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Research article2004Peer reviewed

Resilience and vulnerability of northern regions to social and environmental change

Chapin, FS; Peterson, G; Berkes, F; Callaghan, TV; Angelstam, P; Apps, M; Beier, C; Bergeron, Y; Crepin, AS; Danell, K; Elmqvist, T; Folke, C; Forbes, B; Fresco, N; Juday, G; Niemela, J; Shvidenko, A; Whiteman, G

Abstract

The arctic tundra and boreal forest were once considered the last frontiers on earth because of their vast expanses remote from agricultural land-use change and industrial development. These regions are now, however, experiencing environmental and social changes that are as rapid as those occurring anywhere on earth. This paper summarizes the role of northern regions in the global system and provides a blueprint for assessing the factors that govern their sensitivity to social and environmental change

Published in

AMBIO: A Journal of the Human Environment
2004, volume: 33, number: 6, pages: 344-349
Publisher: ROYAL SWEDISH ACAD SCIENCES

SLU Authors

  • Danell, Kjell

    • Department of Animal Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

UKÄ Subject classification

Environmental Sciences and Nature Conservation

Publication identifier

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1639/0044-7447(2004)033[0344:RAVONR]2.0.CO;2

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/5496