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Local Knowledge in Resilience and Adaptation to Snowstorm Hazards in Two North Atlantic Islands: Newfoundland and Iceland
Full text linkDrawing on first person observations, this paper explores how severe winter storms impacted the two rural island communities of Newfoundland and Iceland in January of 2020. The authors, as researchers and local community members, examine vulnerability, resilience, and adaptation as processes of community transformation in response to large-scale environmental hazards. Highlighting the significance of local knowledge and place-based worldviews, we argue that community-driven interactions are more effective than top-down approaches for hazard reduction and climate change adaptation. Our observations aim to offer broader insights for regions with similar socio-cultural and environmental contexts, underscoring how localized perspectives can foster positive transformation and strengthen adaptive capacity
The Relevance of Maté for Social Life and the Identity of Pehuenche People
Full text linkThrough the discussion of maté in ethnographic and historical contexts and its treatment as a commodity in the wider sense, it is possible to reflect on how the analysis of a single category of object must be considered through an interdisciplinary approach using a variety of sources. In this case, ethnographic information served to interpret the acquisition and consumption of yerba mate and its material kit as elements of distinction for the Pehuenche, an indigenous group from South America, for the transmission of their values and knowledge, but at the same time as the link with the dominant society. This perspective opens-up the possibility to widen the vision regarding the analysis of an object from an archaeological perspective, incorporating the social implications of its use, both from past and present times
The Beauty of the Gods: Engagement with Laura Mark’s “Authenticating Hafu Identities on Instagram"
Full text linkI would like to begin by thanking Laura Mark (2025) for her thoughtful and provocative research on hafugods—an Instagram account for persons claiming half-Japanese identities. In her article, Mark convincingly employs the frame of small stories research in order to examine the interactional dynamics of moderating, bio-posting, commenting, and liking on hafugods
100 years of international cooperation in hydrography
Full text linkThis manuscript is a reprint of the original paper previously published in 2021 in the Journal of Applied Hydrography (Hydrographische Nachrichten, https://www.dhyg.de/index.php/de/ hydrographische-nachrichten): Ehlers, P. (2021). 100 years of international cooperation in hydrography. Hydrographische Nachrichten · Journal of Applied Hydrography, 119, 62–70.https://doi.org/10.23784/HN119-10
Peter Ehlers was to give a speech at the 2nd Session of the Assembly (2020) in Monaco, which was to mark the 100th anniversary of the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO). Sadly, the speech was cancelled due to the exceptional circumstances posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. His words were left unspoken. Nevertheless, as Peter Ehlers still had something of significance to say, we are now publishing the manuscript of his intended speech
Hydrographic surveys – The purpose and the choice of scale
Full text linkThis manuscript is a reprint of the original paper previously published in 1955 in The International Hydrographic Review (IHR, https://ihr.iho.int/): Day, A. (1955). Hydrographic surveys – The purpose and the choice of scale. The International Hydrographic Review, 32(1), 9–24. https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/ihr/article/view/2674
Canada’s answer to a Marine Spatial Data Infrastructure (MSDI)
Full text linkHow does an organization of over 10,000 public servants manage authoritative marine geospatial data? To address this question, a small team within the Canadian Hydrographic Service of Fisheries and Oceans Canada was tasked to create a workable enterprise solution: A Marine Spatial Data Infrastructure. Implementing the solution involved collaboration with many parties, and adhering to many guiding policies, including Canada’s Directive on Open Government. Released in 2014, this directive consolidates the foundation of accountability and transparency of the Government of Canada to towards its Canadian citizens. The Marine Spatial Data Infrastructure within DFO is an infrastructure that promotes interoperability and authoritativeness of data at all levels