Is the Arctic Human Environment Moving to a New State?

This collaboration of Kruse, University of Alaska, Anchorage (0638408, LEAD) and Hamilton, University of New Hampshire (0638413) is part of the Arctic Observation Network (AON), initiated as part of the International Polar Year, and will implement phase one human dimension priorities of the Study of Arctic Environmental Change (SEARCH) program. This Human Dimension Observation System is designed to become part of a network of measurement systems developed within SEARCH. The goal of the researchers is to understand how socio-economic systems respond to rapid environmental change, and how local response interacts with broad forces of development and government policies to affect the well-being of Arctic residents. They will integrate existing data for key variables identified by the Committee: population size and structure, births, deaths, migration, health measures, cultural diversity, education, and economic indicators, including employment, subsistence, and government structure. For this study, they have identified stakeholder groups in each of the "arenas of climate-human interaction" (i.e., marine mammal hunting, fisheries, resource development) and have formed an advisory group made up of representatives of the following indigenous organizations: RAIPON, Inuvialuit Regional Corporation, Saami Council, Maniilaq, North Slope Borough, Makivik Corp., and the Labrador Inuit Association. The project will focus on four arenas likely to involve climate-human interactions: marine mammal hunting; oil, gas, and mineral development; tourism; and fisheries. A fifth project focus is on indicators of social outcomes of human interactions with environmental change. As part of AON, the project is designed to foster integrated analysis across the physical, natural, and social sciences.

由阿拉斯加大学安克雷奇分校克鲁斯（项目编号0638408，LEAD）与新罕布什尔大学汉密尔顿（项目编号0638413）合作开展的本项研究，属于北极观测网络（Arctic Observation Network, AON）的组成部分。该网络由国际极地年（International Polar Year）发起，旨在落实北极环境变化研究（Study of Arctic Environmental Change, SEARCH）计划的第一阶段人文维度优先事项。本人文维度观测系统旨在成为SEARCH计划内开发的测量系统网络的组成部分。研究团队的目标是厘清社会经济系统如何响应快速环境变化，以及本地应对举措如何与广泛的发展动力及政府政策相互作用，进而影响北极居民的福祉。研究团队将整合委员会认定的关键变量的现有数据，涵盖人口规模与结构、出生、死亡、迁移、健康指标、文化多样性、教育水平以及经济指标（包括就业、生计保障与政府治理结构）。针对本项研究，研究人员已在每个"气候-人类互动领域"（即海洋哺乳动物捕猎、渔业、资源开发）确定了利益相关方群体，并组建了由以下原住民组织代表构成的咨询小组：RAIPON、因努伊特地区公司（Inuvialuit Regional Corporation）、萨米理事会（Saami Council）、马尼拉克联合会（Maniilaq）、北坡自治市（North Slope Borough）、马基维克公司（Makivik Corp.）以及拉布拉多因纽特人协会（Labrador Inuit Association）。该项目将聚焦四个可能涉及气候-人类互动的领域：海洋哺乳动物捕猎、油气与矿产开发、旅游业以及渔业。第五个项目重点为人类与环境变化互动产生的社会结果指标。作为AON的组成部分，本项目旨在推动物理科学、自然科学与社会科学之间的整合分析。