Local views on oil development in a village on the North Slope of Alaska

Anne Merrild Hansen, Panigruaq Ipalook

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Abstract

This chapter presents the findings from an exploratory study of post impact assessment debates related to oil and gas development in the case of a village, Nuiqsut, on the North Slope of Alaska. It draws on the personal observations and experiences of one of the authors, who is an oral historian. The chapter addresses how the oil-economy of Alaska has evolved and describes how the funds from oil are distributed. The Alaskan village of Nuiqsut and the local situation regarding oil and gas development are then explained. The influence of oil development on the Alaskan economy is vast, as more than 17 billion barrels of oil have been produced on the North Slope since the discovery of the Prudhoe Bay oil field. The second theme identified in the debates around oil development in Nuiqsut is related to the impact on culture and in particular the preservation of language as an important cultural marker and the derived social implications.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationRegulation of Extractive Industries : Community Engagement in the Arctic
EditorsRachael Lorna Johnstone, Anne Merrild Hansen
Number of pages15
PublisherRoutledge
Publication date2020
Edition1
Pages185-199
Chapter8
ISBN (Print)9780367181796
ISBN (Electronic)9780429059933
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020
SeriesRoutledge Research in Polar Law

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  • Arctic Voices: Strategies for Community Engagement

    Hansen, A. M. & Johnstone, R. L., 2020, Regulation of Extractive Industries: Community Engagement in the Arctic. Johnstone, R. L. & Hansen, A. M. (eds.). 1 ed. Routledge, p. 286-297 12 p. (Routledge Research in Polar Law).

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  • Comparative expectations of resource development in selected Greenland communities

    Johnstone, R. L. & Hansen, A. M., 2020, Regulation of Extractive Industries: Community Engagement in the Arctic. Johnstone, R. L. & Hansen, A. M. (eds.). Routledge, p. 125-155 31 p. (Routledge Research in Polar Law).

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  • Introduction

    Johnstone, R. L. & Hansen, A. M., 2020, Regulation of Extractive Industries: Community Engagement in the Arctic. Johnstone, R. L. & Hansen, A. M. (eds.). 1 ed. Routledge, p. 1-8 8 p. (Routledge Research in Polar Law).

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