Investigating the Economic and Environmental Resilience of Viliui Sakha Villages: Building Capacity, Assessing Sustainability, and Gaining Knowledge

Crate博士建议在俄罗斯的几个vililiui Sakha村庄进行扩展研究，研究后苏联时代经济和环境变化中农牧民土著社区的复原力。建议的研究包括三个组成部分：1)建设能力，2)评估可持续性，3)获取知识。在整个拟议的研究期间，将通过定性和定量的研究方法，包括参与观察、住户调查、结构化访谈和社区会议来处理这些组成部分。该研究是与土著社区合作设计的，在多代方面是独特的。它将大大增进我们对俄罗斯土著社区的社会适应、复原力和可持续性的理解。此外，通过研究项目的社区会议和培训方面，将对当地社区产生更广泛的影响。

Dr. Crate proposes to do extended research in several Viliui Sakha Villages of Russia on the resilience of agropastoralist Native communities in the Post-Soviet era of economic and environmental change. The proposed research has three components described as: 1) Building Capacity, 2) Assessing Sustainability, 3) Gaining Knowledge. Each of these components will be addressed throughout the proposed research period through both qualitative and quantitative research methodologies including participant observation, household surveys, structured interviews, and community meetings. The research design in a collaboration with indigenous communities and unique in its multi-generational aspects. It will add much to our understanding of social adaptation, resilience and sustainability of indigenous communitites in Russia. In addition, their will be broader impacts for local communities through the commuynity meeting and training aspects of the research project.