conference – Promoting Urban Sustainability in the Arctic

The Ninth Congress of International Arctic Social Sciences (ICASS-IX)

June 12, 2017 Uncategorized No Comments

Nearly 800 Arctic researchers representing dozens of countries and indigenous groups traveled to Umeå, Sweden, this week for the ninth meeting of the International Congress of Arctic Social Sciences (ICASS-IX). The conference, put on by the International Arctic Social Sciences Association (IASSA), included nearly 200 sessions, with three to five…

Meeting with Community Stakeholders in Anchorage, Alaska

May 25, 2017 Uncategorized No Comments

Last week, the Arctic PIRE team gathered in Anchorage, Alaska, to share ongoing research, to continue developing the Arctic Urban Sustainability Index (AUSI), and to meet with community stakeholders to gain a better understanding of what is important to consider when evaluating urban sustainability in the Arctic, and also to…

Debating the Future Development of Arctic Resources

February 6, 2017 Uncategorized No Comments

Robert Orttung, Tromsø, Norway Should Norway continue to develop its Arctic oil and natural gas resources or would Arctic communities be better off focusing on renewable energy? This was the hot topic of debate at the opening session of the 2017 Arctic Frontiers conference in Tromsø, Norway in January. Columbia…

Inaugural Arctic PIRE Meeting is a Resounding Success

October 25, 2016 Uncategorized No Comments

This past weekend, we were delighted to host the inaugural annual meeting of the Arctic PIRE: Promoting Urban Sustainability in the Arctic project. Roughly 30 members of our international research network were in attendance, discussing issues including the framework for our Arctic Urban Sustainability Index, the selection appropriate sustainability indicators, and…