An Icy Layer of Isolation
Prince Edward Island's Sea-Bound Particularity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2504247 |
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| Authors | Hans Connor (corresponding author), Laurie Brinklow (0000-0001-8158-5634), Adam Fenech |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2020-04-04 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Shima (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1834-6049 • E-ISSN: 1834-6057 |
| Publisher | Shima Publishing (PUBLISHER • AU) |
| DOI | 10.21463/shima.14.1.08 |
| OpenAlex | W3015104460 |
| Language | EN |
1 The1 types1 and1 degrees1 of1 insularity1 experienced1 in1 islands1 provide1 considerable1 material1 for1 academics.1 In1 the1 case1 of1 Prince1 Edward1 Island1 (PEI),1 being1 an1 Island1combined1with1the1isolation1caused1by1sea1ice1covering1the1waters1around1PEI,1has1 impacted1Islanders'1sense1of1relative1insularity.1Even1after1the1construction1of1a1fixed1link1 to1 the1 mainland,1 Islanders1 continue1 to1 relish1 in1 a1 sense1 of1 distinctiveness1 linked1 to1 their1 Island1condition.11Since1European1settlement,1PEI's1sea1ice1barrier1has1periodically1cut1off1 channels1of1communication1and1transportation1resulting1in1many1societal1effects.1As1ocean1 temperatures1rise1due1to1Climate1Change,1ice1conditions1are1changing,1bringing1with1them1 increased1coastal1erosion1and1other1effects.11This1article1investigates1PEI's1relationship1with1 its1frozen1sea:bound1particularity.11Drawing1upon1the1Island's1history,1culture,1and1climate1 data,1as1well1as1from1the1field1of1Island1Studies,1the1article1asks1the1question:1how1has1this1 'icy1 layer1 of1 isolation'1 affected1 Islanders'1 sense1 of1 place1 over1 time?1 And1 what1 are1 the1 potential1implications1of1the1effects1of1Climate1Change1for1PEI?111 " "
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| Highly cited | No |
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