![]() ![]() Per capita, Svalbard produces more than five times the amount of CO 2 than mainland Norway. Kaltenborn & Julia Olsen (2020) Svalbard in transition: adaptation to cross-scale changes in Longyearbyen, The Polar Journal, 10:2, 420-442, During this period, towns were built around commercial coal mining activity.Although coal mining is still present, activity is dwindling and Norway has reinvented Svalbard’s economy by transitioning towards three main industries: scientific research, education and tourism. Accessed on 19 January 2022 While Svalbard’s human history dates back to over 400 years ago, it was only in the beginning of the twentieth century that permanent settlement was established on the archipelago. 1) Statistics of Norway (2021) Population of Svalbard. At 78° North, it is the northernmost inhabited place in the world with a year-round population of about 2400 residents. Located deep within the Arctic Circle, Svalbard is an archipelago governed by the 1920 Svalbard Treaty that establishes Norway’s sovereignty over the region. The Arctic Institute’s Infrastructure in the Arctic Series: Conclusion.Past, Present, and Future Themes of Arctic Infrastructure and Settlements.Geopolitics of Subsea Cables in the Arctic.Space Infrastructure for a Sustainable Arctic: Opportunities and Challenges of Spaceport Development in the High North.Arctic Military Infrastructure: The Olavsvern case.Arctic Towns in Transition: Norway’s commitment towards a new energy solution on Svalbard.Iqaluit’s water crisis highlights deeper issues with Arctic infrastructure.‘Supported by every traveler in Norway’: Den Norske Turistforening, tourist infrastructure and transnational travel.Without Icebreakers, Arctic Infrastructure Won’t Matter.Enhancing Industrial Development in the Russian Arctic: The Northern Latitudinal Passage.Underneath the Ice: Undersea Cables, the Arctic Circle, and International Security.Infrastructure in the Arctic: The Arctic Institute Infrastructure Series. ![]() The Arctic Institute’s 2022 series on Infrastructure in the Arctic investigates infrastructure as a critical point of analysis for considering human impacts and needs in the Arctic, especially in its role as a mediator, or as an interface, between politics, government, people and the natural environment. The Arctic Institute Infrastructure Series 2022 Infrastructure is a critical way for humans to engage with the natural environment in the Arctic region, as it facilitates access, connection, inhabitation, and productivity. The “Skjaeringa” area in Longyearbyen in 2011. ![]()
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