| Titre : | Arctic doom, Arctic boom : the geopolitics of climate change in the Arctic |
| Auteurs : | Barry scott Zellen |
| Type de document : | Books |
| Editeur : | New York : Praeger, 2009 |
| Article en page(s) : | XI, 232 p. |
| Collection : | Security and the environment |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-0-313-38012-9 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Index. décimale : | 551.6511/3 |
| Tags : | Climatic changes--Arctic regions ; Climatic changes--Arctic ; Geopolitics--Arctic regions ; Arctic regions--Climate |
| Résumé : |
The ongoing, accelerating Arctic thaw is recalibrating the ecosphere around the North Pole at an ever-increasing rate. With the Northwest and Northeast Passages simultaneously opening up in 2008 for the first time in history, it is also making the region much more accessible to commercial interests. Can a balance between enterprise and the environment be struck in the Arctic? An expert examination of the way climate change is transforming the Arctic environmentally, economically, and geopolitically, and how the challenges of that transformation should be met. A growing number of scientists estimate that there will be no summer ice in the Arctic by as soon as 2013. Are we approaching the "End of the Arctic?" as journalist Ed Struzik asked in 1992, or fully entering the "Age of the Arctic," as Arctic expert Oran Young predicted in 1986? Arctic Doom, Arctic Boom: The Geopolitics of Climate Change in the Arctic looks at the uncertainty at the top of the world as the shrinking of the polar ice cap opens up new sea lanes and the vast hydrocarbon riches of the Arctic seafloor to commercial development and creates environmental disasters for Arctic biota and indigenous peoples. Arctic Doom, Arctic Boom explores the geopolitics of the Arctic from a historical as well as a contemporary perspective, showing how the warming of the Earth is transforming our very conception of the Arctic. In addition to addressing economic and environmental issues, the book also considers the vital strategic role of the region in our nation's defenses. Features •Includes a lengthy bibliography of resources on the Arctic and its history including materials as current as September 2009 •Offers a helpful index of key terms as well as 59 pages of references and bibliographic details Highlights •Shows how the Arctic thaw is creating both unprecedented economic opportunities and unanticipated environmental challenges •Examines historic discussions of Arctic development including Alaska Governor Walter Hickel's "Day of the Arctic" thesis, Oran Young's "Age of the Arctic" thesis, and Ed Struzik's "End of the Arctic" thesis •Offers the insights of renowned expert, Barry S. Zellen, director of the Arctic Security Project at the Naval Postgraduate School, who lived in the Arctic for over a decade |
| En ligne : | https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/28329106 |
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| Code-barres | Cote | Support | Localisation | Section | Disponibilité |
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| 307666 | 551.6511/3 ZEL A | Book | Royal Military Academy | Bibliothèque ERM | Disponible |
