Canadian Beaufort Sea 2000: The Environmental and Social Setting |
title_short |
Canadian Beaufort Sea 2000: The Environmental and Social Setting |
title_full |
Canadian Beaufort Sea 2000: The Environmental and Social Setting |
title_fullStr |
Canadian Beaufort Sea 2000: The Environmental and Social Setting |
title_full_unstemmed |
Canadian Beaufort Sea 2000: The Environmental and Social Setting |
title_sort |
canadian beaufort sea 2000: the environmental and social setting |
publisher |
The Arctic Institute of North America |
publishDate |
2002 |
url |
https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63788 |
long_lat |
ENVELOPE(-138.005,-138.005,69.500,69.500) |
geographic |
Canada Mer de Beaufort |
geographic_facet |
Canada Mer de Beaufort |
genre |
Amundsen Gulf Arctic Banks Island Beaufort Sea inuit inuits Inuvialuit Mer de Beaufort Victoria Island victoria island Alaska |
genre_facet |
Amundsen Gulf Arctic Banks Island Beaufort Sea inuit inuits Inuvialuit Mer de Beaufort Victoria Island victoria island Alaska |
op_source |
ARCTIC; Vol. 55 No. 5 (2002): Supplement: 1–93; 4-17 1923-1245 0004-0843 |
op_relation |
https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63788/47723 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63788 |
container_title |
ARCTIC |
container_volume |
55 |
container_issue |
5 |
_version_ |
1766368146681233408 |