Science and stewardship in the Antarctic / Committee on Antarctic Policy and Science, Polar Research Board, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council Staff, Corporate Author.

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Antarctic Policy and Science.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental protection--Antarctica.

Environmental protection.

Antarctica--Research--Government policy--United States.

Antarctica.

Antarctica--Research--Environmental aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (124 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1993.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

With the negotiation of the International Protocol on Environmental Protection in 1991, those nations conducting scientific research programs in Antarctica face new challenges for stewardship of the southern continent and protection of its environment. Science and Stewardship in the Antarctic examines how the implementation of the 1991 agreement in the United States can be done in such a way to ensure the compatibility of scientific and environmental protection goals in this global laboratory. The book also addresses the potential for the new requirements both to benefit and harm research activities in Antarctica.

Contents:

""Science and Stewardship in the Antarctic""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Science and Stewardship in the Antarctic""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction ""; ""SCIENCE: A PRIMARY AND ENDURING OBJECTIVE""; ""Earth's History and Climatic Change""; ""Biology and Ecology""; ""Solar-Terrestrial Physics and Astronomy""; ""STEWARDSHIP: A NEW APPROACH TO THE FUTURE""; ""TOWARD DYNAMIC FEEDBACK BETWEEN SCIENCE AND STEWARDSHIP""; ""Information Interactions""; ""Understanding""; ""Site Integrity and Site Characterization""; ""Process Interactions""; ""Constraints""

""Approach and Technology""""2 Human Activity in Antarctica ""; ""PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT""; ""HUMAN ACTIVITY""; ""Exploration, Research, and Resources""; ""Tourism""; ""EFFECTS OF HUMAN ACTIVITY ON SCIENCE""; ""3 Governance Structures ""; ""THE ANTARCTIC TREATY SYSTEM""; ""Background""; ""Basic Elements""; ""Environmental Protection""; ""Implementation by the United States""; ""THE PROTOCOL ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION""; ""Provisions""; ""General Governance Arrangements""; ""Specific Environmental Rules""; ""How the Protocol Links Science and Stewardship""; ""Challenges""

""4 Implementation of the Environmental Protocol """"ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE AND SCIENCE-FRIENDLY LEGISLATION""; ""Clarity""; ""Flexibility""; ""Simplicity""; ""Practicability""; ""ISSUES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTOCOL AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR RESOLUTION""; ""Process versus Substantive Rules""; ""Committee for Environmental Protection""; ""Monitoring""; ""Resources""; ""Who's in Charge�Scientific and Nonscientific Activities""; ""Environmental Assessments""; ""Timeliness""; ""Transparency""; ""Liability""; ""Conclusion""

""5 The Future for Antarctic Science and Stewardship """"BENEFITS OF THE NEW PROTOCOL""; ""CHALLENGES OF RESEARCH AND STEWARDSHIP""; ""Protocol-Related Versus Other Science""; ""Quality of Environmental Monitoring""; ""Consideration of Scientific Views in Policy""; ""Speeding Implementation of the Protocol""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""List of Acronyms ""; ""References""; ""APPENDIX A Tourism ""; ""GUIDELINES OF CONDUCT FOR ANTARCTICA VISITORS""; ""GUIDELINES OF CONDUCT FOR ANTARCTICA TOUR OPERATORS""; ""APPENDIX B Committee on Antarctic Policy and Science ""; ""BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION""

""Project Staff""

Notes:

"Support for this project was provided by the U.S. Department of State under Grant No. 1755-200101 and the National Research Council (NRC) Fund"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 85-86).

ISBN:

9780309573085

0309573084

9780585143415

0585143412

OCLC:

923265165