1st Edition
Rethinking Greenland and the Arctic in the Era of Climate Change New Northern Horizons
By Frank Sejersen
Copyright 2015
238 Pages
by
Routledge
248 Pages
by
Routledge
248 Pages
by
Routledge
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This ground-breaking book investigates how Arctic indigenous communities deal with the challenges of climate change and how they strive to develop self-determination. Adopting an anthropological focus on Greenland’s vision to boost extractive industries and transform society, the book examines how indigenous communities engage with climate change and development discourses. It applies a critical... Read more
1. Introduction: Climate change and the emergence of a new Arctic region 2. Resilience, human agency and Arctic climate change adaptation strategies 3. Mega-industrializing Greenland 4. Reforming a society by means of technology - an ongoing discussion 5. Place consciousness and the renewal of Maniitsoq 6. The social life of globalization and scale-makers 7. Indigenous knowledge and future-makers
Biography
Frank Sejersen is Associate Professor in the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
"Sejersen’s central proposition emphasizes what people may become as a result of these massive changes. Not for general readers but for specialists in environmental and Arctic studies. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students/faculty/professionals." - CHOICE, J. C. Perry, Tufts University
