Alix Varnajot
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Alix Varnajot
@alixvarnajot.bsky.social
Postdoc researcher and geographer

University of Oulu, Finland

I have a thing for the Arctic, the Antarctic and glaciated areas
Happy to share this new publication in Climatic Change, co-authored with Eirini Makopoulou. In this essay, we highlight the research gap on the impacts of permafrost degradation on nature-based tourism in the Arctic, with a focus on the Yukon!
doi.org/10.1007/s105...
Permafrost degradation-induced risks for nature-based tourism in the Arctic – case from the Yukon - Climatic Change
Permafrost degradation is one of the most significant consequences of climate change in the Arctic. During summers, permafrost degradation is evident with cryospheric hazards like retrogressive thaw s...
doi.org
April 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Reposted by Alix Varnajot
Mine and @alixvarnajot.bsky.social research note is out today! Building on the idea of #Arctic as traumascape, we discuss the intersections of #ecological #grief, #place attachment, #nostalgia, and #tourism (mal)adaptation.

Open access article available here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Grieving the Arctic: From tourism to trauma
www.sciencedirect.com
April 16, 2025 at 6:43 AM