| Title | Living on permafrost: background and case studies for adapting community infrastructure in a changing climate |
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| Author | Lemay, M; Allard, M; Bell, T; L'Hérault, E; Doré, G; Carbonneau, A -S; Gosselin, P; Mathon-Dufour, V; Ducharme, M -A; Holzman, S; Healey, C; Barrette, C; Vincent, W F; Riedlsperger, R; Perrin, A; Forbes,
D L ; Dion, J |
| Source | From science to policy in the eastern Canadian Arctic: an integrated regional impact study (IRIS) of climate change and modernization; by Bell, T (ed.); Brown, T (ed.); 2018 p. 393-415  Open Access |
| Links | Online - En ligne (complete volume -
volume complet, pdf, 26.2 MB)
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| Year | 2018 |
| Alt Series | Natural Resources Canada, Contribution Series 20180176 |
| Publisher | ArcticNet (Québec, Canada) |
| Document | book |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | paper; on-line; digital |
| File format | pdf |
| Province | Nunavut |
| NTS | 15; 16; 25; 26; 27; 28; 29; 35M; 35N; 35O; 35P; 36; 37; 38; 39; 45; 46; 47; 48; 49; 55; 56; 57; 58; 59; 65A; 65H; 65I; 65P; 66A; 66H; 67D; 67E; 67H; 68; 69; 78; 79; 120; 340; 560 |
| Area | Eastern Arctic; Canadian Arctic |
| Lat/Long WENS | -110.0000 -52.0000 84.0000 60.0000 |
| Subjects | surficial geology/geomorphology; environmental geology; engineering geology; Transport; Economics and Industry; Nature and Environment; permafrost; ground ice; ground temperatures; climate, arctic;
subsidence; planning; sediments; sands; silts; boulders; colluvial deposits; glacial deposits; tills; moraines; modelling; Climate change; Climate change adaptation; Community infrastructures; Buildings; Risk assessment; Costs; Cost benefit analysis;
Case studies; Regulations; Governance; Sustainable development; moraine ridges; Economic analysis; Economic impact; Design; Phanerozoic; Cenozoic; Quaternary |
| Illustrations | photographs; location maps; geoscientific sketch maps; satellite images; tables; profiles; bar graphs |
| Program | Climate Change Geoscience Coastal Infrastructure |
| Released | 2018 01 01 |
| Abstract | Permafrost thaw alters the stability of soils and consequently threatens the integrity and functioning of infrastructure and transportation networks that are of central importance to northern
communities. Infrastructure in many of the IRIS 2 communities has already experienced extensive damage and costly repairs, as illustrated in selected case studies. Projected climate changes and maladapted infrastructure are likely to disrupt
permafrost and the thermal stability of community lands, with significant implications for industrial and socio-economic development. Planning and managing sustainable infrastructure in areas with sensitive permafrost will require stakeholder
participation in hazard assessment and cost-of-adaptation mapping to allocate resources in the most cost-effective manner. Regulatory frameworks and appropriate governance for infrastructure design and construction will be critical to ensuring safe
and sustainable community development in the region. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 311133 |
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