IPY: Employment & Sustainability in a Time of Transition

摘要：转型时期的就业与可持续发展当代北极社会正面临着巨大的经济、社会和气候变化，这对现有的社区可持续发展和区域经济发展战略提出了挑战。自然环境变化的轨迹通常被分析，但对环境变化如何打开其他社会和经济路径，哪些路径是最理想的，以及需要采取什么行动来维持它们的研究较少。北极社区如何保持活力，对人力资本开发有何影响？由工资和生计活动组成的北极混合经济是可持续的，还是北极正在向以工业为主的工资经济过渡？该项目将通过分析北极主要行业人力资本开发和职业发展的当前和未来模式，帮助社区、工人和企业解决这些问题。作为国际极地研究计划的一部分，该项目将开发与北极地区行业、工人和社区的三方案例研究，并使用录像作为研究工具和社区成员记录和分析正在发生的变化的手段。该研究的核心是以下问题：面对气候变化、工业经济发展以及似乎吸引年轻成员的就业和教育机会，社区如何保持其一致性甚至存在？个体工人如何在高度季节性的工作中发展技能和职业，并/或同时保持生计活动和传统的社区参与？企业如何维持和发展其活动，开发和充分利用现有的人力资本，并适应不断变化的气候条件和经济增长机会？案例研究包括：圣保罗/普里比洛夫群岛的鱼类加工和北坡自治市的油气田服务。圣保罗部落政府将参与阿留申/鱼类加工案例研究；在北坡区，Barrow北极科学联盟将参与研究，几家油田服务公司已同意参与。重要的社会效益将是对职业、企业和社区在面对气候、社会和经济变化时的可持续性的见解。它将为气候变化对人类和经济活动的影响提供多种视角。与土著社区合作是记录和评估劳动力发展在未来社区发展方向中的作用的方法的一个组成部分。作为历史记录的一部分，视频将用于记录和存档当代情况，并提供原始数据。为每个社区和未来的研究。在社区开发的视频能力以及技术援助和参与性研究将支持社区内部和社区之间的持续教育，以及向北极以外的学校和公众推广。

ABSTRACT#0732973IPY: Employment & Sustainability in a Time of TransitionContemporary Arctic society is facing dramatic economic, social, and climate change that challenges existing strategies of community sustainability and regional economic development. Trajectories of natural environment change are commonly analyzed, but less studied is how environment change opens alternative social and economic paths, which paths are most desirable, and what actions are needed to sustain them. How do Arctic communities remain viable and what are the implications for human capital development? Is the Arctic mixed economy, consisting of wage and subsistence activities, sustainable or is the Arctic transitioning to a predominantly industrial, wage economy? This project will help communities, workers, and businesses address these issues through analysis of current and prospective patterns of human capital development and careers in the major Arctic industries. As part of the the International Polar Research research initiative, this project will develop ?linked,? tripartite case studies of industry, workers, and communities and use videography as both research tool and as a means for community members to document and analyze ongoing changes. Central to the study are the following issues: How do communities sustain their coherence and even existence in the face of climate change, of industrial economic development, and of employment and education opportunities that appear to draw off their younger members? How do individual workers develop skills and careers in highly seasonal work and/or while maintaining subsistence activity and traditional community participation? How do businesses sustain and grow their activities, develop and fully utilize available human capital, and adapt to changing climate conditions and to economic growth opportunities? Case studies include: fish processing in St. Paul/Pribilof Islands and oil and gas field services in the North Slope Borough. The Tribal Government of St. Paul will partner in the Aleut/fish processing case study; in the North Slope Borough, Barrow Arctic Science Consortium will partner in the research and several oilfield service companies have agreed to participate.The important social benefits will be insights into sustainability of careers, businesses, and communities in the face of climate, social, and economic change. It will provide multiple perspectives on the impact of climate change on human and economic activity. Partnering with Native communities is an integral part of the methodology to document and assess the role of workforce development in future directions of community development. Video will be used to document and archive contemporary conditions as part of the historical record as well as providing raw ?data? for each community and for future research. The video capability developed in the communities and the technical assistance and participatory research will support ongoing education within and between communities as well as outreach to schools and the public outside the Arctic.