Arctic Sustainability: A Synthesis of Knowledge

ASUS

Call

  • Arctic 1

Project Website

http://uni.edu/arctic/asus

Principal Investigator

Andrey Petrov, University of Northern Iowa, United States

Partners

Aileen Espiritu, The Barents Institute, University of Tromsø, Norway Klaus Georg Hansen, Ilisimatrfik, Greenland Joan Nymand Larsen, Stefansson Arctic Institute, University of Akureyri, Iceland Rasmus Ole Rasmussen, Nordregio, Sweden Chris Southcott, Lakehead University, Canada Tatiana Vlasova, Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia

Funders

  • NordForsk, NSF (National Science Foundation), RCN (Research Council of Norway), RFBR (Russian Foundation for Basic Research)

Project Objective

To bridge knowledge gaps, the project will: (1) accomplish knowledge synthesis about Arctic sustainability and sustainable development based on existing case studies and observations made in various Arctic regions; 2) identify interdisciplinary theoretical frameworks providing integrated views of sustainability in the Arctic; identify management and governance practices that are most successful in achieving sustainable development in the Arctic; 4) identify the most suitable monitoring frameworks to measure dynamics towards sustainable development; 5) develop a future research agenda for Arctic sustainability and sustainable development.

Call Objective

Through this Call for Proposals on Arctic Observing and Research for Sustainability, the Belmont Forum seeks to bring together integrated teams of natural scientists, social scientists, and stakeholders to develop projects that utilize existing Arctic observing systems, data sets and models to evaluate key sustainability challenges and opportunities in the Arctic region across one or more of four possible themes.

Region

  • Arctic

Country

Duration

36 months

Call Date

May 1, 2014

Project Award Date

2014