Expansion of agriculture in northern cold-climate regions: a cross-sectoral perspective on opportunities and challenges

A Unc, D Altdorff, E Abakumov, S Adl… - … in Sustainable Food …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Agriculture in the boreal and Arctic regions is perceived as marginal, low intensity and
inadequate to satisfy the needs of local communities, but another perspective is that …

Arctic roads and railways: social and environmental consequences of transport infrastructure in the circumpolar North

O Povoroznyuk, WF Vincent, P Schweitzer… - Arctic …, 2022 - cdnsciencepub.com
Land-based transport corridors and related infrastructure are increasingly extending into
and across the Arctic in support of resource development and population growth, causing …

Societal impacts of a rapidly changing Arctic

K Stephen - Current climate change reports, 2018 - Springer
This review article makes six observations about the current body of research on the societal
impacts of a changing Arctic. First, climate change and globalisation are the dominant …

Assessing constraints to agricultural development in circumpolar Canada through an innovation systems lens

R Seguin, MG Lefsrud, T Delormier, J Adamowski - Agricultural Systems, 2021 - Elsevier
CONTEXT The circumpolar region of Canada experiences high rates of food insecurity due
to the harsh climate and terrain and limited infrastructural capacity restricting local …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation and spatial variability of cryogenic soil properties (Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District, Russia)

A Suleymanov, T Nizamutdinov, E Morgun… - Soil Systems, 2022 - mdpi.com
Agricultural development in northern polar areas has potential as a result of global warming.
Such expansion requires modern soil surveys and large-scale maps. In this study, the …

Gardening practices in Alaska build on traditional food system foundations

M Mucioki, S Kelly, D Holen, B Powell… - Agriculture and Human …, 2024 - Springer
Community-based food cultivation by and for rural Alaskans has never been stronger. Rural
gardeners, many Indigenous, provide their families and communities with affordable access …

[PDF][PDF] Morphological features, productivity and pollution state of abandoned agricultural soils in the Russian Arctic (Yamal Region)

T Nizamutdinov, E Abakumov, E Morgun - 2021 - dspace.spbu.ru
Recently, questions about the return of the concept of Arctic agriculture in order to promote
sustainable development of the northern regions and ensure food security have been raised …

Sustainable agriculture for Alaska and the circumpolar North: Part II. Environmental, geophysical, biological and socioeconomic challenges

KT Stevenson, HB Rader, L Alessa, AD Kliskey… - Arctic, 2014 - JSTOR
Local agriculture, food security and food supply are limited in Alaska, as well as in much of
the circumpolar North. These limitations stem from a suite of challenges that have never …

[HTML][HTML] Farming on Arctic margins: Models of agricultural development in northern regions of Russia, Europe and North America

A Naumov, D Sidorova, R Goncharov - Regional science policy & practice, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite harsh natural conditions and remoteness, farming is spread worldwide on Arctic
margins. Russia is the leading country by area under agricultural use of the circumpolar …

THE WHALE AND THE CUPCAKE REVISITED: STORIES OF NIQIPIAQ (NATIVE FOOD) AND IÑUPIAT SOVEREIGNTY IN ARCTIC ALASKA

C Sakakibara - Geographical Review, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Inspired by Julia O'Malley's The Whale and the Cupcake (2019), which portrays
the contemporary foodscape in Alaska, this study explores Alaska Native foodways as a …