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Polar oceans governance in an era of environmental change / edited by Tim Stephens, David L. VanderZwaag.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- New horizons in environmental and energy law.
- New Horizons in Environmental and Energy Law
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Law of the sea--Polar regions.
- Law of the sea.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (374 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Cheltenham, England ; Northampton, Massachusetts : Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This timely book provides a cutting-edge assessment of how the dynamic ocean regions at the highest latitudes on Earth are being managed in an era of unprecedented environmental change. The Arctic and Southern Oceans are experiencing transformative environmental change as a result of climate change and ocean acidification. As areas of unparalleled environmental, cultural and scientific value, they are crucibles for testing how integrated, eco-systemic governance frameworks can be developed to meet and address volatile environmental, political and economic challenges.
- Contents:
- Cover; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Foreword: polar oceans governance - an Antarctic perspective; Foreword: polar oceans governance in an era of change; Preface; 1. Polar oceans governance: shifting seascapes, hazy horizons; PART I Environmental change in the polar oceans; 2. Environmental change and governance challenges in the Southern Ocean; 3. Environmental change in the Arctic region; PART II Geostrategic dynamics in the polar oceans; 4. Rising temperatures, rising tensions: power politics and regime building in the Arctic; 5. Power politics in the Antarctic Treaty System
- PART III Resources, environment, sovereignty and jurisdiction - bipolar perspectives6. Is joint development possible in the Arctic?; 7. From hydrocarbons to psychrophiles: the 'scramble' for Antarctic and Arctic resources; 8. Polar continental shelves: Australian and Canadian challenges and opportunities; 9. The IMO's PSSA mechanism and the debate over the Northwest Passage; PART IV Developing national and foreign policy responses; 10. Inuit perspectives on governance in the Canadian Arctic; 11. Arctic climate governance: can the canary in the coal mine lift Canada's head out of the sand(s)?
- 12. Coastal state jurisdiction and the Polar Code: a test case for Arctic Oceans governance?13. Canada, the United States and international law of the sea in the Arctic Ocean; 14. Middle powers and oceans policy: Australian perspectives on Antarctic competition and cooperation; PART V The future of polar oceans governance; 15. The durability of the 'Antarctic model' and Southern Ocean governance; 16. The Arctic Council and the future of Arctic Ocean governance: edging forward in a sea of governance challenges; Index
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-78195-545-X
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