Young people, wellbeing and sustainable arctic communities / edited by Florian Stammler and Reetta Toivanen.
| Author/creator | Stammler, Florian |
| Other author | Toivanen, Reetta. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London and New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022. |
| Description | 1 online resource (249 pages) |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| General note | "Youth are usually not (yet) decision makers in politics or in business corporations, but the sustainability of Arctic settlements depends on whether or not youth envision such places as offering opportunities for a good future. This is the first multidisciplinary volume presenting original research on Arctic youth. This edited book presents the results of two research projects on youth wellbeing and senses of place in the Arctic region. The contributions are united by their focus on agency. Rather than seeing youth as vulnerable and possible victims of decisions by others, they illustrate the diverse avenues that youth pursue to achieve a good life in the Arctic. The contributions also show which social, economic, political and legal conditions provide the best frame for youth agency in Arctic settlements. Rather than portraying the Arctic as a resource frontier, a hotspot for climate change and a place where biodiversity and traditional Indigenous cultures are under threat, the book introduces the Arctic as a place for opportunities, the realization of life trajectories and young people's images of home. Rooted in anthropology, the chapters also feature contributions from the fields of sociology, geography, sustainability science, legal studies and political science. This book is intended for an audience interested in anthropology, political science, Arctic urban studies, youth studies, Arctic social sciences and humanities in general. It would attract those working on Arctic sustainability, wellbeing in the Arctic, Arctic demography and overall wellbeing of youth."--DOAB. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Terms of use | Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode |
| Source of description | Title from Directory of Open Access Books ; viewed on 2022-09-14 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021385298 |
| ISBN | 9780367626297 (hbk) |
| ISBN | 9780367626303 (pbk) |
| ISBN | 9781003110019 (ebk) |
| ISBN | 9781000464672 (ebk) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |