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What Is Permafrost and How Does It Impact Human Settlement

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What is permafrost and how does it impact human settlement in the Far North? What impact climate change had on this relationship?


Definitions:

Perpetual Existence

A corporate structure characteristic where a company continues indefinitely, unless dissolved, regardless of changes in ownership or management.

Implied Duration

Estimated time that represents how long it takes for the price of a fixed-income investment to be repaid by its internal cash flows.

Business Trust

A legal arrangement where assets are managed by trustees for the benefit of the trust's beneficiaries, often used in business for tax and estate planning.

Assets

Resources owned or controlled by a business, individual, or entity which have value and can be used to meet debts, commitments, or legacies.

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