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Record Nr.

UNINA9910370060303321

Autore

Rottem Svein Vigeland

Titolo

The Arctic Council : Between Environmental Protection and Geopolitics / / by Svein Vigeland Rottem

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Palgrave Pivot, , 2020

ISBN

9789811392900

9811392900

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (V, 104 p.)

Disciplina

354.3

Soggetti

Environmental policy

International organization

Ecology

Environmental Policy

International Organization

Environmental Sciences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

The Arctic Council: from environmental protection to geopolitics -- Organisation, actors and member states interests -- The Arctic Council in Arctic Governance -- Challenges and recommendations -- The Arctic Council: between environmental protection and geopolitics.

Sommario/riassunto

This pivot introduces the Arctic Council and its role as a platform for dealing with local, national, regional and global challenges of relevance to the "new" Arctic. Against the backdrop of climate change and increasing commercial activity, it considers what a future Arctic should look like, from ideas of total protection to expansive oil and gas extraction. It examines the Arctic's position on the political agenda, from Norway's High North hype to a more peripheral place in the foreign policy of the US and explores the Council's role as an important international forum for dialogue and cooperation on Arctic challenges and opportunities, and a significant arena for developing knowledge and learning about a changing region.