Date

December Issue of "Arctic" Focuses on Human Dimensions
Journal of the Arctic Institute of North America (AINA)

Information on ordering this issue is available at:
http://www.ucalgary.ca/aina


The December 2004 issue (Vol. 57, No. 4) of ARCTIC is dedicated to
papers on Human Dimensions of the Arctic System. This issue, sponsored
by the HARC Science Management Office and guest edited by Henry
Huntington, is available from the journal's office at the Arctic
Institute of North America: http://www.ucalgary.ca/aina

The papers describe a significant part of what has been accomplished
through the Human Dimensions of the Arctic System (HARC) component of
the U.S. National Science Foundation program on Arctic System Science
(ARCSS), and should provide a valuable reference for researchers
interested in human dimensions in the Arctic and beyond.

The papers in this issue are:

"Sea Changes Ashore: The Ocean and Iceland's Herring Capital," by
Lawrence C. Hamilton et al.

"An Arctic Disaster and its Policy Implications," by Ronald D. Brunner
et al.

"Drift Velocities of Ice Floes in Alaska's Northern Chukchi Sea Flaw
Zone: Determinants of Success by Spring Subsistence Whalers in 2000 and
2001," by David W. Norton and Allison Graves Gaylord

"Observations of Shorefast Ice Dynamics in Arctic Alaska and Responses
of the Inupiat Hunting Community," by John C. "Craig" George et al.

"Understanding Human and Ecosystem Dynamics in the Kola Arctic: A
Participatory Integrated Study," by Alexey Voinov et al.

"A Framework for Assessing Vulnerability of Communities in the Canadian
Arctic to Risks Associated with Climate Change," by James D. Ford and
Barry Smit

"Adaptation and Sustainability in a Small Arctic Community: Results of
an Agent-Based Simulation Model," by Matthew Berman et al.

"Timescapes of Community Resilience and Vulnerability in the Circumpolar
North," by Martin Robards and Lilian Alessa