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Polar Geopolitics? - Knowledges, Resources and Legal Regimes

Author
Powell R.C., Dodds K.
Date
2014
Source
IUCN (ID: MON-093228)
Publisher | Place of publication
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd | Cheltenham, United Kingdom
ISBN
978-1-78100-940-6
Document type
Monography/book
Language
English
Field of application
International
Country/Territory
Canada, Russian Federation, United States of America, China, Norway, Sweden
Subject
Land & soil, Sea, Mineral resources
Keyword
Governance Continental shelf Marine resources management International agreement-implementation
Geographical area
Antarctica, Arctic
Abstract

The polar regions (the Arctic and Antarctic) have enjoyed widespread public attention in recent years, as issues of conservation, sustainability, resource speculation and geopolitical manoeuvring have all garnered considerable international media interest. This critical collection of new and original papers – the first of its kind – offers a comprehensive exploration of these and other topics, consolidating the emergent field of polar geopolitics.

Full text
MON-093228TOC.pdf  
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781781009413

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