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View article: Alaska Visitors’ Knowledge about Invasive Species in a Warming Arctic
Alaska Visitors’ Knowledge about Invasive Species in a Warming Arctic Open
As the climate warms and sea ice continues to melt, an increase in overall shipping traffic to the Arctic and to local communities is expected. Specifically, cruise ships have led to higher numbers of visitors to the Arctic. As a secondary…
View article: Off the grid and on the fence: Unpacking electric vehicle adoption barriers in isolated microgrids
Off the grid and on the fence: Unpacking electric vehicle adoption barriers in isolated microgrids Open
View article: Human-connected wild lands: How network analysis can inform invasive species management
Human-connected wild lands: How network analysis can inform invasive species management Open
View article: Formerly used defense sites on Unalaska Island, Alaska: Mapping a legacy of environmental pollution
Formerly used defense sites on Unalaska Island, Alaska: Mapping a legacy of environmental pollution Open
Unalaska Island, Alaska, served as a US military base during World War II. The military installed bases on Unalaska and nearby islands, many of which were built adjacent to Unangan communities. The military used toxic compounds in its oper…
View article: Predicting the Unpredictable: Predicting Landcover in Boreal Alaska and the Yukon Including Succession and Wildfire Potential
Predicting the Unpredictable: Predicting Landcover in Boreal Alaska and the Yukon Including Succession and Wildfire Potential Open
The boreal forest of northwestern North America covers an extensive area, contains vast amounts of carbon in its vegetation and soil, and is characterized by extensive wildfires. Catastrophic crown fires in these forests are fueled predomi…
View article: Spatial Distribution of Wildfire Threat in the Far North: Exposure Assessment in Boreal Communities
Spatial Distribution of Wildfire Threat in the Far North: Exposure Assessment in Boreal Communities Open
Increased wildfire activity has raised concerns among communities about how to assess and prepare for this threat. We modified an existing approach to assess decadal wildfire hazards based primarily on ember dispersal and wildfire proximit…
View article: Emerging Themes and Future Directions of Multi-Sector Nexus Research and Implementation
Emerging Themes and Future Directions of Multi-Sector Nexus Research and Implementation Open
Water, energy, and food are all essential components of human societies. Collectively, their respective resource systems are interconnected in what is called the “nexus”. There is growing consensus that a holistic understanding of the inte…
View article: From Metrics to Action: A Framework for Identifying Limiting Factors, Key Causes, and Possible Solutions in Food-Energy-Water Security
From Metrics to Action: A Framework for Identifying Limiting Factors, Key Causes, and Possible Solutions in Food-Energy-Water Security Open
Food, energy, and water (FEW) security require adequate quantities and forms of each resource, conditions that are threatened by climate change and other factors. Assessing FEW security is important, and needs to be understood in the conte…
View article: A framework for assessing food-energy-water security: A FEW case studies from rural Alaska
A framework for assessing food-energy-water security: A FEW case studies from rural Alaska Open
Food, energy, and water (FEW) are basic needs for well-being and quality of life. Assessing FEW security allows residents, communities, and policy makers to make informed decisions about how to sustain and improve well-being. We have devel…
View article: Comparing adaptive capacity of Arctic communities responding to environmental change
Comparing adaptive capacity of Arctic communities responding to environmental change Open
Adaptive capacity (AC) is a widely used concept denoting assets or resources that people or a system can draw upon to cope with environmental change. When applied to a community, careful definition and measurement of AC is essential for id…
View article: Building adaptive capacity in a changing Arctic by use of technology
Building adaptive capacity in a changing Arctic by use of technology Open
Rapid Arctic warming, manifested as thawing permafrost, loss of coastal sea ice, sea level rise, and climate-related extreme\nevents, is particularly challenging for Indigenous people relying on wild food to sustain their livelihood and cu…
