Understanding Adaptation Landscapes
Mapping the Complexity of Decision-Making in Reindeer Herding
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13108262 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tim Horstkotte (0000-0003-3951-5370, corresponding author), Annette Löf (0000-0001-5224-9842), Jon Moen (0000-0002-4641-0932) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Publication date | 2024-12-12 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Arctic review on law and politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2387-4562 • E-ISSN: 2387-4562 |
| Publisher | Cappelen Damm Akademisk (PUBLISHER • NO) |
| DOI | 10.23865/arctic.v15.6138 |
| OpenAlex | W4405335778 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 11 |
A dynamic world requires people to constantly adapt their behavior and make decisions to maintain or enhance relationships between each other and the environment. Where the combined effects of anthropogenic and environmental change affect the livelihoods of Indigenous people, their options to pursue preferred adaptation strategies are often restricted by competing land uses. In this context, we explore how Sámi reindeer herders in Northern Sweden navigate the complexity of decision-making on adaptation, specifically decisions regarding supplementary feeding when winter grazing resources are inaccessible. How are decisions made and where are they positioned on an adaptation-maladaptation continuum? In a participatory approach with two reindeer herding communities, we use fuzzy cognitive mapping to explore the multi-dimensional complexity surrounding supplementary feeding. Our results emphasize the herders’ conviction that supplementary feeding is not a preferred adaptation strategy. It is rather a forced response driven by complex system dynamics that transform their pastoral landscape. To maintain the preferred traditional herding practices, desired adaptation measures viewed from a herding perspective should thus center at the system level, such as halting the loss and restoring already lost grazing grounds. This would require meaningful recognition and demands inclusion of reindeer herders’ right to self-determination into adaptation policies to mitigate environmental change
Adaptation (eye · Archaeology · Biology · Economic geography · Economics · Environmental resource management · Geography · Herding · Indigenous Studies and Ecology
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The Archaeology of Reindeer Domestication and Herding Practices in Northern Fennoscandia
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Connecting Diverse Knowledge Systems for Enhanced Ecosystem Governance
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Ecological complexity, fuzzy logic, and holism in indigenous knowledge
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |