Gita Ljubicic - McMaster Experts

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Faculty of Science, McMaster University
Professor, Earth, Environment & Society, Faculty of Science
Adjunct Research Professor, Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University
Associate Professor, School of Earth, Environment and Society, McMaster University
Associate Professor (status only), Physical and Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto at Scarborough
Associate Professor, Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University
Assistant Professor, Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University
Sessional Instructor, Geography, University of Toronto
Sessional Instructor, Geography and Aboriginal Studies Program, University of Toronto

Research Areas

Environment policy (RA)
Environment, space and place (RA)
Environmental geography (RA)
Environmental management (RA)
Environmental monitoring (RA)
Human geography (RA)
Indigenous peoples environmental knowledge (RA)
North American Indigenous languages (RA)
Social and cultural geography (RA)

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chapters
- Chapter 10 Cybercartography for education. Modern Cartography Series. 151-177. 2019
- Chapter 8 Considerations for informed consent in the context of online, interactive, atlas creation. Modern Cartography Series. 117-131. 2019
- Considerations for informed consent in the context of online, interactive, atlas creation. Modern Cartography Series. 117-131. 2019
- Cybercartography for education. Modern Cartography Series. 151-177. 2019
- Chapter 14 The Creation of the Inuit siku (Sea Ice) Atlas. Modern Cartography Series. 201-218. 2014
- Chapter 18 Considerations for Informed Consent in the Context of Online, Interactive, Atlas Creation. Modern Cartography Series. 263-278. 2014
- Chapter 20 Cybercartography for Education The Application of Cybercartography to Teaching and Learning in Nunavut, Canada. Modern Cartography Series. 297-324. 2014
- Considerations for Informed Consent in the Context of Online, Interactive, Atlas Creation. Modern Cartography Series. 263-278. 2014
- Cybercartography for Education. Modern Cartography Series. 297-324. 2014
- The Creation of the Inuit siku (Sea Ice) Atlas. Modern Cartography Series. 201-218. 2014
- SIKU: International Polar Year Project #166 (An Overview) 2010
- Creating an Online Cybercartographic Atlas of Inuit Sea Ice Knowledge and Use. 229-254. 2010
- Mapping Inuit Sea Ice Knowledge, Use, and Change in Nunavut, Canada (Cape Dorset, Igloolik, Pangnirtung). 45-80. 2010
- Publications (a) and Posters/Presentations (b) Given at Conferences and Workshops on the Outcomes of the SIKU and Affiliated Projects, 2006-2010. 464-470. 2010
conferences
- Exploring the user-producer interface of weather and sea ice information for Arctic marine mobilities: a dedicated session at the Ninth International Congress on Arctic Social Sciences (ICASS). Polar Journal, The. 434-436. 2017
- Understanding the Creation and Use of Polar Weather and Climate Information. Bulletin of The American Meteorological Society - (BAMS). ES3-ES5. 2017
journal articles
- Tailored Investments Needed to Support Weather, Water, Ice, and Climate Services in the Polar Regions. Bulletin of The American Meteorological Society - (BAMS). 105:E645-E650. 2024
- ATSIAQ ALASUAQ (1938 – 2023). Arctic. 76:374-375. 2023
- Seasonal Sea Ice Conditions Affect Caribou Crossing Areas Around Qikiqtaq, Nunavut: Uqsuqtuurmiut Knowledge Guides Ice Chart Analysis. Arctic. 76:83-101. 2023
- Territorializingpiquhiitin Uqsuqtuuq (Gjoa Haven, Nunavut, Canada): negotiating homeland through an Inuit normative system. Territory, Politics, Governance. 11:120-139. 2023
- Nunami iliharniq (Learning from the land): Reflecting on relational accountability in land-based learning and cross-cultural research in Uqšuqtuuq (Gjoa Haven, Nunavut). Arctic Science. 8:252-291. 2022
- “When We’re on the Ice, All We Have is Our Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit”: Mobilizing Inuit Knowledge as a Sea Ice Safety Adaptation Strategy in Mittimatalik, Nunavut. Arctic. 74:525-549. 2022
- Northern Research Policy Contributions to Canadian Arctic Sustainability. Sustainability. 13:12035-12035. 2021
- The Mittimatalik Siku Asijjipallianinga (Sea Ice Climate Atlas): How Inuit Knowledge, Earth Observations, and Sea Ice Charts Can Fill IPCC Climate Knowledge Gaps. Frontiers in Climate. 3. 2021
- Sila qanuippa? (how's the weather?): Integrating Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit and environmental forecasting products to support travel safety around Pond Inlet, Nunavut in a changing climate. Weather, Climate, and Society. 13:933-962. 2021
