dc.contributor |
Háskólinn á Akureyri |
dc.contributor |
University of Akureyri |
dc.contributor.author |
Nilsson, Annika E. |
dc.contributor.author |
Larsen, Joan Nymand |
dc.date.accessioned |
2020-04-30T10:21:23Z |
dc.date.available |
2020-04-30T10:21:23Z |
dc.date.issued |
2020-01-31 |
dc.identifier.citation |
Nilsson, A. E. og Larsen, J. N. (2020). Making regional sense of global sustainable development indicators for the Arctic. Sustainability, 12(3), 1027. doi:10.3390/su12031027 |
dc.identifier.issn |
2071-1050 (eISSN) |
dc.identifier.uri |
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/1761 |
dc.description.abstract |
Since the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted in 2015, efforts are
underway to identify indicators for monitoring progress. However, perceptions of sustainability
are scale and place specific, and there has also been a call for Sustainable Development Goals and
indicators that are more relevant for the Arctic than the global perspectives. Based on earlier and
ongoing efforts to identify Arctic Social Indicators for monitoring human development, insights from
scenario workshops and interviews at various locations in the Barents region and Greenland and
on studies of adaptive capacity and resilience in the Arctic, we provide an exploratory assessment
of the global SDGs and indicators from an Arctic perspective. We especially highlight a need for
additional attention to demography, including outmigration; indigenous rights; Arctic-relevant
measures of economic development; and social capital and institutions that can support adaptation
and transformation in this rapidly changing region. Issues brought up by the SDG framework
that need more attention in Arctic monitoring include gender, and food and energy security. We
furthermore highlight a need for initiatives that can support bottom–up processes for identifying
locally relevant indicators for sustainable development that could serve as a way to engage Arctic
residents and other regional and local actors in shaping the future of the region and local communities,
within a global sustainability context. |
dc.description.sponsorship |
This research was funded by the NordForsk-funded Centre of Excellence “Resource Extraction and
Sustainable Arctic Communities” under the programme Responsible Development of the Arctic: Opportunities
and Challenges—Pathways to Action. J.N.L.’s work on the publication is also part of the Nunataryuk project,
funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under grant agreement
no. 773421. |
dc.format.extent |
1027 |
dc.language.iso |
en |
dc.publisher |
MDPI AG |
dc.relation |
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/773421 |
dc.relation.ispartofseries |
Sustainability;12(3) |
dc.rights |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
dc.subject |
Arctic |
dc.subject |
Sustainability |
dc.subject |
Human development |
dc.subject |
Sjálfbærni |
dc.subject |
Norður-heimskautið |
dc.title |
Making regional sense of global sustainable development indicators for the Arctic |
dc.type |
info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
dcterms.license |
© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access
article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution
(CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
dc.description.version |
Peer Reviewed |
dc.identifier.doi |
10.3390/su12031027 |
dc.relation.url |
https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/3/1027/pdf |
dc.contributor.department |
Félagsvísindadeild (HA) |
dc.contributor.department |
Faculty of Social Sciences (UA) |
dc.contributor.school |
Hug- og félagsvísindasvið (HA) |
dc.contributor.school |
School of Humanities and Social Sciences (UA) |