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The impacts of climate change on the availability of granular resources in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Northwest Territories
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posted on 2021-06-08, 11:49 authored by Emily BorsyPhysical community infrastructure is vulnerable to changes in permafrost regimes resulting from warming in Arctic environments. The vulnerability of community infrastructure is greatly exacerbated by factors related to the accessibility of aggregates that are used to insulate built form from the active layer of the permafrost. The abililty of communities to address stresses brought about by melting permafrost is a function of access to aggregates, the ability to transport them, and competition for gravel between users. In the Inuvialuit Settlement Region readily accessible aggregate is in short supply, and concerns about resource allocation pre-date current prognoses about the impact of global warming. The prospect is that while demand for gravel will increase as permafrost is degraded, competition from new activities along with degradation of winter roads may further stress supplies. This research project examines the manner in which institutional arrangements, the geography of aggregate distribution, transportation, and competition from emerging new activities exacerbate vulnerabilites associated with permafrost melt in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region.
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EnglishDegree
- Master of Applied Science
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- Environmental Applied Science and Management
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Ryerson UniversityLAC Thesis Type
- Thesis
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Frank DuerdenYear
2009Usage metrics
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Gravel -- Northwest Territories -- Maintenance and repairClimatic changes -- Northwest Territories -- Inuvialuit Settlement RegionAggregates (Building materials) -- Northwest Territories -- Inuvialuit Settlement RegionDelivery of goods -- Northwest Territories -- Inuvialuit Settlement RegionRoadsFreight and freightage -- Northwest Territories -- Inuvialuit Settlement RegionFrozen ground -- Northwest Territories -- Inuvialuit Settlement Region
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