View article: Stoking the flame: Subsistence and wood energy in rural Alaska, United States
Stoking the flame: Subsistence and wood energy in rural Alaska, United States Open
Energy costs are large and increasing in rural Alaska communities, so communities are turning to renewable energy. While, many of these communities have a mixed subsistence-cash economy, the relationship between renewable energy and subsis…
View article: Technology Belmont Data
Technology Belmont Data Open
The data is based on semi-structured household interviews conducted in Noatak (n = 12), Noorvik (n = 11), and Brevig Mission (n = 12) in the March of 2017. Information gathered consists of individuals use of technology, perceptions about h…
View article: Long-term benefits to Indigenous communities of extractive industry partnerships: Evaluating the Red Dog Mine
Long-term benefits to Indigenous communities of extractive industry partnerships: Evaluating the Red Dog Mine Open
Mining, and oil and gas companies developing resources on land historically occupied and used by Indigenous peoples have faced criticism for offering few benefits to local communities while inflicting environmental damage. The Red Dog Mine…
View article: MicroFEWs: A Food–Energy–Water Systems Approach to Renewable Energy Decisions in Islanded Microgrid Communities in Rural Alaska
MicroFEWs: A Food–Energy–Water Systems Approach to Renewable Energy Decisions in Islanded Microgrid Communities in Rural Alaska Open
In recent years, there has been increased recognition of the importance of a nexus approach to optimize food, energy, and water (FEW) security at regional and global scales. Remote communities in the Arctic and Subarctic regions in Alaska …
View article: Nature-based tourism, resource dependence, and resilience of Arctic communities: framing complex issues in a changing environment
Nature-based tourism, resource dependence, and resilience of Arctic communities: framing complex issues in a changing environment Open
Current research on tourism in the Arctic has focused largely on the extent, location, and type of tourism activities that occur in the region. Recently, challenges have been identified that the tourism industry is likely to face in the wa…
View article: Alaska North Slope Adaptive Capacity
Alaska North Slope Adaptive Capacity Open
This project contains data used to assess adaptive capacity in the Arctic.
View article: Adapting to Environmental and Social Change: Subsistence in Three Aleutian Communities
Adapting to Environmental and Social Change: Subsistence in Three Aleutian Communities Open
Our surroundings and society are both constantly evolving. Some changes are due to natural
\nprocesses. People are responsible for other changes, because of what we do—for example, increasing
\nthe size of the population, expanding technol…
View article: Quantification data for Fig 4 (FOXJ1).xlsx
Quantification data for Fig 4 (FOXJ1).xlsx Open
View article: Transitions of social-ecological subsistence systems in the Arctic
Transitions of social-ecological subsistence systems in the Arctic Open
Transitions of social-ecological systems (SES) expose governance systems\nto new challenges. This is particularly so in the Arctic where resource systems\nare increasingly subjected to global warming, industrial development and globalizati…
View article: Raw quantification data with graphs.tab
Raw quantification data with graphs.tab Open
View article: Local Jobs and Income from Mineral Exploration
Local Jobs and Income from Mineral Exploration Open
Institute of Social and Economic Research • University of Alaska Anchorage • January 2017
\nFrom 2002 until 2013, the Pebble Mineral Exploration Project explored a big deposit of mostly
\ncopper, but also gold and molybdenum, in the Bristo…
View article: Quantification data for Fig 5 (N-cadherin).tab
Quantification data for Fig 5 (N-cadherin).tab Open
View article: Quantification data for Fig 5 (B-catenin).tab
Quantification data for Fig 5 (B-catenin).tab Open
View article: Measuring and Correcting Response Heaping Arising From the Use of Prototypes
Measuring and Correcting Response Heaping Arising From the Use of Prototypes Open
Imprecision in respondent recall can cause response heaping in frequency data for particular
\nvalues (e.g., 5, 10, 15). In human dimensions research, heaping can occur for
\nvariables such as days of participation (e.g., hunting, fishing)…