Global Arctic : an introduction to the multifaceted dynamics of the Arctic
Global Arctic
Bok · Engelsk · 2022
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| Omfang | xxi, 486 sider : illustrasjoner
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| Opplysninger | Introduction / Matthias Finger, Gunnar Rekvig. Evolving Images and Perceptions - Indigenous Peoples of the Circumpolar North / Yvon Csonka. Arctic Cities-Pioneers of Industrialization: More than “Mining Towns” / Nadezhda Zamyatina. Arctic as a New Strategic Region in the Soviet Union in the 1920s–1930s and Transformation of the Arctic Science / Alexander Saburov. Norway in the Cold War – A Contemporary Case for Today / Lars Saunes. The Post-Cold War Arctic / Lassi Heininen. The Arctic as the Last Frontier: Tourism / Edward H. Huijbens. A Primary Node of the Global Economy: China and the Arctic / Liisa Kauppila. Geography, Environment, and Climate - Climate Effects of Other Pollutants – Short-Lived Climate Forcers and the Arctic / Kaarle Kupiainen, Mark Flanner, Sabine Eckhardt. Permafrost Climate Feedbacks / Benjamin W. Abbott. Impacts of Global Warming on Arctic Biota / Mathilde Le Moullec, Morgan Lizabeth Bender. Pollution and Monitoring in the Arctic / Tatiana Yu. Sorokina. Economics and Geopolitics - The Quest for the Ultimate Resources: Oil, Gas, and Coal / Andrey Krivorotov. Arctic Fisheries in a Changing Climate / Franz J. Mueter. Infrastructure Projects in the Global Arctic / Alexander Pilyasov. New Arctic Seaways and the Role of China in Regime Formation / Mariia Kobzeva. Sustainable Development of the Arctic? / Matthias Finger. Governance - Between Resource Frontier and Self-Determination: Colonial and Postcolonial Developments in the Arctic / Peter Schweitzer. Understanding Cold War Trust-Building Between Norway and the Soviet Union. Norwegian-Russian Relations – A History of Peaceful Coexistence / Gunnar Rekvig. Regional Governance: The Case of the Barents Region / Florian Vidal. The Arctic Council at 25: Incremental Building of a More Ambitious Inter-governmental Forum / Timo Koivurova, Malgorzata Smieszek. The European Union and Arctic Security Governance / Andreas Raspotnik, Andreas Østhagen. Global Conventions and Regional Cooperation: The Multifaceted Dynamics of Arctic Governance / Cécile Pelaudeix, Christoph Humrich. Arctic Order(s) Under Sino-American Bipolarity / Rasmus Gjedssø Bertelsen. - The Arctic has become a global arena. This development can only be comprehensively understood from a transdisciplinary perspective encompassing ecological, cultural, societal, economic, industrial, geopolitical, and security considerations. This book offers thorough explanations of Arctic developments and challenges. Global warming is in large part the driving force behind the transformation of the Arctic by making access possible to the areas previously out of reach for mining and shipping. An all-year ice-free Arctic Ocean, a reality possible as soon as perhaps 2030, creates a new dynamic in the North. The retreating ice edge enables the exploitation of previously inaccessible resources such as hydrocarbon deposits and rare metals, as well as the shortest sea route from Asia to Europe. Consequently, the Northern Sea Route (NSR) promises faster and cheaper shipping. Russia, along side foreign investment, especially from China, is financing the needed infrastructure.. - A warming Arctic, however, also has negative impacts. The Arctic is home to fragile ecosystems that are already showing signs of deteriorating. The Arctic has seen unprecedented wildfires, which, together with the release of trapped methane from the disappearing permafrost, will, in turn, accelerate global warming. A warmer Arctic Ocean will also negatively impact fisheries. Couple this with other global changes, such as ocean acidification and modified ocean currents, and the global outlook is bleak. Additionally, the security situation in the Arctic is worsening. After the 2014 Ukraine crisis, the West imposed sanctions on the Russian Federation, which have revived the divisions of the Cold War. The reemergence of these postures is threatening the highly successful Barents Cooperation and other initiatives for peace in the circumpolar North. This book offers new insights and presents arguments for how to mitigate the challenges the Arctic is facing today.
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| Emner | geopolitikk geopolitics miljø environment geografi geography
Arktis Arctic |
| ISBN | 9783030812522
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