This ground-breaking book investigates how Arctic indigenous communities deal with the
challenges of climate change and how they strive to develop self-determination. Adopting an …

Transitions of social-ecological systems (SES) expose governance systems to new
challenges. This is particularly so in the Arctic where resource systems are increasingly …

This map** presents a selected overview of existing research on gender, education and
population flows in the Nordic peripheral areas. These areas are faced with a series of …

This study evaluates the introduction of quotas on narwhal hunting in East Greenland with
respect to effects on Inuit culture and based on trends in narwhal killed per hunter and …

This chapter analyses three common, yet intrinsically different, types of tourist markets in
remote regions in respect to their impacts on local communities and contributions to local …

Demographic dynamics are immanent in societal changes. However, recent research on
work-related mobility and regional development indicate that translocal commodity chains …

In this study the West-Nordic Region encompasses the following countries: the Faroe
Islands, Greenland, Iceland and coastal Western Norway. Collectively, these nations of the …

The environmental impacts of exploration activities will mainly be disturbance from activities
creating noise such as seismic surveys and drilling. The impacts are expected to be …

This article examines how life modes and quality of life are related in Greenland from a
social science perspective. The article also relates to how this is linked to the country's …

This project was initiated to prepare the West Nordic countries for active participation in
Nordic and European initiatives in the field of Bioeconomy. This final report provides an …