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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465363203321

Autore

Hough Peter <1967-, >

Titolo

International politics of the Arctic : coming in from the cold / / Peter Hough

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-135-05064-3

0-203-49664-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (174 p.)

Collana

Routledge advances in international relations and global politics ; ; 105

Disciplina

320.1/209113

Soggetti

Geopolitics - Arctic regions

Political geography - Arctic regions

Electronic books.

Arctic regions International cooperation

Arctic regions International status

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; International Politics of the Arctic; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; 1 The international political wilderness; Introduction; What is the Arctic?; A history of the Arctic in international affairs; The Arctic and International Relations theory; 2 Imperialism: the last great territorial scramble?; Introduction; Frozen assets: the geopolitics of Arctic resources; Going over the top: new sea routes; High North, high politics; Sovereignty in international law and relations: a rejoinder; Territorial land disputes in the Arctic

'Ice and a slice': territorial waters disputes in the Arctic The cooler reality of Arctic geopolitics; Conclusions; 3 Globalization: environmental change and human security in the Arctic; Introduction; Environmental change in the Arctic; Warming; Pollution; Biodiversity; Resource depletion/management; Globalization, health and human security in the Arctic; The regional governance of environmental change and human security; 4 Decolonization: 'the cold wind of change'; Introduction; The Sami; Denmark: Greenland; United States: Alaska; Canada; Russia: Siberia



Arctic peoples, globalization and the redefining of sovereignty 5 Intergovernmental cooperation: the top table; Introduction; Intergovernmental organizations and international regimes in the Arctic; IR theory and Arctic intergovernmental cooperation; Conclusions; 6 Non-governmental cooperation: the rise and significance of transnational solidarity amongst the indigenous peoples and scientists of the Arctic; Introduction; Transnational politics in international relations; The Inuit Circumpolar Council; International scientific cooperation in the Arctic; Conclusions

7 Conclusions: coming in from the cold Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book offers a wide-ranging account of the emerging issues of international politics in the Arctic, and the emerging Geopolitical debates that surround the region.In this thorough but accessible book covering environmental issues, the author examines the Geopolitics of emerging land and resource disputes and the rise of both nationalist and pan-Arctic movements in the region. Whereas existing literature on the politics of the Arctic tends to focus either on the environment or on Geopolitical interests, this book considers both of these themes in addition to the politics of



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910963169403321

Autore

Juma Calestous

Titolo

Innovation : applying knowledge in development / / Lead authors: Calestous Juma, Lee Yee-Cheong (coordinators)

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; Sterling, Va., : Earthscan, c2005

ISBN

1-136-55035-6

1-280-47536-6

9786610475360

1-84977-353-X

600-00-0092-8

1-4237-0870-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (218 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

Yee-CheongLee

Disciplina

338.064

338.926

Soggetti

Technological innovations - Economic aspects

Economic development

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Sponsored by the United Nations Development Programme on behalf of the UN Development Group.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-194).

Nota di contenuto

1. Development as learning -- 2. How science and technology can contribute to achieving the goals -- 3. Innovation and economic advance -- 4. Platform technologies with wide applicability -- 5. Adequate infrastructure services as a foundation for technology -- 6. Investing in education in science and technology -- 7. Promoting technology-based business activities -- 8. Acquiring knowledge in a globalizing world -- 9. Advising governments on science, technology, and innovation -- 10. Governing global technology.

Sommario/riassunto

The Millennium Development Goals, adopted at the UN Millennium Summit in 2000, are the world's targets for dramatically reducing extreme poverty in its many dimensions by 2015?income poverty, hunger, disease, exclusion, lack of infrastructure and shelter?while promoting gender equality, education, health and environmental sustainability. These bold goals can be met in all parts of the world if nations follow through on their commitments to work together to meet



them. Achieving the Millennium Development Goals offers the prospect of a more secure, just, and prosperous world for all. The UN Mi.