Télécharger le livre :  Geopolitical Change and the Antarctic Treaty System

This book explores how geopolitical tensions have shaped the Antarctic Treaty System (ATS) and offers insights into managing future challenges. The ATS, established with the 1959 Antarctic Treaty during the Cold War, has been a successful model of international...
Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2024-12-27
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Télécharger le livre :  Mining and Construction in Snow and Ice

Snow, firn, and ice are the most widespread cryogenic minerals on Earth’s surface. Their properties differ significantly from those of common minerals, and their excavation requires special approaches. The problems of mining and construction in snow and ice could be...
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Parution : 2024-12-24
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Télécharger le livre :  Geotechnical and Exploration Drilling in the Polar Regions

This book provides a comprehensive review of drilling technologies in the polar regions, from the portable drilling equipment for shallow sampling and coring, to heavy drilling equipment for deep onshore and offshore drilling....
Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2023-01-01
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Télécharger le livre :  The Security of Iceland and the Arctic 2030

This book outlines a recommended Icelandic security force as part of the country’s defence against sub-strategic threats such as human trafficking by criminals or border incursions by other states.  It also tests the recommended security force through the...
Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2022-03-16
Collection : Springer Polar Sciences
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Télécharger le livre :  The Future of Antarctica

As global great power competition intensifies, there is growing concern about the geopolitical future of Antarctica. This book delves into the question of how can we anticipate, prepare for, and potentially even shape that future? Now in its 60th year, the Antarctic...
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Parution : 2021-12-03
Collection : Springer Polar Sciences
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Télécharger le livre :  Research with Arctic Inuit Communities

This book shares graduate student experiences, lessons, and life learnings from research with Inuit communities in the Canadian Arctic. The results of graduate student research are often disseminated in a thesis or dissertation, but their personal experiences building...
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Parution : 2021-08-26
Collection : Springer Polar Sciences
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Télécharger le livre :  Nordic Perspectives on the Responsible Development of the Arctic: Pathways to Action

This book investigates the multifaceted nature of change in today’s Nordic Arctic and the necessary research and policy development required to address the challenges and opportunities currently faced by this region. It focuses its attention on the recent efforts of the...
Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2020-10-30
Collection : Springer Polar Sciences
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Télécharger le livre :  Governance of Arctic Shipping

This open access book is a result of the Dalhousie-led research project Safe Navigation and Environment Protection, supported by a grant from the Ocean Frontier Institute’s the Canada First Research Excellent Fund (CFREF).  The book focuses on Arctic shipping...
Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2020-08-11
Collection : Springer Polar Sciences
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Télécharger le livre :  Arctic Marine Sustainability

This book presents the latest scientific views on resource use conflicts in the Arctic seas. The main areas of focus are the biological resources of Arctic seas vs. exploitation of oil and gas resources, and the conflicts in between. In addition, climate change is...
Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2020-03-06
Collection : Springer Polar Sciences
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Télécharger le livre :  Physics and Chemistry of the Arctic Atmosphere

This book presents current knowledge on chemistry and physics of Arctic atmosphere. Special attention is given to studies of the Arctic haze phenomenon, Arctic tropospheric clouds, Arctic fog, polar stratospheric and mesospheric clouds, atmospheric dynamics,...
Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2020-01-29
Collection : Springer Polar Sciences
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Télécharger le livre :  Sea Ice in the Arctic

This book provides in-depth information about the sea ice in the Arctic at scales from paleoenvironmental variability to more contemporary changes during the past and present centuries. The book is based on several decades of research related to sea ice in the Arctic...
Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2019-11-12
Collection : Springer Polar Sciences
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Télécharger le livre :  Baseline of Russian Arctic Laws

This book is the first comprehensive and authoritative translation into English of national and international laws of Russia that relate to the Arctic from the early 19th century to the present, revealing the historical and current context of sovereignty, sovereign...
Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2019-03-30
Collection : Springer Polar Sciences
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Télécharger le livre :  Arctic Triumph

This book approaches the challenges the Arctic has faced and is facing through a lens of opportunity. Through pinpointed examples from and dealing with the Circumpolar North, the Arctic is depicted as a region where people and peoples have managed to endure despite...
Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2019-03-13
Collection : Springer Polar Sciences
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Télécharger le livre :  Leadership for the North

This book investigates multidimensional change in the Arctic and policy response to it. It focuses its attention on the need for effective leadership within the region. In so doing it considers the contribution made by the main international organization of the region,...
Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2019-01-29
Collection : Springer Polar Sciences
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Télécharger le livre :  The Influence of Sub-state Actors on National Security

This book sheds light on the process in which the sub-state actor of Greenland has expanded its autonomy and strengthened its de jure participation in the national security of Denmark. By focusing on the case of the US Thule Air Base in Greenland, the largest military...
Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2019-01-14
Collection : Springer Polar Sciences
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Télécharger le livre :  The Ecological Role of Micro-organisms in the Antarctic Environment

This book provides up-to-date multidisciplinary information regarding microbial physiological groups in terms of their role in the Antarctic ecology. How do microorganisms shape the Antarctic environment? The book presents a thorough overview of the most important...
Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2019-01-11
Collection : Springer Polar Sciences
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Télécharger le livre :  Arctic Marine Resource Governance and Development

This book is based on presentations from the Conference ‘Arctic Marine Resource Governance’ held in Reykjavik Iceland in October 2015. The book is divided into four main themes: 1. Global management and institutions for Arctic marine resources 2. Resource stewards and...
Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2018-02-12
Collection : Springer Polar Sciences
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Télécharger le livre :  The Will to Drill - Mining in Arctic Communites

This book focuses on the connections between mining activities, knowledge politics and the valuation of landscape in selected case sites in Russia, Greenland and Norway, whilst considering the interrelated aspects of industrialized, natural resource based development...
Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2017-10-04
Collection : Springer Polar Sciences
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Télécharger le livre :  The Interconnected Arctic — UArctic Congress 2016

This open access book presents the most current research results and knowledge from five multidisciplinary themes: Vulnerability of Arctic Environments, Vulnerability of Arctic Societies, Local and Traditional Knowledge, Building Long-term Human Capacity,...
Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2017-06-15
Collection : Springer Polar Sciences
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Télécharger le livre :  Arctic Ice Shelves and Ice Islands

This book provides an overview of the current state of knowledge of Arctic ice shelves, ice islands and related features. Ice shelves are permanent areas of ice which float on the ocean surface while attached to the coast, and typically occur in very cold environments...
Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2017-05-30
Collection : Springer Polar Sciences
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