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Record Nr.

UNINA9910338044603321

Titolo

The GlobalArctic handbook / / edited by Matthias Finger, Lassi Heininen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019

ISBN

3-319-91995-4

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (VI, 306 p. 11 illus., 8 illus. in color.)

Disciplina

327.1

Soggetti

Globalization

Environmental policy

Natural resources

Human geography

Sustainable development

Environmental Policy

Polar Geography

Natural Resource and Energy Economics

Human Geography

Sustainable Development

Polar regions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Section 1 Economics and resources -- Section 2 Environment/Earth system dynamics -- Section 3 Geopolitics and governance -- Section 4 Peoples and cultures -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

This book offers a systematic and comprehensive introduction to the Arctic in the era of globalization, or as it is referred to here, the ‘GlobalArctic’. It provides an overview of the current status of the Arctic as a result of global change, while also considering the changes in the Arctic that have a global effect. It positions the Arctic within a broad international context, it addresses four main themes are discussed: economics and resources; environment and earth system dynamics; peoples and cultures; and geopolitics and governance. Gathering



together expert authors and building on long-term research activities, it serves as a valuable reference for future research endeavors.