Arctic Perspectives

北极资源和气候已成为极地居民、科学家、工程师和决策者日益关注的焦点。这个国际项目汇集了一些相关领域基础研究前沿的初级和高级学者，包括一个讨论21世纪“北极前景”的工作会议。2010年6月，PI Paul Josephson（科尔比学院）将在俄罗斯Naryan Mar召开研究会议，讨论21世纪有关北极的关键问题，以及北极地区科学和技术的地位。这些问题包括但不限于：气候变化；对资源的新要求和日益激烈的竞争；政策的国家决定因素与资源管理方面合作的适当国际协定的必要性之间的紧张关系；提高对土著人民土地和资源权利的认识；并审查第四个国际极地年的初步结果。会议由俄罗斯联邦涅涅茨自治区政府共同主办，将汇集来自美国、俄罗斯、芬兰、挪威、丹麦、加拿大和因纽特人家园的学者，从历史和政策角度考虑这些问题。会议参与者将研究：1)资源管理实践的国家决定因素与国际合作的紧张关系，包括评估管理北极资源的国际协议的充分性；2)帝国、科学与经济发展；3)北极开发的基础设施；4)不断变化的城市化、定居和移民问题。本次会议的地理重点包括整个环极地区。这个项目是比较的；包括研究人员和北极居民之间的合作；以各种学科的前沿研究为中心；并将有助于在学科、地区、研究人员、社区和学生之间建立伙伴关系。

Arctic resources and climate have become the increasing focus of attention of circumpolar residents, scientists, engineers, and policy makers,. Bringing together a number of junior and several senior scholars at the cutting edge of basic research in a number of pertinent fields, this international project consists of a working conference to discuss "Arctic Perspectives" in the 21st century. In June 2010 PI Paul Josephson (Colby College) will convene the research conference in Naryan Mar, Russia, to discuss crucial issues concerning the Arctic in the 21st century, and the place of science and technology in Arctic regions. These issues include, but are not limited to: climate change; new claims on, and mounting competition for resources; the tension between national determinants of policy and the need for adequate international agreements for cooperation in resource management; increasing awareness of the rights of indigenous peoples to land and resources; and an examination of the preliminary results of the fourth International Polar Year.Co-hosted by the Administration of the Nenets Autonomous Region of the Russian Federation, the conference will draw together scholars from the US, Russia, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Canada, and Inuit homelands to consider the issues from historical and policy perspectives. The conference participants will examine: 1) the national determinants of resource management practices versus tensions for international cooperation, including evaluation of the adequacy of international agreements to regulate Arctic resources; 2) empire, science and economic development; 3) the infrastructure of arctic development; and 4) changing issues of urbanization, settlement and migration. The geographic focus of this conference includes the entire circumpolar region. This project is comparative; involves collaborations between researchers and those living in the Arctic; centers upon cutting edge research in a variety of disciplines; and will help form partnerships among disciplines, regions, researchers, communities, and students.