Climate change, as revealed by gradual changes in temperature, precipitation, atmospheric
moisture, and wind intensity, as well as sea level rise and changes in the occurrence of …

Increased tourism in the Arctic calls for more knowledge to meet management challenges.
This paper reviews existing knowledge of the effects of human use on vegetation, fauna and …

The cold, wet climate of the Arctic has led to the extraordinary preservation of archaeological
sites and materials that offer important contributions to the understanding of our common …

Evaluating the rate of deterioration at archaeological sites in the Arctic presents several
challenges. In West Greenland, for example, increasing soil temperatures, perennial thaws …

Svalbard's cultural heritage sites are important remnants of an international history in the
High North. Cultural heritage in the Arctic is being impacted by climate and environmental …

Terrestrial influences of coastal cliff morphology and hydrological impact on coastal erosion
in unlithified cliff sediments in the inner fjords of Svalbard are assessed. Differential global …

1.1. Bakgrunn I sin fjerde hovedrapport fremlegger FNs Klimapanel betydelig
dokumentasjon på klimaendringer (IPCC 2007) og det pekes på at utviklingen i blant annet …

The Arctic region is defined, and the growth of tourist numbers and cruise tourists
documented for Svalbard. The environmental impacts caused by trampling pressure on the …