Chapter 1Mysteries of the geological history of the Cenozoic Arctic Ocean sea ice cover. Jörn Thiede
Chapter 2 Response of Arctic alpine biota to climate change -evidence from Polar Urals GLORIA summits. Yuri E. Mikhailov and Pavel A. Moiseev
Chapter 3 The features of natural and artificial recovery in quarries of the forest-tundra zone of Western Siberia. Elena Koptseva and Alexander Egorov
Chapter 4 The concept of hierarchical structure of large marine ecosystems in the zoning of Russian Arctic shelf seas. Kirill M. Petrov, Andrey A. Bobkov
Chapter 5 Changing climate and outbreaks of forest pest insects in a cold northern country, Finland. Seppo Neuvonen and Heli Viiri
Chapter 6 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. Laura Sokka<
Chapter 7. Geospatial analysis of persistent organic pollutant deposits in the Arctic ecosystems and environment. Vladimir A. Kudrjashov
Chapter 8 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. Elena Shevninaand Ekaterina Gaidukova
Chapter 9 Student contribution: 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. Mikhail M. Latonin
Chapter 10 Student contribution: Difficulties of Geological Engineering in Arctic Seas. Yuliia Tcibulnikova
Part II Vulnerability of the Arctic societies
Chapter 11 The Health Transition: A challenge to indigenous peoples in the Arctic. Peter Sköld
Chapter 12 Uncertainties in Arctic socio-economic scenarios. Riina Haavisto, Karoliina Pilli-Sihvola and Atte Harjanne
Chapter 13 Importance of consideration of climate change at managing fish stocks: A case of northern Russian fisheries. Dmitry Lajus, Daria Smagina and Julia Lajus
Chapter 14 Preservation of territories and traditional activities of the northern indigenous peoples in the period of the Arctic industrial development. Elena Gladun and Kseniya Ivanova
Chapter 15 The Arctic journey – design experiments in the north. Satu Miettinen and Titta Jylkäs
Chapter 16 The Bicycle and the Arctic. Resilient and sustainable transport in times of climate change. Alexander Meitz and Karoline Ringhofer
Part III Building the long-term human capacity
Chapter 17 Human capital development in the Russian Arctic. Alexandra Kekkonen
Chapter 18 Impact of wages on employment and migration in the High North of Russia. Marina Giltman
Chapter 19 Well-being in an Arctic city. Designing a longitudinal study on student relationships and perceived quality of life. Steinar Thorvaldsen, Gunstein Egeberg and John A. Rønning
Chapter 20 Researching Links between Teacher Wellbeing and Educational Change: Case Studies from Kazakhstan and Sakha Republic, Olga M. Chorosova and Nikolai F. Artemev
Chapter 21 Student contribution: Well-being at the Polish polar station, Svalbard: Adaptation to extreme environments. Anna Temp
Part IV Arcitc tourism
Chapter 22 Tourism futures in the Arctic. Patrick T. Maher
Chapter 23 Uniqueness as a draw for riding under the midnight sun. Blake Rowsell and Patrick T. Maher
Chapter 24Arctic tourism: the design approach with reference to the Russian North. Svetlana Usenyuk and Maria Gostyaeva
Part V Arctic safety
Chapter 25Maritime operations and emergency preparedness in the Arctic –competence standards for search and rescue operations contingencies in polar waters. Johannes Schmied, Odd Jarl Borch, Ensieh Kheiri Pileh Roud, Tor Einar Berg, Kay Fjørtoft, Ørjan Selvik, James R. Parsons
Chapter 26Risk reduction as a result of implementation of the functional based IMO Polar Code in the Arctic cruise industry. Knut Espen Solberg, Robert Brown, Eirik Skogvoll, Ove Tobias Gudmestad
Chapter 27 Safety of industrial development and transportation routes in the Arctic (SITRA) -collaboration project for research and education of future High North experts. Nataliya Marchenko, Rocky Taylor, Aleksey Marchenko
Chapter 28 Safe Snow and Ice Construction to Arctic Conditions. Kai Ryynänen
Chapter 29 The components of psychological safety of oil and gas shift workers in the Arctic. Yana Korneeva, Tamara Tyulyubaeva, Natalia Simonova
Part VI Circumpolar, inclusive and reciprocal Arctic
Chapter 30 Where is gender? Cracking the Arctic box and its persistent “gender neutral” research agendas. Gunhild Hoogensen-Gjørv Chapter 31 Towards an Arctic awakening: Neocolonalism, sustainable development, emancipatory research, collective action, and Arctic regional policymaking. Ulunnguaq Elisabeth Markussen, student perspective
The first ever UArctic Congress science section in St.Petersburg in September 2016 has taken its themes from ICARP III statement and report. The third International Conference on Arctic Research Planning (ICARP III) provided a framework for identifying Arctic science priorities for the next decade; coordinating various Arctic research agendas; informing policy makers, people who live in or near the Arctic and the global community and building constructive relationships between producers and users of knowledge. It was an effort of over 20 Arctic organisations and after the final conference in Toyama 2015 first the statement was given and then in early 2016 the report. The key points given at the statement were used in planning the UArctic congress themes:
1. Vulnerability of Arctic Environments
2.. Vulnerability of Arctic Societies
3. Local and traditional knowledge
4. Building long-term human capacity
5. New markets for the Arctic, including trade, tourism and transportation.
This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.
This book presents the most current research results and knowledge from five multidisciplinary themes: Vulnerability of Arctic Environments, Vulnerability of Arctic Societies, Local and Traditional Knowledge, Building Long-term Human Capacity, New Markets for the Arctic, including tourism and safety. The themes are those discussed at the first ever UArctic Congress Science Section, St. Petersburg, Russia, September 2016. The book looks at the Arctic from a holistic perspective; how the environment (both marine and terrestrial) and communities can adapt and manage the changes due to climate change. The chapters provide examples of the state-of-the-art research, bringing together both scientific and local knowledge to form a comprehensive and cohesive volume.