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UNINA9910465363203321 |
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Autore |
Hough Peter <1967-, > |
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International politics of the Arctic : coming in from the cold / / Peter Hough |
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Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
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1-135-05064-3 |
0-203-49664-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (174 p.) |
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Routledge advances in international relations and global politics ; ; 105 |
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Soggetti |
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Geopolitics - Arctic regions |
Political geography - Arctic regions |
Electronic books. |
Arctic regions International cooperation |
Arctic regions International status |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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UNINA9910963169403321 |
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Autore |
Juma Calestous |
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Innovation : applying knowledge in development / / Lead authors: Calestous Juma, Lee Yee-Cheong (coordinators) |
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London ; Sterling, Va., : Earthscan, c2005 |
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1-136-55035-6 |
1-280-47536-6 |
9786610475360 |
1-84977-353-X |
600-00-0092-8 |
1-4237-0870-9 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (218 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Technological innovations - Economic aspects |
Economic development |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Note generali |
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Sponsored by the United Nations Development Programme on behalf of the UN Development Group. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-194). |
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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. |
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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 |
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them. Achieving the Millennium Development Goals offers the prospect of a more secure, just, and prosperous world for all. The UN Mi. |
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