Discourse around the North has become increasingly focused on environmental and societal changes, as global scientific, political and economic interests assert increasing influence on the landscape. Issues including environmental change, human adaptation, and post-colonial governance and strategies have all played a part in the changing paradigm that is our cultural understanding of 'the North'. In research, however, the North has so far been approached mainly as a region, the environment, inhabitants and cultures of which are seen as natural variables.
In a strong departure...
Discourse around the North has become increasingly focused on environmental and societal changes, as global scientific, political and economic inte...