气候变化领域集成服务门户(CCPortal): Opportunistic climate adaptation and public support for sand extraction in Greenland

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DOI	10.1038/s41893-022-00922-8
	Opportunistic climate adaptation and public support for sand extraction in Greenland
	Bendixen, Mette; Nielsen, Rasmus Leander; Plesner, Jane Lund; Minor, Kelton
发表日期	2022
ISSN	2398-9629
起始页码	991
结束页码	999
卷号	5 期号:11 页码:9
英文摘要	Climate change leads to the deposition of substantial amounts of sediment along the coasts of Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland) amid rapidly growing global demand for these resources. Yet, little is known about what the predominantly Inuit population of Kalaallit Nunaat thinks about adaptation opportunities arising from the melt of the Greenland Ice Sheet. Here we conduct a nationally representative survey (N = 939) of Kalaallit (Greenlanders') views on glacially derived sand extraction, finding that large majorities support extracting and exporting sand but oppose foreign involvement. This pattern of support persists at both the national and subnational levels. Public preferences largely align with Kalaallit Nunaat's current mineral policy mandating environmental and economic impact assessments of new resource opportunities. In addition, those aware of human-caused climate change have significantly higher odds of both supporting sand extraction and prioritizing environmental impact assessment. Our results reveal broad support for domestically involved, environmentally assessed and economically appraised opportunistic adaptation to Greenland's melting ice sheet and accumulating sand resources. Sand has become an increasingly scarce critical resource. As a result of changing climate, Greenland now receives large deposits of glacially derived sand along its coasts. Local communities broadly support domestic, environmentally mindful economic sand extraction.
学科领域	Green & Sustainable Science & Technology; Environmental Sciences; Environmental Studies
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
WOS记录号	WOS:000842212600002
来源期刊	NATURE SUSTAINABILITY
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/272660
作者单位	McGill University; University of Copenhagen; University of Copenhagen
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Bendixen, Mette,Nielsen, Rasmus Leander,Plesner, Jane Lund,et al. Opportunistic climate adaptation and public support for sand extraction in Greenland[J],2022,5(11):9.
APA	Bendixen, Mette,Nielsen, Rasmus Leander,Plesner, Jane Lund,&Minor, Kelton.(2022).Opportunistic climate adaptation and public support for sand extraction in Greenland.NATURE SUSTAINABILITY,5(11),9.
MLA	Bendixen, Mette,et al."Opportunistic climate adaptation and public support for sand extraction in Greenland".NATURE SUSTAINABILITY 5.11(2022):9.