The Interconnected Arctic — UArctic Congress 2016

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Mysteries of the Geological History of the Cenozoic Arctic Ocean Sea Ice Cover....Pages 3-13
Response of Arctic Alpine Biota to Climate Change – Evidence from Polar Urals GLORIA Summits....Pages 15-22
The Features of Natural and Artificial Recovery in Quarries of the Forest-Tundra Zone of Western Siberia....Pages 23-35
The Concept of Hierarchical Structure of Large Marine Ecosystems in the Zoning of Russian Arctic Shelf Seas....Pages 37-47
Changing Climate and Outbreaks of Forest Pest Insects in a Cold Northern Country, Finland....Pages 49-59
Wood-Based Energy as a Strategy for Climate Change Mitigation in the Arctic-Perspectives on Assessment of Climate Impacts and Resource Efficiency with Life Cycle Assessment....Pages 61-66
Geospatial Analysis of Persistent Organic Pollutant Deposits in the Arctic Ecosystems and Environment....Pages 67-75
Hydrological Probabilistic Model MARCS and Its Application to Simulate the Probability Density Functions of Multi-year Maximal Runoff: The Russian Arctic as a Case of Study....Pages 77-87
Assessment of Atmospheric Circulation in the Atlantic-Eurasian Region and Arctic Using Climate Indices. The Possible Applications of These Indices in Long-Term Weather Forecasts....Pages 89-98
Difficulties of Geological Engineering in Arctic Seas....Pages 99-104
Front Matter....Pages 105-105
The Health Transition: A Challenge to Indigenous Peoples in the Arctic....Pages 107-113
Uncertainties in Arctic Socio-economic Scenarios....Pages 115-125
Importance of Consideration of Climate Change at Managing Fish Stocks: A Case of Northern Russian Fisheries....Pages 127-134
Preservation of Territories and Traditional Activities of the Northern Indigenous Peoples in the Period of the Arctic Industrial Development....Pages 135-147
The Arctic Journey: Design Experiments in the North....Pages 149-155
The Bicycle and the Arctic – Resilient and Sustainable Transport in Times of Climate Change....Pages 157-164
Front Matter....Pages 165-165
Human Capital Development in the Russian Arctic....Pages 167-173
Impact of Wages on Employment and Migration in the High North of Russia....Pages 175-183
Well-Being in an Arctic City. Designing a Longitudinal Study on Student Relationships and Perceived Quality of Life....Pages 185-194
Researching Links Between Teacher Wellbeing and Educational Change: Case Studies from Kazakhstan and Sakha Republic....Pages 195-202
Front Matter....Pages 165-165
Well-Being at the Polish Polar Station, Svalbard: Adaptation to Extreme Environments....Pages 203-210
Front Matter....Pages 211-211
Tourism Futures in the Arctic....Pages 213-220
Uniqueness as a Draw for Riding Under the Midnight Sun....Pages 221-229
Arctic Tourism: The Design Approach with Reference to the Russian North....Pages 231-241
Front Matter....Pages 243-243
Maritime Operations and Emergency Preparedness in the Arctic–Competence Standards for Search and Rescue Operations Contingencies in Polar Waters....Pages 245-255
Risk Reduction as a Result of Implementation of the Functional Based IMO Polar Code in the Arctic Cruise Industry....Pages 257-268
Safety of Industrial Development and Transportation Routes in the Arctic (SITRA) – Collaboration Project for Research and Education of Future High North Experts....Pages 269-276
Safe Snow and Ice Construction to Arctic Conditions....Pages 277-282
The Components of Psychological Safety of Oil and Gas Shift Workers in the Arctic....Pages 283-290
Front Matter....Pages 291-291
Finding Gender in the Arctic: A Call to Intersectionality and Diverse Methods....Pages 293-303
Towards an Arctic Awakening: Neocolonalism, Sustainable Development, Emancipatory Research, Collective Action, and Arctic Regional Policymaking....Pages 305-311