Communities of Alaska’s North Slope are affected by concurrent, rapid changes due to climate change and industrial activities. Because these impacts are expected to shape community planning agendas into the foreseeable future, increased attention has been paid to decision-making processes that support adaptation. The planning and development decisions that shape adaptation outcomes in North Slope communities take place within complex institutional and policy processes. At the same time, the resilience of rural Alaska communities is closely tied to the extent their interests and local-level priorities are reflected in national- and regional-level decisions on resources that support local livelihoods. For this reason it is important to survey which adaptive responses are of high priority and what are the risks to adaptation at the community level. Given the nested nature of institutions in the region, comparing perceptions across scales can provide insight into potential areas of agreement and difference. To assess these differences, we surveyed North Slope I?upiat tribal leaders and Alaska State and U.S. federal resource management professionals about perceived risks to North Slope community sustainability. Results showed shared areas of understanding about the extent of impacts from certain changes. However, there were marked differences in risk priorities, in the evaluations of local capacity to treat risks, and community resilience. Our findings suggest that although there are effective channels of communication to exchange observations and understandings regarding land use and cover changes, the views on risk and resilience held by key actors correlate with their role in and proximity to the social-ecological system under examination. By evaluating scale-specific risk priorities and the resources already in place to respond to change, decision makers can better leverage existing resources and adaptive capacities.

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跨尺度风险感知：北极阿拉斯加部落领导人与资源经理之间的差异

由于气候变化和工业活动，同时发生的快速变化影响着阿拉斯加北坡社区。由于预计这些影响将在可预见的未来影响社区规划议程，因此人们越来越关注支持适应的决策过程。决定北坡社区适应结果的规划和发展决策是在复杂的机构和政策流程中做出的。同时，阿拉斯加农村社区的复原力与他们的利益和地方一级的优先事项在支持地方生计的国家和地区一级的决策中得到反映的程度紧密相关。因此，重要的是要调查哪些适应性响应是高度优先的，以及在社区一级适应的风险是什么。鉴于该地区机构的嵌套性质，比较不同规模的看法可以深入了解潜在的共识和差异领域。为了评估这些差异，我们调查了北坡Iupiat部落领导人以及阿拉斯加州和美国联邦资源管理专业人员关于北坡社区可持续发展的感知风险。结果表明，人们对某些变化的影响程度有共同的理解。但是，在评估风险优先级，评估当地应对风险的能力以及社区应变能力方面存在明显差异。我们的调查结果表明，尽管有有效的沟通渠道可以就土地使用和覆盖变化交换意见和理解，主要行为者对风险和抵御力的观点与其在被调查的社会生态系统中的作用和与之接近相关。通过评估特定于规模的风险优先级和已经准备好应对变化的资源，决策者可以更好地利用现有资源和适应能力。