scholarly journals Nafisa Yeasmin, Waliul Hasanat, Jan Brzozowski, and Stefan Kirchner, eds. Immigration in the Circumpolar North: Integration and Resilience (London: Routledge, 2021)

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lara Hoffmann
Keyword(s):  
Circumpolar North

A review of the book: Nafisa Yeasmin, Waliul Hasanat, Jan Brzozowski, and Stefan Kirchner, eds. Immigration in the Circumpolar North: Integration and Resilience (London: Routledge, 2021)

scholarly journals Responding to Climate and Environmental Change Impacts on Human Health via Integrated Surveillance in the Circumpolar North: A Systematic Realist Review

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (12) ◽  
pp. 2706 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra Sawatzky ◽  
Ashlee Cunsolo ◽  
Andria Jones-Bitton ◽  
Jacqueline Middleton ◽  
Sherilee L. Harper
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Realist Review ◽  
Public Health Research ◽  
Surveillance Systems ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Substantial Impact ◽  
Circumpolar North ◽  
Circumpolar Arctic

Environments are shifting rapidly in the Circumpolar Arctic and Subarctic regions as a result of climate change and other external stressors, and this has a substantial impact on the health of northern populations. Thus, there is a need for integrated surveillance systems designed to monitor the impacts of climate change on human health outcomes as part of broader adaptation strategies in these regions. This review aimed to identify, describe, and synthesize literature on integrated surveillance systems in Circumpolar Arctic and Subarctic regions, that are used for research or practice. Following a systematic realist review approach, relevant articles were identified using search strings developed for MEDLINE® and Web of Science™ databases, and screened by two independent reviewers. Articles that met the inclusion criteria were retained for descriptive quantitative analysis, as well as thematic qualitative analysis, using a realist lens. Of the 3431 articles retrieved in the database searches, 85 met the inclusion criteria and were analyzed. Thematic analysis identified components of integrated surveillance systems that were categorized into three main groups: structural, processual, and relational components. These components were linked to surveillance attributes and activities that supported the operations and management of integrated surveillance. This review advances understandings of the distinct contributions of integrated surveillance systems and data to discerning the nature of changes in climate and environmental conditions that affect population health outcomes and determinants in the Circumpolar North. Findings from this review can be used to inform the planning, design, and evaluation of integrated surveillance systems that support evidence-based public health research and practice in the context of increasing climate change and the need for adaptation.

scholarly journals Farmers’ Perspective on Agriculture and Environmental Change in the Circumpolar North of Europe and America

Land ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Poeplau ◽  
Julia Schroeder ◽  
Ed Gregorich ◽  
Irina Kurganova
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Environmental Change ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Biogeochemical Cycles ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Local Market ◽  
Food Transport ◽  
Circumpolar North ◽  
Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Climate change may increase the importance of agriculture in the global Circumpolar North with potentially critical implications for pristine northern ecosystems and global biogeochemical cycles. With this in mind, a global online survey was conducted to understand northern agriculture and farmers’ perspective on environmental change north of 60° N. In the obtained dataset with 67 valid answers, Alaska and the Canadian territories were dominated by small-scale vegetable, herbs, hay, and flower farms; the Atlantic Islands were dominated by sheep farms; and Fennoscandia was dominated by cereal farming. In Alaska and Canada, farmers had mostly immigrated with hardly any background in farming, while farmers in Fennoscandia and on the Atlantic Islands mostly continued family traditions. Accordingly, the average time since conversion from native land was 28 ± 28 and 25 ± 12 years in Alaska and Canada, respectively, but 301 ± 291 and 255 ± 155 years on the Atlantic Islands and in Fennoscandia, respectively, revealing that American northern agriculture is expanding. Climate change was observed by 84% of all farmers, of which 67% have already started adapting their farming practices, by introducing new varieties or altering timings. Fourteen farmers reported permafrost on their land, with 50% observing more shallow permafrost on uncultivated land than on cultivated land. Cultivation might thus accelerate permafrost thawing, potentially with associated consequences for biogeochemical cycles and greenhouse gas emissions. About 87% of the surveyed farmers produced for the local market, reducing emissions of food transport. The dynamics of northern land-use change and agriculture with associated environmental changes should be closely monitored. The dataset is available for further investigations.

scholarly journals One health in the circumpolar North

2019 ◽  
Vol 78 (1) ◽  
pp. 1607502 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karsten Hueffer ◽  
Mary Ehrlander ◽  
Kathy Etz ◽  
Arleigh Reynolds
Keyword(s):  
One Health ◽  
Circumpolar North

scholarly journals Impacts of snow on soil temperature observed across the circumpolar north

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 044012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Zhang ◽  
Artem B Sherstiukov ◽  
Budong Qian ◽  
Steven V Kokelj ◽  
Trevor C Lantz
Keyword(s):  
Soil Temperature ◽  
Circumpolar North

scholarly journals Contesting the Arctic: Politics and Imaginaries in the Circumpolar North

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 170-178
Author(s):  
Heather Nicol ◽  
Barret Weber ◽  
Joshua Barkan ◽  
Philip Steinberg ◽  
Jeremy Tasch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
The Arctic ◽  
Circumpolar North
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