J Dawson

Biographic Data

ID23528
NAMEJ Dawson
GIVEN NAMESJ
FAMILY NAMEDawson
SIGNATUREDAWSON J
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Ottawa
ORCID0000-0002-3532-2742
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS44
TOTAL CITATIONS145
AUTHOR COUNT44
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1991
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX6

  • Community Perspectives from Pond Inlet, Nunavut, on Shipping Risk and Emergency Preparedness at the Eastern Entrance to the Northwest Passage

    Open AccessJeffrey Yaremko, J Dawson et al.ARTICLEARCTIC2026

    Over the past two decades, ship traffic in Arctic Canada has increased, leading to concerns about increased risks to the region, including heightened probabilities of a major shipping accident or disaster. This situation challenges the emergency preparedness capacities of Arctic coastal communities and governments. The Northwest Passage (NWP) is of particular interest due to increased accessibility related to climate change and sea ice reduction,…

  • Evaluating Navigational Information and Data Needs to Support Safe Shipping in Canadian Arctic Waters

    Open AccessJean Holloway, J Dawson et al.ARTICLEWeather, Climate, and Society2025

    Vessel operators in the Canadian Arctic rely on accurate weather, water, ice, and climate (WWIC) information to make safe navigational decisions, particularly where sea ice is present. Despite the necessity of accurate WWIC information, it is currently unknown what services are being accessed by users on vessels in the Canadian Arctic, and to what extent user needs are being met by available WWIC services. User perspectives are crucial for develo…

  • Canadian Coordination in Support of Sustained Observations of Arctic Change

    Open AccessM S Murray, Ravi D Sankar et al.ARTICLEARCTIC2025

    Over the past two decades, scientists, advocates, and communities have put considerable international effort into the development of a sustained Arctic observing system that can sufficiently monitor ongoing environmental and socio-economic change. Advances are slow due in part to a lack of nation-level coordination, with Canada being no exception. Canada needs a coordinated national strategy in support of sustained Arctic observations that will b…

  • The Use of Weather, Water, Ice, and Climate (WWIC) Information in the Polar Regions: What Is Known after the Decadelong Polar Prediction Project

    Open AccessVictoria J Heinrich, Emma J Stewart et al.ARTICLEWeather, Climate, and Society2024

    The polar regions are facing a wide range of compounding challenges, from climate change to increased human activity. Infrastructure, rescue services, and disaster response capabilities are limited in these remote environments. Relevant and usable weather, water, ice, and climate (WWIC) information is vital for safety, activity success, adaptation, and environmental protection. This has been a key focus for the World Meteorological Organization’s…

  • Analysis of shipping accident patterns among commercial and non-commercial vessels operating in ice-infested waters in Arctic Canada from 1990 to 2022

    Open AccessAdrian Nicoll, J Dawson et al.ARTICLEJournal of Transport Geography2024References: 1

    Over the past two decades, the Canadian Arctic has experienced a marked reduction in sea ice extent, coinciding with a significant rise in ship traffic. This study explores the relationship between ship traffic, shipping accidents, accident rates, and diminishing sea ice from 1990 to 2022 during the shipping season. The findings reveal that ship traffic has increased substantially along major Arctic routes, such as the Hudson Strait, Baffin Islan…

  • Last chance tourism: A decade review of a case study on Churchill, Manitoba’s polar bear viewing industry

    Open AccessJamie D’Souza, J Dawson et al.ARTICLEJournal of Sustainable Tourism2023

    For over 50 years, Churchill, Manitoba has provided visitors an opportunity to see polar bears in their natural environment. Over the same time period, an increase in temperatures and related reductions in sea ice has negatively impacted the health of polar bears in the Western Hudson Bay. In 2008, the term ‘last chance tourism’ was coined, linking the demand to travel to the North with a desire to see these animals ‘before they are gone’. This c…

  • How do students use digital technology to manage their university-based data: Strategies, accumulation difficulties and feelings of overload

    Open AccessElizabeth Sillence, J Dawson et al.ARTICLEBehaviour and Information…2023

    Technology to enable and support learning and teaching is widespread in university settings. One consequence of such technology use is the accumulation of large volumes of digital data. The acquisition of, and failure to, discard digital content can lead to digital clutter. The potential negative consequences of digital clutter have been examined mainly within a workplace context. Far less is known about how university students manage their acade…

  • Digital hoarding and personal use digital data

    Open AccessElizabeth Sillence, J Dawson et al.ARTICLEHuman-Computer Interaction2023

    The problem of "Digital Hoarding" has been studied in a workplace context but less so in relation to personal use digital data.In this study, we examine the relationship between scores on a measure of Digital Hoarding and the digital behaviors associated with personal technology.One hundred and sixty-seven participants completed the Digital Hoarding Questionnaire (DHQ) to assess digital hoarding tendencies.Participants indicated their main storag…

