A higher level of civilisation? The transformation of Ny-Ålesund from Arctic coalmining settlement in Svalbard to global environmental knowledge center at 79° North
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DOI: 10.1017/s0032247419000603
Abstract: Abstract This article provides an historical account and analysis of the repurposing of Ny-Ålesund from Arctic coalmining settlement to Norwegian-administered international research base in Svalbard. Three levels of analysis are employed to explain the settlement’s… read more here.
Keywords: settlement; coalmining settlement; level; arctic coalmining ... See more keywords