Introduction to the Arctic

Selected General Arctic Resources

Non-scientific reports (General publications of scientific research)

• Arctic Flora and Fauna: Status and Conservation (CAFF, 2001)
• Arctic Pollution, State of the Arctic Environment (AMAP, 2002)
• Impacts of a Warming Climate (Arctic Climate Impact Assessment, ACIA, 2004)
• Arctic Human Development Report (AHDR, 2004)

Online Course Material

• Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (UArctic BCS Intro & Core courses)
• NOST 202: Social History of the North (Yukon College)

Scientific Works

• To the Arctic: an introduction to the far northern world (S. Young, 1989)
• Arctic Adaptations: Native Whalers And Reindeer Herders Of Northern Eurasia (I. Krupnik, 1993)
• The Arctic: Environment, People, Policy (ed, Nuttall & Callaghan, 2000)
• Encyclopedia of the Arctic (3 vols.) (ed. Nuttall, 2004)
• Arctic Politics: Conflict And Cooperation In The Circumpolar North (O. Young, 1992)

Scientific Journals

Links should provide full-text access from ULapland network. Check the Arctic Centre library for print copies.

• Arctic
• Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine Research
• Acta Borealia
• Études Inuit/Inuit Studies
• International Journal of Circumpolar Health
• The Northern Review (no online issues)
• Polar Biology
• Polar Geography
• Polar Record (limited access)

Websites

• Arctic Climate Impact Assessment (ACIA)
• Arctic Centre
• Arctic Circle
• Arctic Council
• Arctic Portal
• Arctic Human Development Report (AHDR)
• The Arctic Is
• Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program
• BarentsInfo
• Circumpolar History Timetables
• Circumpolar Musings
• Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna
• International Arctic Science Committee
• International Polar Year
• PolarWeb
• Siku News
• University of the Arctic

Email Lists

• IASSA.net (Intl Arctic Social Sciences Association)
• ArcticInfo (ARCUS)
• CPIN Polar Forum (Canadian Polar Commission)