• The melting snowball effect: A heuristic for sustainable Arctic governance under climate change 

      Dankel, Dorothy Jane; Tiller, Rachel; Koelma, Elske; Lam, Vicky W.Y.; Liu, Yajie (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-07-08)
      Climate change in the Arctic is occurring at a rapid rate. In Longyearbyen, Svalbard, the world’s northernmost city, deadly avalanches and permafrost thaw-induced architectural destruction has disrupted local governance norms and responsibilities. In the North Atlantic, the warming ocean temperatures have contributed to a rapid expansion of the mackerel stock which has spurred both geo-political ...
    • Resilience to exogenous shocks in environmental management regimes in the Arctic – lessons learned from survivors 

      Tiller, Rachel; Nyman, Elizabeth; Dankel, Dorothy Jane; Liu, Yajie (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-06-13)
      A changing climate will impact not only the environment but all levels of governance thereof, including the context of the close to 400 multilateral environmental management agreements signed since the year 2000. For the Ocean, researchers project that the increasing sea surface temperatures will facilitate large changes in the marine food web, including large shifts in distribution patterns of ...