Arctic climate change discourse: The contrasting politics of research agendas in the West and Russia

Polar Research

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 28-42

  Forbes, Bruce C ^a   Stammler, Florian ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAPLAND   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arctic Russia; Nenets nomads; Oil and gas development; Reindeer herding; TEK; Wildlifeco management

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; POLITICAL DISCOURSE; RESEARCH; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; TUNDRA; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ARCTIC;

RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 63049133387     PISSN: 08000395     EISSN: 17518369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-8369.2009.00100.x     Document Type: Article

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