Charting The Arctic

Author : Edward Struzik
Publisher : Island Press
ISBN 13 : 1610914406
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Future Arctic written by Edward Struzik and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2015-02-03 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In one hundred years, or even fifty, the Arctic will look dramatically different than it does today. As polar ice retreats and animals and plants migrate northward, the arctic landscape is morphing into something new and very different from what it once was. While these changes may seem remote, they will have a profound impact on a host of global issues, from international politics to animal migrations. In Future Arctic, journalist and explorer Edward Struzik offers a clear-eyed look at the rapidly shifting dynamics in the Arctic region, a harbinger of changes that will reverberate throughout our entire world. Future Arctic reveals the inside story of how politics and climate change are altering the polar world in a way that will have profound effects on economics, culture, and the environment as we know it. Struzik takes readers up mountains and cliffs, and along for the ride on snowmobiles and helicopters, sailboats and icebreakers. His travel companions, from wildlife scientists to military strategists to indigenous peoples, share diverse insights into the science, culture and geopolitical tensions of this captivating place. With their help, Struzik begins piecing together an environmental puzzle: How might the land’s most iconic species—caribou, polar bears, narwhal—survive? Where will migrating birds flock to? How will ocean currents shift? And what fundamental changes will oil and gas exploration have on economies and ecosystems? How will vast unclaimed regions of the Arctic be divided? A unique combination of extensive on-the-ground research, compelling storytelling, and policy analysis, Future Arctic offers a new look at the changes occurring in this remote, mysterious region and their far-reaching effects.

Author : Myron H. Nordquist
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004314253
Total Pages : 646 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Challenges of the Changing Arctic written by Myron H. Nordquist and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2016-03-31 with total page 646 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Challenges of the Changing Arctic: Continental Shelf, Navigation, and Fisheries is part of a series of publications on oceans law and policy associated with the Center for Oceans Law and Policy, University of Virginia.

Author : James Delgado
Publisher : D & M Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1926706536
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Across the Top of the World written by James Delgado and published by D & M Publishers. This book was released on 2009-12-01 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The centuries-long quest for the fabled Northwest Passage rivals the story of Antarctic exploration for heroism, drama, and tragedy. Expedition after expedition set off in search of a sea route connecting Europe with Asia's riches; each expedition suffered extreme hardship and ended in defeat, until Roald Amundsen finally succeeded in 1903-06. Across the Top of the World brings this incredible saga to life through exhaustive research, grim firsthand accounts, and hundreds of dramatic images. Paintings, engravings, and photos of the intrepid men and their ships, as well as of relics and archaeological sites, provide a poignant and compelling link with the past, while landscapes and seascapes of the harsh yet beautiful Arctic illustrate the challenges that faced explorers. Covering all the major expeditions in detail, and written with passion and authority, this book is both a scholarly reference and an eminently readable history of Arctic exploration.

Author : Lawrence P. Hildebrand
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319784250
Total Pages : 486 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sustainable Shipping in a Changing Arctic written by Lawrence P. Hildebrand and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-08-11 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume brings together multiple perspectives on both the changing Arctic environment and the challenges and opportunities it presents for the shipping sector. It argues for the adoption of a forward-looking agenda that respects the fragile and changing Arctic frontier. With the accelerated interest in and potential for new maritime trade routes, commercial transportation and natural resource development, the pressures on the changing Arctic marine environment will only increase. The International Maritime Organization Polar Code is an important step toward Arctic stewardship. This new volume serves as an important guide to this rapidly developing agenda. Addressing a range of aspects, it offers a valuable resource for academics, practitioners, environmentalists and affected authorities in the shipping industry alike.

Author : Paul R. Josephson
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674728904
Total Pages : 454 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Conquest of the Russian Arctic written by Paul R. Josephson and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2014-06-09 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spanning nine time zones, the Russian Arctic was mostly unexplored before the twentieth century. Paul Josephson describes the massive effort under Stalin to assimilate the Arctic into the Soviet empire—effects still being felt today, as Putin redoubles efforts to secure the Arctic, which he sees as key to Russia’s economic and military status.

Author : Thad W. Allen
Publisher : Council on Foreign Relations Press
ISBN 13 : 0876097085
Total Pages : 83 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Arctic Imperatives written by Thad W. Allen and published by Council on Foreign Relations Press. This book was released on 2017-03-01 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : IBP, Inc.
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1577511573
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment Report: Strategic and Practical Information written by IBP, Inc. and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-01-21 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment Report: Strategic and Practical Information

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.5K/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Preparing for Offshore Drilling in the Arctic written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Leonid Mikha'ilovich Starokadomski'i
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Charting the Russian Northern Sea Route written by Leonid Mikha'ilovich Starokadomski'i and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : L.M. Starokadomskiy
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 0773593918
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Charting the Russian Northern Sea Route written by L.M. Starokadomskiy and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 1976-01-01 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: