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TitleLiving on permafrost: background and case studies for adapting community infrastructure in a changing climate
 
AuthorLemay, 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 LORCID logo; Dion, J
SourceFrom 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 logo Open Access
LinksOnline - En ligne (complete volume - volume complet, pdf, 26.2 MB)
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Year2018
Alt SeriesNatural Resources Canada, Contribution Series 20180176
PublisherArcticNet (Québec, Canada)
Documentbook
Lang.English
Mediapaper; on-line; digital
File formatpdf
ProvinceNunavut
NTS15; 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
AreaEastern Arctic; Canadian Arctic
Lat/Long WENS-110.0000 -52.0000 84.0000 60.0000
Subjectssurficial 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
Illustrationsphotographs; location maps; geoscientific sketch maps; satellite images; tables; profiles; bar graphs
ProgramClimate Change Geoscience Coastal Infrastructure
Released2018 01 01
AbstractPermafrost 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.
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