Exploring future scenarios for land use and livelihood: insights from Inari Arctic hub

Inari, the municipality with the largest land area in Finland, grapples with intricate issues related to land use and livelihood management. Despite its sparse population, Inari holds significant importance as a central location for the vibrant indigenous Sámi culture in Finland. The recent ArcticHubs meeting held in Inari shed light on the complex interplay between tourism, reindeer herding, and the preservation of Sámi culture. This blog post seeks to provide …

Participatory research tools: Delphi method to assess desirable futures and identify dissents over Arctic

Different interests, geopolitical plans and socio-economic activities are leading to many challenges in Arctic land use management. There are already guidelines and legal norms for improving participation and decision-making processes on land-use planning for Arctic Countries, such as in Finland. But still the effectiveness of participation vary a lot, and Arctic land use is under great pressure nowadays. As part of the project research, different in-depth analytical research methods are …

Using a public participatory GIS tool to co-design solutions in the ArcticHubs

At the heart of the ArcticHubs project are a number of tools that are seeking to access a broad range of views and voices, through which to shape solutions when addressing the urgent challenges around land-use conflict in the Arctic. To avoid an overload of one-way quizzing from researchers – probing for an understanding through which to frame recommendations – ArcticHubs has instead moved towards a co-design approach. Placing an …