The purpose of the project was to explain the industrial development and exploitation in the polar areas from 1600 until today, and the influence of the industry on the geopolitical situation and the local environment. During the summer of 2008 fieldwork was carried out in the Grønfjorden area in Svalbard.

Principal investigators

Dag Avango
History of Science and Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Louwrens Hacquebord
Arctic Centre, University of Groningen, The Netherlands