Threats to the Arctic

Scott Elias
Bok · Engelsk · 2021 Scott A. Elias

Utgitt	Elsevier
Omfang	xxi, 581 sider : illustrasjoner, kart
Opplysninger	SECTION 1 Arctic Seas / 1. Loss of sea ice / 2. Rising sea-surface temperatures / 3. Changes in ocean circulation patterns / 4. Sea level change / 5. Impacts of ocean acidification on Arctic marine ecosystems / 6. Impacts of chemical pollution on marine ecosystems / 7. Impacts of overfishing in Arctic and subarctic waters / 8. Impacts of global shipping to Arctic Ocean ecosystems / SECTION 2 Arctic ice / 9. Decline in mountain glaciers / 10. Changes in Arctic Island Ice Sheets / 11. Greenland Ice Sheet / SECTION 3 Arctic lands / 12. Changes in terrestrial environments / 13. Impacts of global change / 14. Invasive species / 15. Impacts of oil and mineral extraction / 16. Impacts of permafrost degradation / SECTION 4 Arctic peoples / 17. Threats to Native ways of life / 18. Changing political landscape of the Arctic. - Threats to the Arctic discusses all the current threats to this fragile region, emphasizing the interconnections between many environmental impacts, as well as the teleconnections between events already emerging in the Arctic (ocean circulation changes, melting of sea ice, glaciers and ice sheets) and other parts of the world. The book's aim is to inform readers about the impending, sometimes irreversible changes coming to the Arctic. University students, environmental engineers, policymakers and sociologists with an interest in the role of the Arctic in global change will benefit from the book's unique perspective. As this remote, inhospitable part of the world that few people will ever visit provides amazing insights, we can no longer have an 'out of sight – out of mind’ approach to the environmental upheavals taking place in the Arctic.
Emner	Arctic regions - Environmental conditions. Environmental degradation - Arctic regions miljø environment miljøfarer environmental hazards Arktis Arctic
ISBN	0-12-821555-0