- Qanuq ukua kanguit sunialiqpitigu?(What should we do with all of these geese?) Collaborative research to support wildlife co-management and Inuit self-determination. Arctic Science. 6:173-207. 2020
- Changing the role of non-Indigenous research partners in practice to support Inuit self-determination in research. Arctic Science. 6:127-153. 2020
- Reflecting on 17 Years of Working Together: Notes from a Presentation to the Special Senate Committee on the Arctic. Arctic. 73:401-403. 2020
- Characterizing polar mobilities to understand the role of weather, water, ice and climate (WWIC) information. Polar Geography. 43:95-119. 2020
- Mapping weather, water, ice and climate (WWIC) information providers in Polar Regions: who are they and who do they serve?. Polar Geography. 43:120-138. 2020
- Inuit cultural practices increase local-scale biodiversity and create novel vegetation communities in Nunatsiavut (Labrador, Canada). Biodiversity and Conservation. 29:1205-1240. 2020
- THE HANDS' MEASURE: ESSAYS HONOURING LEAH AKSAAJUQ OTAK'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO ARCTIC SCIENCE. Arctic. 73:121-124. 2020
- Lessons Learned through Research Partnership and Capacity Enhancement in Inuit Nunangat. Arctic. 72:381-403. 2019
- Nunamii’luni quvianaqtuq(It is a happy moment to be on the land): Feelings, freedom and the spatial political ontology of well-being in Gjoa Haven and Tikiranajuk, Nunavut. Environment & Planning. D, Society and Space. 37:542-560. 2019
- Inuit Approaches to Naming and Distinguishing Caribou: Considering Language, Place, and Homeland toward Improved Co-management. Arctic. 71:309-333. 2018
- Uqsuqtuurmiut inuita tuktumi qaujimaningit(Inuit knowledge of caribou from Gjoa Haven, Nunavut): Collaborative research contributions to co-management efforts. Polar Record. 54:213-233. 2018
- Plants in a “Sea of Relationships”: Networks of Plants and Fishing in Makkovik, Nunatsiavut (Labrador, Canada). Journal of Ethnobiology. 37:458-458. 2017
- The Curious Case of King William Island, Nunavut: An Island Overlooked in Caribou Research. Arctic. 70:107-117. 2017
- Eric Joamie (1956–2014). Arctic. 67:563-563. 2014
- Engaged acclimatization: Towards responsible community‐based participatory research in Nunavut. Canadian Geographer. 56:211-230. 2012
- Policies and practicalities of shipping in arctic waters: Inuit perspectives from Cape Dorset, Nunavut. Polar Geography. 35:19-49. 2012
- Evaluating the Floe Edge Service: how well can SAR imagery address Inuit community concerns around sea ice change and travel safety?. Canadian Geographer. 55:91-107. 2011
- Geographies of Inuit sea ice use: introduction. Canadian Geographer. 55:1-5. 2011
- Towards an Indigenist data management program: reflections on experiences developing an atlas of sea ice knowledge and use. Canadian Geographer. 55:108-124. 2011
- Travelling and hunting in a changing Arctic: assessing Inuit vulnerability to sea ice change in Igloolik, Nunavut. Climatic Change. 94:363-397. 2009
- Sea ice, climate change, and community vulnerability in northern Foxe Basin, Canada. Climate Research. 38:137-154. 2009
- Community collaboration and climate change research in the Canadian Arctic. Polar Research. 28:10-27. 2009
- Human geographies of sea ice: freeze/thaw processes around Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada. Polar Record. 44:335-361. 2008
- Human geographies of sea ice: freeze/thaw processes around Igloolik, Nunavut, Canada. Polar Record. 44:127-153. 2008
- Human geographies of sea ice: freeze/thaw processes around Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada. Polar Record. 44:51-76. 2008
- Inuit and Scientific Perspectives on the Relationship Between Sea Ice and Climate Change: The Ideal Complement?. Climatic Change. 78:407-444. 2006
- Biophysical remote sensing of arctic environments. Progress in Physical Geography. 27:44-68. 2003
- "The Caribou Taste Different Now": Inuit Elders Observe Climate Change, edited by José Gérin-Lajoie, Alain Cuerrier, and Laura Siegwart Collier. Arctic. 70.
- Remote Sensing of Arctic Vegetation: Relations between the NDVI, Spatial Resolution and Vegetation Cover on Boothia Peninsula, Nunavut. Arctic. 61:1-1.
- The Hands’ Measure: Essays Honouring Leah Aksaajuq Otak’s Contributions to Arctic Science, edited by John MacDonald and Nancy Wachowich. Arctic. 73:121-124.

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chapters
- SIKU: International Polar Year Project #166 (An Overview) 2010