UNAK at Arctic Circle 2023

Organized by: Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR), University of Colorado, USA; George Washington University, USA; University of Alaska Southeast

Speakers

• James Powell, Assistant Research Professor, Alaska Coastal Rainforest Center, University of Alaska Southeast, USA: Arctic Community Response to Cruise Ship Environmental Impacts, Juneau and Nome Alaska, Bergen, Norway
• Robert Orttung, Professor, George Washington University, USA: The Environmental Port Index and its Impact on Tourism in Norway
• Miah Vesotsky, Postgraduate Student, University College London, United Kingdom: The Environmental Port Index and its Impact on Tourism in Norway
• Guðrún Þóra Gunnarsdóttir, Director, Icelandic Tourism Research Centre: Cruise Tourism Practices in Icelandic Coastal Communities: Challenges and Benefits
• Ása Marta Sveinsdóttir, Researcher, University of Akureyri; Icelandic Tourism Research Centre: Cruise Tourism Practices in Icelandic Coastal Communities: Challenges and Benefits
• Astrid Ogilvie, Research Professor, INSTAAR, University of Colorado, USA; Stefansson Arctic Institute, Iceland: Impacts of Cruise-Ship Tourism on the Mývatn Region of Iceland
• Ragnhildur Sigurðardóttir, Independent Scholar, Iceland: Impacts of Cruise-Ship Tourism on the Mývatn Region of Iceland