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dc.contributor.authorKaltenborn, Bjørn Petter
dc.contributor.authorLinnell, John Durrus
dc.contributor.authorThomassen, Jørn
dc.contributor.authorLindhjem, Henrik
dc.coverage.spatialLofoten, Vesterålen, Northern Norway, Nord-Norge, Norgenb_NO
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-22T11:56:48Z
dc.date.available2017-05-22T11:56:48Z
dc.date.created2017-01-25T10:26:17Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.citationOcean and Coastal Management. 2017, 138 29-37.nb_NO
dc.identifier.issn0964-5691
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/2443156
dc.description.abstractArctic and northern coastal regions are among the least developed in the world in terms of density of settlements, population and resource exploitation. It is often assumed that these regions will be frontiers of future change, conflict and opportunity due to climate change, new transportation routes, geopolitical tensions and increasing demands for their natural resources. But to what degree do global discourses about future challenges in northern coastal areas align with the perceptions and concerns of people living there? Identifying the mainstream public concepts of change can be essential for developing effective and legitimate policies for coastal regions. We surveyed a representative sample of residents in the Lofoten e Vesterålen archipelago in Northern Norway to identify their perceptions of the main conflict issues and drivers of change facing their region. Petroleum exploration, infrastructure development, the fishing industry, and uncertainty about future municipal governance and public services emerged as the key conflict themes. Perceptions of drivers group in positive forces; developments and improvements in transportation, the fishing industry, tourism, new marine industries and cultural heritage protection, as well as negative factors; climate change, aging and declining rural populations, degrading of the cultural landscape due to reduced grazing, and bureaucratic obstacles in the fishing industry. The main attention is on social and economic drivers of change, as well as “doorstep” concerns rather than global discourses. National or global environmental and geopolitical issues are largely absent in the responses.nb_NO
dc.language.isoengnb_NO
dc.subjectdrivers of changenb_NO
dc.subjectconflictsnb_NO
dc.subjectcoastal regionsnb_NO
dc.subjectperceptionsnb_NO
dc.titleComplacency or resilience? Perceptions of environmental and social change in Lofoten and Vesterålen in northern Norwaynb_NO
dc.typeJournal articlenb_NO
dc.typePeer reviewednb_NO
dc.subject.nsiVDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Samfunnsgeografi: 290nb_NO
dc.source.pagenumber29-37nb_NO
dc.source.volume138nb_NO
dc.source.journalOcean and Coastal Managementnb_NO
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2017.01.010
dc.identifier.cristin1437205
dc.relation.projectNorges forskningsråd: 255783nb_NO
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cristin.unitnameLillehammer
cristin.unitnameAvdeling for terrestrisk økologi
cristin.unitnameOslo
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