Imagining a Postpetroleum Arctic.

Published version. Source at https://culanth.org/fieldsights/943-imagining-a-postpetroleum-arctic As tensions mount across the Arctic concerning the utilization of natural resources and the implications for ecologies and their social connectedness, we bring attention to how futures beyond the (poten...

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Main Authors: Dale, Brigt, Kristoffersen, Berit
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Anthropological Association 2016
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10037/10606
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Summary:Published version. Source at https://culanth.org/fieldsights/943-imagining-a-postpetroleum-arctic As tensions mount across the Arctic concerning the utilization of natural resources and the implications for ecologies and their social connectedness, we bring attention to how futures beyond the (potential) extraction period are considered. What does the future hold if one looks beyond the extraction period of nonrenewable resources, and how do these questions of where we are heading inform local perspectives and debates about viable future options today?