  • Analysis of Changing Levels of Ice Strengthening (Ice Class) among Vessels Operating in the Canadian Arctic over the Past 30 Years

    Open AccessJ Dawson, Alison Cook et al.ARTICLEARCTIC2022

    Climate change is impacting sea ice extent and thickness in the Canadian Arctic, creating an increase in maritime accessibility that may accentuate risks related to ship operations due to a related increase in sea ice mobility. The overall risk to ships operating in regions with mobile sea ice will vary significantly depending on the ice class (i.e., level of ice strengthening) of the vessel. Several studies have examined the implications of sea …

  • Societal implications of a changing Arctic Ocean

    Open AccessH P Huntington, Andrey Zagorsky et al.ARTICLEAMBIO2022Cited by: 4References: 47

    The Arctic Ocean is undergoing rapid change: sea ice is being lost, waters are warming, coastlines are eroding, species are moving into new areas, and more. This paper explores the many ways that a changing Arctic Ocean affects societies in the Arctic and around the world. In the Arctic, Indigenous Peoples are again seeing their food security threatened and cultural continuity in danger of disruption. Resource development is increasing as is inte…

  • Sila qanuippa? (how's the weather?): Integrating Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit and environmental forecasting products to support travel safety around Pond Inlet, Nunavut in a changing climate

    Natasha Simonee, Jayko Alooloo et al.ARTICLEWeather, Climate, and Society2021

    As Inuit hunters living in Pond Inlet, Nunavut, we (Natasha Simonee and Jayko Alooloo) travel extensively on land, water, and sea ice. Climate change, including changing sea ice and increasingly unpredictable weather patterns, has made it riskier and harder for us to travel and hunt safely. Inuit knowledge supporting safe travel is also changing and shared less between generations. We increasingly use online weather, marine, and ice products to d…

  • Using western science and Inuit knowledge to model ship-source noise exposure for cetaceans (marine mammals) in Tallurutiup Imanga (Lancaster Sound), Nunavut, Canada

    Open AccessZuzanna Kochanowicz, J Dawson et al.ARTICLEMarine Policy2021

    Tallurutiup Imanga (TI) is a National Marine Conservation Area (NMCA) established in 2019 at the eastern entrance of the Northwest Passage in Lancaster Sound, Nunavut, Canada, to protect 110,000 square kilometres of core habitat for cetaceans. This study examines the potential impacts of underwater noise from increased ship traffic in TI NMCA on three cetaceans: narwhal, beluga whale, and bowhead whale. Automatic Identification System data from 2…

  • Vessel risks to marine wildlife in the Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine Conservation Area and the eastern entrance to the Northwest Passage

    Open AccessWilliam D Halliday, J Dawson et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Science & Policy2021References: 1

    The Arctic is changing rapidly due to climate change, which is allowing unprecedented levels of vessel traffic to transit the region. Vessel traffic can negatively affect marine wildlife in a number of ways, particularly in areas where vessels overlap with high concentrations of ecologically important species, and the significance of these impacts are of increased concern when the wildlife are also culturally important. Tallurutiup Imanga Nationa…

  • Mapping weather, water, ice and climate (WWIC) information providers in Polar Regions: Who are they and who do they serve

    Open AccessRiina Haavisto, Machiel Lamers et al.ARTICLEPolar Geography2020

    Environmental conditions in Polar Regions are becoming more dynamic due to climate change. As sea ice melts, the range of human activities in Polar Regions are projected to increase, while weather conditions are becoming more extreme and unpredictable. Provision and use of weather, water, ice and climate (WWIC) information plays a key role in ensuring that polar activities are conducted as safely as possible and can contribute to a reduction of t…

  • Lessons Learned through Research Partnership and Capacity Enhancement in Inuit Nunangat

    Open AccessNatalie Carter, J Dawson et al.ARTICLEARCTIC2019

    Facilitating research and enhancing community research capacity through a partnered approach in Inuit Nunangat (the Inuit homeland of Canada, located in Arctic Canada) presents learning opportunities and challenges for southern-based, non-Inuit researchers and community members alike. This article outlines lessons learned through the Arctic Corridors and Northern Voices (AC-NV) project, which involved 14 communities across Inuit Nunangat. The AC-…

  • Sovereignty’ over submerged cultural heritage in the Canadian Arctic waters: Case study from the Franklin expedition wrecks (1845-48)

    Pierre‐louis Têtu, Frédéric Lasserre et al.ARTICLEPolar Geography2019

    Transiting the Northwest Passage captured the imaginations of explorers and adventures for centuries. The idea of a shorter and more economical trade route through the frozen North resulted in hundreds of state and privately financed expeditions to the Canadian Arctic. Perhaps the most famous of the expeditions was the British-led Franklin voyage including the HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, which in April 1848 became stuck in ice and were abandoned i…

