155 research outputs found
Telling the Good Story:A Conversation With Minik Rosing on Research Collaboration and Research in Greenland
No full textIn this chapter, Anne Merrild Hansen interviews Minik Rosing, Professor of Geology at the State Natural History Museum, University of Copenhagen, and Chairman of the Ilisimatusarfik Board of Directors. The interview is presented in its raw form and involves personal reflections from Minik and Anne on their motivations behind conducting collaborative research in Greenland and the challenges that it also brings. Anne asks Minik about his research on the origin of life on Earth and the influence of life on the geological evolution of the Earth, and they further discuss what an appropriate research approach entails for foreign researchers, as well as locals. Finally, they reflect on how research can contribute to stimulate a harmonious development of society in Greenland
Collaboration to secure relevance and quality in a study of EIA practise in extractive industries in the Arctic
No full textThis chapter introduces stakeholder participation in a research project on the environmental assessment of offshore carbon activities. The project combines traditional research methods, namely document analysis and interviews and collaborative methods in the form of local stakeholder involvement in workshops. The collaborative methods helped to secure the relevance of the analysis and recommendations and created room for mutual exchange and learning, thus enabling local knowledge to inform the project. Collaborative methods also proved valuable in anchoring results locally and supporting a debate on the topics raised. The use of collaborative methods also offers challenges in terms of picking the “right” participants, creating a safe space for collaboration and engaging participants/making them willing to spend precious time. While these challenges are universal for collaborative methods, this chapter discusses their specific manifestation in the context of Greenland and the Arctic
Comparative expectations of resource development in selected Greenland communities
No full textThis chapter presents a study carried out in Greenland between May 2017 and October 2019. The aim of the study is to explore how people in different regions of Greenland relate to former, existing and planned exploration and extraction projects in their areas. Exploration and exploitation of natural resources is known to contribute to major changes at individual, community and national levels. Each settlement in Greenland is unique and even settlements that are relatively close together and appear superficially similar can have very different experiences of and expectations for resource development. The chapter deals with an explanation of the methodology and ethical considerations, followed by a short description of extractive industries in Greenland, the basic regulatory framework and an introduction to the towns and settlements included in the study. It deals with interpretations of some of the results before concluding with a brief account of the implications of the study for improving participation in Greenland
Introduction
No full textThis introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book aims to inform the key participants in extractive projects – namely, the communities, the host governments and the investors – about good practice for effective community engagement. It considers the international standards that have emerged in recent years regarding public participation, especially in respect of indigenous peoples. The book examines a mix of binding treaties, “soft law” standards and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 2007 which straddles both hard and soft law, containing elements of both. It presents several case studies with the aim of identifying lessons for improving community engagement in Arctic extractive industries. Each of these is quite distinct, examining different aspects of the participatory processes, to facilitate an assessment of what works in the particular context investigated
Local views on oil development in a village on the North Slope of Alaska
No full textThis chapter presents the findings from an exploratory study of post impact assessment debates related to oil and gas development in the case of a village, Nuiqsut, on the North Slope of Alaska. It draws on the personal observations and experiences of one of the authors, who is an oral historian. The chapter addresses how the oil-economy of Alaska has evolved and describes how the funds from oil are distributed. The Alaskan village of Nuiqsut and the local situation regarding oil and gas development are then explained. The influence of oil development on the Alaskan economy is vast, as more than 17 billion barrels of oil have been produced on the North Slope since the discovery of the Prudhoe Bay oil field. The second theme identified in the debates around oil development in Nuiqsut is related to the impact on culture and in particular the preservation of language as an important cultural marker and the derived social implications
Arctic Voices: Strategies for Community Engagement
No full textThis chapter focuses on how in future improved public participation can contribute to mitigating profound and undesired impacts of extractive projects on the living conditions of peoples across the region. Participation in decision-making processes is to a large extent expected to ensure that development takes place in a manner that is in line with local and indigenous people's wishes and aspirations for the future, while also supporting the possibility of realising these aspirations. Public participation should follow international standards applicable in Arctic states as well as the domestic legal requirements in all the Arctic countries. Citizens are primarily involved and participate in a particular period in the life cycle of an extractive project, namely in relation to impact assessment processes carried out by companies to prepare for an application for a production licence. The chapter also presents some closing thoughts on the key concepts discussed in the preceding chapters of this book
Development of Jurisprudence Research Through Engagement of Students
No full textThis book is a collection of articles written by researchers at Aalborg University, affiliated with AAU Arctic. The articles are about how the researchers in their respective projects work with stakeholders and citizens in different ways, for example in connection with problem formulation, data collection, analysis and conclusions and / or knowledge dissemination. The book aims to collect and share experiences from researchers active in engaging research in the Arctic. The articles reflect on the inclusive methods used in the Arctic research, on the cause and purpose thereof, while the methods are exemplified to serve as inspiration for other researchers
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