Infrastructure development expands Alaska’s coasts and Interior to provide needed MH services, facilities, and transportation systems for other expanded activities. Economic Development Developmental pressures increase as direct or indirect effects of reduced snow and ice cover. These include expanded global and regional transportation systems and their associated infrastructure (e.g. opening of the Northwest Passage due to reduced sea ice, permanent roads to MH replace ice roads), increased demand for natural resource development (construction materials – especially gravel and rock, energy and minerals for infrastructure repair, replacement, and expansion), shifting agricultural production zones, community resettlement and other population shifts. Damage to roads, buildings, and other Ken: could especially be infrastructure increases due largely to permafrost HH a problem under flat or thaw (but also from storms, floods, and landslides) declining budgets. adding 10% to by 2080. Relocating indigenous communities represents a social burden, not just financial cost for Values governments, but also impacts the communities themselves, potentially resulting in loss of integral and cultural elements such as access to traditional use areas for subsistence activities, loss of history and Development Uses sense of intact community, and potential loss of social networks and extended kin support. Significant increases in social pathologies such as Human Economic alcoholism and domestic violence may be Ken: What is the NPS anticipated. In addition, tremendous stresses will be HHH role in this? placed on traditional means of conflict resolution. In addition multiple strains will be placed on local governance and delivery of services. Finally, state and federal governments will have huge additional burdens placed on them as they try to provide relief from the impacts of climate change (flooding, destruction of infrastructure, high demands placed on social services and so forth). Response to climate change will require enormous pressures for integrated and efficient bureaucratic structures. as Fuel and energy prices increase substantially carbon mitigation measures are implemented Bud: anticipates that there (sequestration, carbon caps, offsets, etc.). will be increased demand HHHH Transporting fuels to remote locations by barge, ice for alternative energy roads, aircraft, etc. also becomes more challenging sources. and costly.
Economic Development Infrastructure development expands Alaska’s coasts and Interior to provide needed services, facilities, and transportation systems for other expanded activities. MH Human Uses and Values Economic Development Developmental pressures increase as direct or indirect effects of reduced snow and ice cover. These include expanded global and regional transportation systems and their associated infrastructure (e.g. opening of the Northwest Passage due to reduced sea ice, permanent roads to replace ice roads), increased demand for natural resource development (construction materials – especially gravel and rock, energy and minerals for infrastructure repair, replacement, and expansion), shifting agricultural production zones, community resettlement and other population shifts. MH Damage to roads, buildings, and other infrastructure increases due largely to permafrost thaw (but also from storms, floods, and landslides) adding 10% to by 2080. HH Ken: could especially be a problem under flat or declining budgets. Relocating indigenous communities represents a social burden, not just financial cost for governments, but also impacts the communities themselves, potentially resulting in loss of integral cultural elements such as access to traditional use areas for subsistence activities, loss of history and sense of intact community, and potential loss of social networks and extended kin support. Significant increases in social pathologies such as alcoholism and domestic violence may be anticipated. In addition, tremendous stresses will be placed on traditional means of conflict resolution. In addition multiple strains will be placed on local governance and delivery of services. Finally, state and federal governments will have huge additional burdens placed on them as they try to provide relief from the impacts of climate change (flooding, destruction of infrastructure, high demands placed on social services and so forth). Response to climate change will require enormous pressures for integrated and efficient bureaucratic structures. HHH Ken: What is the NPS role in this? Fuel and energy prices increase substantially as carbon mitigation measures are implemented (sequestration, carbon caps, offsets, etc.). Transporting fuels to remote locations by barge, ice roads, aircraft, etc. also becomes more challenging and costly. HHHH Bud: anticipates that there will be increased demand for alternative energy sources.
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