This article concentrates on the interconnected past, present and future of telecommunications and the environment in the Arctic. It brings together discussions on the natural environment, sustainable development and connectivity in and through the Arctic and focuses on fixed-line infrastructure. This study builds on the theoretical literature on infrastructure, infrastructuring and pipeline ecologies and demonstrates how the peculiar features of the Arctic, such as coldness, snow and ice, ground frost and permafrost affect telecommunication lines, and how this infrastructure impacts the environment in which it is built. Similarly, the environmental conditions, paired with long distances, small populations and limited economic opportunities, affect the infrastructuring processes and the selection of technologies, as well as their spatial extent, quality and the speed of their expansion. While the construction of telecommunication lines supports the exploitation of natural resources in and beyond the different parts of the circumpolar North, it also plays a role in the observation and protection of the Arctic.

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电信线路基础设施和北极环境：过去、现在和未来

本文重点关注北极电信和环境相互关联的过去、现在和未来。它汇集了有关北极地区和通过北极的自然环境、可持续发展和连通性的讨论，并侧重于固定线路基础设施。本研究以基础设施、基础设施和管道生态学的理论文献为基础，展示了北极的特殊特征，如寒冷、冰雪、地霜和永久冻土如何影响电信线路，以及这些基础设施如何影响其所处的环境。建成。同样，环境条件，加上距离远、人口少和经济机会有限，影响基础设施进程和技术选择，以及它们的空间范围，质量和扩张速度。电信线路的建设在支持北极圈内外不同地区的自然资源开发的同时，也对北极的观测和保护发挥着作用。