Observing social-ecological design of permafrost landscapes: grounding urban planning in Utqiaġvik, Alaska
Hannah Bradley
Abstract:How can Utqiaġvik develop new strategies of urban design on changing permafrost? Ongoing ethnographic analysis of the University of Virginia's project, "Understanding the Changing Natural-Built Landscape: An Integrated Urban Sensor Network in Utqiaġvik, AK," provides insight into how "design process" can help develop adaptive urban permafrost landscapes. Anthropological analysis of designers provides insight into how interdisciplinary practices create social-ecological change, and this paper builds on previous… Show more
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