Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region
Tags: adaptation planning, environmental change, climate adaptation, community consultation, human adaptation, public participation
| Principal Investigator: | Turner, Jennifer (1) |
| Licence Number: | 13867 |
| Organization: | University of Guelph, Department of Geography |
| Licensed Year(s): |
2005
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| Issued: | Jun 30, 2005 |
| Project Team: | Frank Duerden (Research Supervisor, Ryerson University), Tristan Pearce (Researcher, University of Guelph), Johanna Wandel (Research Associate, University of Guelph), Erica Beasley (Research Assistant, Ryerson University) |
Project Description: The objective of this research is to learn more about environmental conditions that have affected the community of Tuktoyaktuk and how people have coped with and adapted to these conditions. These experiences will provide the starting point for addressing the potential of future environmental changes and insight into what strategies may be needed to deal with risks associated with these changes. During community field work, interviews will be conducted with community members to gain an understanding of what environmental conditions have affected the community and how the community has coped with these conditions. The researchers also hope to identify opportunities or strategies that may affect people’s ability to adapt to or manage risks associated with changing environmental conditions in the future. Further work in subsequent field seasons is planned and will include a follow-up visit to Tuktoyaktuk at which time findings will be presented to the community. Community members will have input into the design of the research methods, how and when this research will be undertaken, and the best methods for presenting the results back to the community. Field work in the community and community interviews will be conducted with a local interpreter and a local research assistant who will be employed as part of the project. The study will be conducted at Tuktoyaktuk, from July 4 to September 9, 2005.
