Volume 11 - Volume 11
Distinctive Features of Human Adaptation to the Environment of the Arctic Zone of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
Abstract
The paper gives a medico-geographical analysis of various Arctic and sub-Arctic regions of Yakutia,
namely, the city of Yakutsk, the town of Nam of Namsky District and the rural town of Tiksi of
Bulunsky District. A new methodological approach and methods are suggested for assessing the
adaptation process of residents of Russia’s Eastern Arctic using the medico-ecological screening of
the population. This procedure found the general adaptation syndrome among the residents of
Yakutia’s sub-Arctic and Arctic areas. A survey was used to investigate the impacts of different
environmental factors on adaptation indicators among various groups residing in some of Yakutia’s
districts. Adaptation parameters were defined among indigenous and non-indigenous groups living in
various Arctic areas in terms of extreme environmental conditions affecting human adaptation to
changing environments.
Paper Details
PaperID: 2397
Author's Name: Svetlana A. Lozovskaya, Nataliia G. Stepanko and Aleksandr B. Kosolapov
Volume: Volume 11
Issues: Volume 11
Keywords: Human Adaptation, Environmental Factors, Medical and Geographical Research, Health of Indigenous and Non-indigenous People, Arctic and Sub-Arctic Regions of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia).
Year: 2021
Month: July
Pages: 3640-3656