Svalbard Life takes readers on a unique journey to Svalbard, an
archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, constituting the northernmost part
of Norway and one of the last regions of genuine wilderness in
Europe. Arctic and marine biologist Paul Wassmann and Arctic
photographer Rudi Caeyers exemplify and illustrate life, change,
and resilience in the archipelago by unifying informative text with
lavish imagery in a way that is comprehensible and stimulating. For
many readers, this book will change their perception of life in the
High North. Nature, communities, people, and art in Svalbard, past
and present, are made accessible through short, condensed,
informative texts interspersed with photographs, which both fuel
the intellect and appeal to the imaginative mind. Designed to be
dipped into at random, the book does not follow a straight line,
but meanders, and constantly looks for diversity, ideas, and
enjoyment. Towards the end of the book, the focus shifts towards
the overarching issue of climate change in the Arctic Ocean.
Finally, and from an Arctic perspective, a set of short essays
dealing with generic aspects of living in the Arctic are presented,
dealing with communicating evidence, resilience management, and the
challenge of a changing climate. Applying a multidisciplinary
approach and based upon participating observations, the Arctic is
seen, experienced, and communicated by two insiders that not only
lived and worked for decades in the High North, but also applied
the perspective of their central European upbringing. Svalbard Life
provides understanding of and an intuition for life and change in
the Arctic.
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