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View article: Navigating a changing Arctic: toward adaptive governance in Greenland and Svalbard
Navigating a changing Arctic: toward adaptive governance in Greenland and Svalbard Open
Tourism is vital in ensuring thriving communities in peripheral areas of the Arctic. However, many Arctic destinations have seen a dramatic increase in visitors, raising concerns about their ability to withstand tourism pressures. Simultan…
View article: The Effects of Blended Learning on Learning Engagement in Physical Education Among University Students in China: The Mediating Role of Attitudes
The Effects of Blended Learning on Learning Engagement in Physical Education Among University Students in China: The Mediating Role of Attitudes Open
Under the pedagogical concept of sustainable development, an increasing number of interdisciplinary pedagogies are being applied in physical education, moving away from traditional face-to-face teaching methods. This study investigated the…
View article: Cultivating Proximities: Re-visiting the Familiar
Cultivating Proximities: Re-visiting the Familiar Open
In this contribution, we explore how proximity may be cultivated as a way to re-experience and retell tourism and how research might become more sensitive to modest and mundane tourism practices. By doing so, we wish to interfere with comm…
View article: Sustainable Arctic Cruise Communities:Nuuk Case Report
Sustainable Arctic Cruise Communities:Nuuk Case Report Open
Executive summaryCruise tourism is an important part of tourism in Greenland and in the years to come, it is expected to grow. In Nuuk the future of cruise tourism is subject to a great deal of debate. Many local stakeholders want to build…
View article: Recommendation: Drivers of change in Arctic fjord socio-ecological systems: Examples from the European Arctic — R2/PR10
Recommendation: Drivers of change in Arctic fjord socio-ecological systems: Examples from the European Arctic — R2/PR10 Open
Fjord systems are transition zones between land and sea, resulting in complex and dynamic environments. They are of particular interest in the Arctic as they harbour ecosystems inhabited by a rich range of species and provide many societal…
View article: Decision: Drivers of change in Arctic fjord socio-ecological systems: Examples from the European Arctic — R1/PR8
Decision: Drivers of change in Arctic fjord socio-ecological systems: Examples from the European Arctic — R1/PR8 Open
Fjord systems are transition zones between land and sea, resulting in complex and dynamic environments. They are of particular interest in the Arctic as they harbour ecosystems inhabited by a rich range of species and provide many societal…
View article: What’s in a Label? Articulating Identity through Certification Schemes in Greenlandic Post-Colonial Nation Building
What’s in a Label? Articulating Identity through Certification Schemes in Greenlandic Post-Colonial Nation Building Open
In this article, we explore the connection between industrial certification schemes and the articulation of identity within a broader context of Greenlandic independence. As a heuristic tool to explore ethno-political visions and interfere…
View article: A Just Destination? Exploring Local Hopes, Fears, and Power Asymmetries in East Greenlandic (Tunu) Tourism Development
A Just Destination? Exploring Local Hopes, Fears, and Power Asymmetries in East Greenlandic (Tunu) Tourism Development Open
This paper examines current actions towards tourism development in East Greenland (Tunu) and the expectations and concerns of locals in Tasiilaq, specifically regarding the possible inclusion of the East Greenlandic hunting culture on the …
View article: To be or not to be like Iceland? (Ontological) Politics of comparison in Greenlandic tourism development
To be or not to be like Iceland? (Ontological) Politics of comparison in Greenlandic tourism development Open
In this article, we introduce the concept of politics of comparison in tourism development, looking at how comparison contributes to shaping and making sense of tourism development in Greenland. Decision makers and operators in Greenland f…
View article: Drivers of change in Arctic fjord socio-ecological systems: Examples from the European Arctic
Drivers of change in Arctic fjord socio-ecological systems: Examples from the European Arctic Open
Fjord systems are transition zones between land and sea, resulting in complex and dynamic environments. They are of particular interest in the Arctic as they harbour ecosystems inhabited by a rich range of species and provide many societal…
View article: Recommendation: Drivers of change in Arctic fjord socio-ecological systems: Examples from the European Arctic — R0/PR3
Recommendation: Drivers of change in Arctic fjord socio-ecological systems: Examples from the European Arctic — R0/PR3 Open
Fjord systems are transition zones between land and sea, resulting in complex and dynamic environments. They are of particular interest in the Arctic as they harbour ecosystems inhabited by a rich range of species and provide many societal…
View article: Review: Drivers of change in Arctic fjord socio-ecological systems: Examples from the European Arctic — R0/PR2
Review: Drivers of change in Arctic fjord socio-ecological systems: Examples from the European Arctic — R0/PR2 Open
Fjord systems are transition zones between land and sea, resulting in complex and dynamic environments. They are of particular interest in the Arctic as they harbour ecosystems inhabited by a rich range of species and provide many societal…
View article: The Domestic Turn in Postpandemic Indigenous Arctic Tourism: Emerging Stories of Self and Other
The Domestic Turn in Postpandemic Indigenous Arctic Tourism: Emerging Stories of Self and Other Open
In this article, we explore how the lockdowns followed by the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent rise in domestic tourism impacted the ways in which Arctic tourism businesses sold and shared their experiences and stories to the domestic …
View article: Arctic Connectivity: A Frugal Approach to Infrastructural Development
Arctic Connectivity: A Frugal Approach to Infrastructural Development Open
As the Arctic is heating up, so are efforts to strengthen connectivity within the region, enhance the connections from remote settlements to the global networks of trade, and increase sociality. With global interest in the Arctic on the ri…
View article: 20 years of research on Arctic and Indigenous cultures in Nordic tourism: a review and future research agenda
20 years of research on Arctic and Indigenous cultures in Nordic tourism: a review and future research agenda Open
Through a critical reading of previous research, this article explores local and indigenous cultures in the context of Nordic Arctic tourism and how its consequences have been researched in Nordic tourism research. We show that experiences…
View article: Toward culturally sensitive tourism:Report from Greenland
Toward culturally sensitive tourism:Report from Greenland Open
Improved entrepreneurial business environment for culturally sensitive tourismthat will be achieved by improving and increasing transnational contacts, networksand cooperation among different businesses and organizations. Improvement ofbus…
View article: Looking at Arctic tourism through the lens of cultural sensitivity: ARCTISEN – a transnational baseline report
Looking at Arctic tourism through the lens of cultural sensitivity: ARCTISEN – a transnational baseline report Open
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View article: Motivations for Indigenous island entrepreneurship: Entrepreneurs and behavioral economics in Greenland
Motivations for Indigenous island entrepreneurship: Entrepreneurs and behavioral economics in Greenland Open
Greenland continues to undergo decolonization, the ultimate political ambition being a ‘self-sustaining economy’ and political independence from Denmark. Drawing on a recent survey in combination with ethnographic fieldwork, this paper exp…