The paradox of Svalbard : climate change and globalisation in the Arctic /

"The town of Longyearbyen in the high Arctic is the world's northernmost settlement. Here, climate change is happening fast. It is clearly seen and sensed by the locals; with higher temperatures, more rain and permafrost thaw. At the same time, the town is shifting from state-controlled co...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Sokolíčková, Zdenka, 1983- (Author)
Other Authors: Eriksen, Thomas Hylland (author of foreword.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; Las Vegas: Pluto Press, 2023.
Series:Anthropology, culture, and society.
Subjects:
Climatic changes > Norway > Longyearbyen.
Climatic changes > Political aspects > Norway > Longyearbyen.
Capitalism > Developed countries.
HISTORY / Europe / Nordic Countries.
Capitalism.
Climatic changes.
Climatic changes > Political aspects.
Ecology.
Arctic regions > Environmental conditions.
Arctic Regions.
Developed countries.
Norway > Longyearbyen.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / by Thomas Hylland Eriksen
  • Introducing the fieldwalk: field, companions and path
  • 1. Fairy tales of change
  • 2. Once upon a time: so what? Why and how changing environments matter
  • 3. The viscosity of the climate change discourse
  • 4. The art of taking out: from extracting coal to extracting knowledge and memories
  • 5. Big powers and little people: scaling economic change
  • 6. Sustainability with a footnote: leaving out justice
  • 7. The trouble with local community
  • 8. In the neighbourhood
  • 9. "Make Longyearbyen Norwegian again": denying superdiversity
  • Conclusion: The paradox of Svalbard
  • Afterword / by Hilde Henningsen.

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