Svalbard Casestudy
- Created by: Jo Peters
- Created on: 17-03-19 12:21
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- Svalbard
- Opportunities
- Mineral Extraction
- Rich reserves of coal
- Coal mining is controversial
- Main economic activity
- More than 300 people employed in mining
- 2014 new mine opened and new road across a glacier
- Fishing
- 150 different species of fish including cod, herring and haddock
- Barents Sea one of the richest fishing grounds in the world
- Energy Developments
- Geothermal energy from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
- Coal power station on Spitzbergen only one in Norway
- Supplies all electricity on the island
- Carbon Capture an option for generating electricity
- Tourism
- Harbour has been enlarged to allow more crusie ships
- Adventure tourism popular e.g. hiking, kayaking, snow mobile safaris
- 300+ people employed in tourism
- Mineral Extraction
- Challenges
- Construction
- Melted permafrost leads to building and road slumping and collapsing
- Roads are dirt or gravel
- Easy to build and maintain
- Services
- Water, electricity and sanitation cannot be under ground
- Pipes are built above the surface
- This prevents melting of permafrost
- Allows east access
- Pipes are insulated to prevent them from freezing
- Accessibility
- Remote location accessible by plane and sea only
- One international airport on Spitzenberg
- Smaller craft can land on other islands
- Only 50km of road in Longyearbyen
- No roads elsewhere
- Most people use snowmobiles
- Construction
- Location
- Svalbard is a group of 5 islands in the Arctic Ocean
- Svalbard is a Norwegian territory
- Svaldard has a population of about 2700
- Main island is Spitzbergen
- Main Town is Longyearbyen
- Opportunities
- Jointly controlled by Norway and Russia to ensure sustainability
- Fishing
- 150 different species of fish including cod, herring and haddock
- Barents Sea one of the richest fishing grounds in the world
- Fishing
- Energy Developments
- Geothermal energy from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
- Coal power station on Spitzbergen only one in Norway
- Supplies all electricity on the island
- Carbon Capture an option for generating electricity
- 2011- 70,000 tourists visited
- Tourism
- Harbour has been enlarged to allow more crusie ships
- Adventure tourism popular e.g. hiking, kayaking, snow mobile safaris
- 300+ people employed in tourism
- 30,000 were cruise passengers
- Tourism
- Extreme Temperature
- Winter temps fall below -30C
- Risk of frostbite
- Outdoor work slow and difficult
- Challenges
- Construction
- Melted permafrost leads to building and road slumping and collapsing
- Roads are dirt or gravel
- Easy to build and maintain
- Services
- Water, electricity and sanitation cannot be under ground
- Pipes are built above the surface
- This prevents melting of permafrost
- Allows east access
- Pipes are insulated to prevent them from freezing
- Accessibility
- Remote location accessible by plane and sea only
- One international airport on Spitzenberg
- Smaller craft can land on other islands
- Only 50km of road in Longyearbyen
- No roads elsewhere
- Most people use snowmobiles
- Construction
- 4 Layers of clothing needed for outdoors
- 1. Thermal layer
- 2. Fleece layer
- 3. Woolen, padded layer
- 4. Wind and waterproof layer
- 4 Layers of clothing needed for outdoors
- 1. Thermal layer
- 2. Fleece layer
- 3. Woolen, padded layer
- 4. Wind and waterproof layer
- 4. Wind and waterproof layer
- 3. Woolen, padded layer
- 2. Fleece layer
- Extreme Temperature
- Winter temps fall below -30C
- Risk of frostbite
- Outdoor work slow and difficult
- 1. Thermal layer
- 4 Layers of clothing needed for outdoors
- 4. Wind and waterproof layer
- 3. Woolen, padded layer
- 2. Fleece layer
- 1. Thermal layer
- Permafrost - good foundations but needs protecting from melting
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