  • Characterizing polar mobilities to understand the role of weather, water, ice and climate (WWIC) information

    Emma J Stewart, Daniela Liggett et al.ARTICLEPolar Geography2019

    The Polar Regions are undergoing rapid environmental change while simultaneously witnessing growth and diversification of human activity. These changes call for more responsive, detailed and specialized weather, water, ice and climate (WWIC) information services so that the risks related to human activities can be minimized. Drawn from an extensive literature review this article provides an examination of selected sectors and their uses of WWIC i…

  • Infusing Inuit and local knowledge into the Low Impact Shipping Corridors: An adaptation to increased shipping activity and climate change in Arctic Canada

    Open AccessJ Dawson, Natalie Carter et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Science & Policy2019Cited by: 6References: 4

    Ship traffic has nearly tripled in the Canadian Arctic over the past decade and additional growth is expected as climate change continues to increase navigability in the region. In response, the Canadian Government is developing Low Impact Shipping Corridors as an adaptation strategy that supports safety and sustainability under rapidly changing environmental conditions. The corridors are voluntary maritime routes where services and infrastructur…

  • Place stewardship among last chance tourists

    Open AccessMark Groulx, Karla Boluk et al.ARTICLEAnnals of Tourism Research2019Cited by: 6References: 45

  • “The End of the Ice Age?”: Disappearing World Heritage and the Climate Change Communication Imperative

    Christopher J Lemieux, Mark Groulx et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Communication2018

    Rapid environmental change in vulnerable destinations has stimulated a new form of travel termed “last chance tourism” (LCT). Studies have examined the risks of LCT, while leaving potential opportunities within this new tourism market largely underexplored. Results of survey (n = 399) research in Jasper National Park, Canada reveal that a LCT motivation influences decisions to visit this iconic Canadian destination, and suggest that this motivati…

  • Temporal and Spatial Patterns of Ship Traffic in the Canadian Arctic from 1990 to 2015 + Supplementary Appendix 1: Figs. S1–S7 (See Article Tools)

    Open AccessJ Dawson, Larissa Pizzolato et al.ARTICLEARCTIC2018

    The limited availability of consistent, longitudinal data sources for marine traffic in Arctic Canada has presented significant challenges for researchers, policy makers, and planners. Temporally and spatially accurate shipping data that reveal historical and current traffic trends are vital to plan safe shipping corridors, develop infrastructure, plan and manage protected areas, and understand the potential environmental and cultural impacts of …

  • Making places: The role of Arctic cruise operators in ‘creating’ tourism destinations

    Marta Bystrowska, J DawsonARTICLEPolar Geography2017

    This paper investigates how Arctic expedition cruise operators ‘create’ tourism destinations and diversify tourism space through itinerary making. The study proposes a typology of perceived values of a tourism destination and explores what value dimensions are critical in deciding on cruising locations. The typology helps to explain why certain locations became popular tourism destinations and why tourism space in the Arctic is so diversified. Th…

  • The evolution of polar tourism scholarship: Research themes, networks and agendas

    Emma J Stewart, Daniela Liggett et al.ARTICLEPolar Geography2017

    The growth in polar travel has been matched in recent decades by an intensification of scholarly activity related to many aspects of polar tourism. This paper systematically reviews 262 journal articles published on polar tourism (1980–2016) and identifies key research phases and themes. The development of the polar tourism scholarly network is documented through a social network analysis (SNA) and reveals a highly fragmented scholarly community …

  • The availability of smoking-permitted accommodations from Airbnb in 12 Canadian cities

    Open AccessRyan David Kennedy, Ornell Douglas et al.ARTICLETobacco Control2017

    Across Canada, there is a wide range of smoking-permitted accommodations available through Airbnb. In some markets, smoking-permitted accommodation may be significantly less expensive than smoke-free options. As hotel chains increasingly go smoke-free, it is possible that the marketplace will respond with offerings to fulfil consumer demand. As policy makers consider how to regulate P2P services like Airbnb, public health considerations should be…

  • Management challenges for the fastest growing marine shipping sector in Arctic Canada: Pleasure crafts

    Open AccessMargaret E Johnston, Margaret Johnston et al.ARTICLEPolar Record2017Cited by: 1References: 14

    Changing environmental conditions in the Canadian Arctic are associated with an increase in marine tourism. A substantial decline in the extent of ice coverage in the summer season has resulted in greater accessibility for all categories of ships, and the tourism sector has been quick to respond to new opportunities. This increase in vessel traffic has raised significant issues for management, and particular concerns about the pleasure craft (non…