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Meaning and Means of "Sustainability": An Example from the Inuit Settlement Region of Nunatsiavut, Northern Labrador

2017

Riedlsperger, R., Goldhar, C., Sheldon, T., & Bell, T.

Springer Polar Sciences

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The authors present a case study of an Inuit approach to sustainability. The Sakkijânginnatuk Nunalik (Sustainable Communities Initiative) aims to ensure individual and community sustainability in the face of changing environmental, social, and economic conditions. The authors discuss preliminary successes and challenges of the initiative and how such approaches can contribute to sustainability research and concepts.

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Meaning and Means of "Sustainability": An Example from the Inuit Settlement Region of Nunatsiavut, Northern Labrador

Riedlsperger, R., Goldhar, C., Sheldon, T., & Bell, T. (2017). Meaning and means of "sustainability": An example from the Inuit Settlement Region of Nunatsiavut, Northern Labrador. In G. Fondahl & G.N. Wilson (eds.), Northern sustainabilities: Understanding and addressing change in the circumpolar world (pp. 317-337). Springer Polar Sciences.

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