The warming and thawing of ice-rich permafrost pose considerable threat to the integrity of
polar and high-altitude infrastructure, in turn jeopardizing sustainable development. In this …

Arctic coasts are vulnerable to the effects of climate change, including rising sea levels and
the loss of permafrost, sea ice and glaciers. Assessing the influence of anthropogenic …

The Arctic is undergoing rapid climate change and is projected to experience the most
warming this century of any world region. We review the societal aspects of these current …

The Svalbard Archipelago has experienced a rapid increase in tourism-related activities
over the past few decades. The Norwegian Government's ambition to develop the …

Strong cultural heritage management relies on a thorough evaluation of the threats faced by
heritage sites, both in the present and in the future. In this study, we analysed the changes in …

The thawing of permafrost in the Arctic has led to an increase in coastal land loss, flooding,
and ground subsidence, seriously threatening civil infrastructure and coastal communities …

As persistent organic pollutants (POPs) newly banned by the Stockholm Convention,
polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCNs) have been widely detected in various environmental …

Hiorthhamn is an abandoned Norwegian coal mining settlement with a loading dock and a
lot of industrial infrastructure left in the coastal zone. In this study, changes in the position of …

Coastal wetlands play an important role in regional and even continental sustainable
development because of their valuable ecosystem services. The coupling mechanism …

Climate change is increasingly affecting components of the terrestrial cryosphere with its
adverse impacts in the Arctic regions of our planet are already well documented. In this …