Author: Association of Circumpolar Universities. ConferencePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arctic regions
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
The Role of Circumpolar Universities in Northern Development
Author: Association of Circumpolar Universities. ConferencePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arctic regions
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Higher Education Across the Circumpolar North
Author: D. NordPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230504582
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
This is the first book to analyze the role of the new circumpolar universities in northern development. Since 1960, over twenty new universities have been built in the northern regions of Canada, Russia, the United States, the Nordic countries and Japan. This book analyzes and compares the reasons for their establishment, the impact they have had in providing greater access to advanced education, and the effect they have had on economic, social, cultural and political development of these various northern regions.
Arctic Research of the United States
Author: Negotiating the Arctic
Author: E.C.H KeskitaloPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135938431
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
This work draws upon the history of Arctic development and the view of the Arctic in different states to explain how such a discourse has manifested itself in current broader cooperation across eight statistics analysis based on organization developments from the late 1970s to the present, shows that international region discourse has largely been forwarded through the extensive role of North American, particularly Canadian, networks and deriving form their frontier-based conceptualization of the north.
The Changing Circumpolar North
Author: Lassi HeininenPublisher:
ISBN: 9789516343696
Category : Arctic regions
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Papers dealing with indigenous peoples, environment, academic development and northern cultures in Arctic countries.
Polar Tourism
Author: Colin Michael HallPublisher: Chichester, West Sussex : J. Wiley & Sons
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Polar Tourism Tourism in the Arctic and Antarctic Regions Edited by Colin Michael Hall University of Canberra, Australia and Margaret E. Johnston Lakehead University, Canada The world’s polar regions have witnessed rapid tourism growth in the past decade, and although this may have been a welcome economic boon, substantial questions are now being asked about the effects of tourism on the environment and its social impact on the indigenous peoples. This book provides the first comprehensive overview of tourism in the polar regions and addresses not only the impacts of tourism on these fragile regions, but also the ways by which it may be managed and regulated. It illustrates potential mechanisms by which tourism in environmentally sensitive and culturally unique areas can become sustainable. Polar Tourism is an invaluable book for students of tourism, northern studies, polar studies, and resource, environmental, and wilderness management.
Northern Sustainabilities: Understanding and Addressing Change in the Circumpolar World
Author: Gail FondahlPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319461508
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 343
Book Description
This edited volume examines the multiple dimensions of sustainability in the Circumpolar North, a territory facing unprecedented environmental and social challenges at the start of the 21st century. The chapters explore the cultural, economic, political and environmental aspects of sustainability, as well as examples of successful research collaboration with northern and indigenous communities. By examining a wide range of issues and places, the contributions highlight the diversity of the Circumpolar North, the challenges and opportunities it faces, and the ways in which people and communities are adapting to and influencing the changing circumstances of this dynamic region. Contributors include both Indigenous and non-Indigenous researchers from eleven different countries and from across the career spectrum. This book will appeal to an academic audience interested in the manifold facets of sustainability in the Arctic and sub-arctic regions of the world.
Canada Among Nations
Author: Higher Education in Canada
Author: Glen A. JonesPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 113660121X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Published in 1997. People wishing to learn the major phases in the development of Canada's twelve postsecondary higher education systems over the 1945-95 period will find this an essential starting point.
Management, Technology and Human Resources Policy in the Arctic (The North)
Author: L. LyckPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9400902492
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
In social science terms, the `Arctic' is a relative, not an absolute concept, relating to several dimensions, such as constitutional and geographic status, remoteness, socioeconomic status, and demographic/anthropological factors. There is only one sovereign state with all its territory situated in the Arctic (Iceland), but many other areas of the globe have shared characteristics (Alaska, Yukon, Northwest Territories, areas of Norway, Sweden and Finland north of the Polar Circle, Greenland, the Faroes). Remoteness has to do with distance from the centre as well as accessibility, transportation and communication. Socioeconomically, the Arctic is characterised by a low population density, a fragile natural environment, and overwhelming economic dependence on one or a few resources, often coupled with income transfer. Demographically, the region has a large number of indigenous peoples, heavy immigration from the South (albeit only seasonal), minority problems, immigrant majorities, high infant mortality, low expected lifespan. The present book is the first to present a large number of articles on the contemporary social, economic and political development in the Arctic, written by social scientists from Russia and the western world, many of whom live and conduct their research in the region. The book thus presents a much more complete picture of the modern world of the Arctic, offering a unique opportunity to compare what is happening in the different parts of the region.