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Fate Control and Human Rights: The Policies and Practices of Local Governance in America's Arctic [PDF]
, 2014 The loss of territoriality over lands conveyed under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act had adverse impacts for Alaskan tribal governance. Despite policy frameworks that emphasize the value of local governance at an international, regional, and ...
Kimmel, Mara
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Polar facts in the age of polarization [PDF]
, 2015 Many drivers of polar-region change originate in mid-latitude industrial societies, so public perceptions there matter. Building on earlier surveys of US public knowledge and concern, a series of New Hampshire state surveys over 2011–2015 tracked public ...
Hamilton, Lawrence C.
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An Initial Estimate of the Cost of Lost Climate Regulation Services Due to Changes in the Arctic Cryosphere [PDF]
, 2010 Outlines how arctic sea ice and snow cover help maintain the global climate and ecosystems, the impact of changes in sea and land reflectivity and methane emissions, research on the social cost of carbon, and the estimated economic cost of climate ...
Eban Goodstein +2 more
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Arctic system on trajectory to new state [PDF]
, 2005 The Arctic system is moving toward a new state that falls outside the envelope of glacial-interglacial fluctuations that prevailed during recent Earth history.
Benner, Ronald +19 more
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Main Directions of Arctic Policies in Reports by US Think Tank
РегионологияIntroduction. Against the backdrop of escalating conflict in Ukraine and deepening Russian-Chinese cooperation in the Arctic, US policy is demonstrating new trends. The aim of this study is to identify the main stages in the evolution of US Arctic policy,
Peiying Lv
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Research, Creative Works, and Commercialization at UAA FY15 through FY16 YTD. [PDF]
, 2016 The UAA Research and Commercialization trend is upward. UAA is experiencing significant growth in research, creative works, and commercialization. We are pursuing a strategic approach to fostering, supporting, and expanding faculty and student research ...
University of Alaska Anchorage
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An overview of international institutional mechanisms for environmental management with refererence to Arctic pollution [PDF]
, 1995 Evidence is mounting of the environmental impact in the Far North of economic and industrial activity elsewhere in the world. While the sources of pollutants found in the Arctic are many and widespread, it is up to just a few countries - notably Canada ...
Perkins, Patricia E. (Ellie)
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Social Indicators for Arctic Mining [PDF]
, 2011 This paper reviews and assesses the state of the data to describe and monitor mining trends in the pan-Arctic. It constructs a mining index and discusses its value as a social impact indicator and discusses drivers of change in Arctic mining.
Crow, Andrew +4 more
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Frontiers in Environmental ScienceThe effects of global climate change have accelerated the melting of glaciers and the decline of sea ice coverage in the Arctic. In tandem with advancements in icebreaker and other shipping technologies, the navigability of Arctic shipping routes has ...
Huirong Liu, Zhengkai Mao, Zhijun Zhang
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Benefits and Costs to Rural Alaska Households from a Carbon Fee and Dividend Program [PDF]
, 2015 This paper analyzes the benefits and costs of a carbon fee‐and‐dividend (CFD) policy to individual rural Alaska households. The three study area regions are the Bethel Census Area, the Wade Hampton Census Area, and the Northwest Arctic Borough.
Colt, Steve
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