IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/vrs/mgrsod/v25y2021i2p127-143n1.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Challenges and perspectives for human activity in Arctic coastal environments – a review of selected interactions and problems

Author

Listed:
  • Jaskólski Marek Wojciech

    (Institute of Geography and Regional Development, University of Wrocław, Poland)

Abstract

The currently-observed increase in human activity in the Arctic accelerates the negative impact on the environment as well as increases the risk of threats to mankind itself. This paper reviews and summarises a selection of studies on the interaction between humans and the environment in the Arctic coastal zone, which is impacted by a warming climate and associated geohazards. The paper presents a general description of human presence in the Arctic, identifies and describes the processes that are threatening the infrastructure, and the anthropogenic processes that have a negative impact on the Arctic. It considers the possible future economic opportunities, and presents the sustainable requirements for modern human activity in the Arctic. The paper demonstrates the urgent need to develop a common, Arctic-wide strategy based on sustainable development. The time has come to change human perception of the Arctic because, in the near future, it may be considered as a refuge for climate change refugees.

Suggested Citation

  • Jaskólski Marek Wojciech, 2021. "Challenges and perspectives for human activity in Arctic coastal environments – a review of selected interactions and problems," Miscellanea Geographica. Regional Studies on Development, Sciendo, vol. 25(2), pages 127-143, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:mgrsod:v:25:y:2021:i:2:p:127-143:n:1
    DOI: 10.2478/mgrsd-2020-0036
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2020-0036
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.2478/mgrsd-2020-0036?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:vrs:mgrsod:v:25:y:2021:i:2:p:127-143:n:1. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Peter Golla (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.sciendo.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.