Pinngortitaq – A Place of Becoming
Arctic ecosystems are on the verge of changes that are unprecedented in both magnitude and velocity. We stress that statements of a changing climate and environment have ambiguous definitions in both theoretical and metaphorical senses. Inuit have embraced the idea of an environment in a process of...
| Published in: | Journal of Ecological Anthropology |
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Digital Commons @ University of South Florida
2019
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| Online Access: | https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/jea/vol20/iss1/1 https://doi.org/10.5038/2162-4593.20.1.1217 https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/context/jea/article/1217/viewcontent/MS1217_Lennert_Berge_final.pdf |
| Summary: | Arctic ecosystems are on the verge of changes that are unprecedented in both magnitude and velocity. We stress that statements of a changing climate and environment have ambiguous definitions in both theoretical and metaphorical senses. Inuit have embraced the idea of an environment in a process of Pinngortitaq – a place of becoming – rather than a process of changing. In this note, we accentuate how a philosophy of a world becoming can inspire to answer some of the complex environmental questions asked today by enabling more flexible management regimes in the future. |
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