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Vander-Zwaag David L. |
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Titolo |
The Challenge of arctic shipping [[electronic resource] ] : science, environmental assessment, and human values / / edited by David L. VanderZwaag and Cynthia Lamson |
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Kingston, Ont., : McGill-Queen's University Press, 1990 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-85136-5 |
9786612851360 |
0-7735-6202-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (295 p.) |
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Collana |
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McGill-Queen's series in native and northern studies ; ; 2 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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VanderZwaagDavid L |
LamsonCynthia |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Shipping - Environmental aspects - Arctic Ocean |
Environmental impact analysis - Arctic Ocean |
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Formato |
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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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Preface; Introduction; PART ONE: SCIENCE; 1 In Pursuit of Knowledge: Arctic Shipping and Marine Science; 2 The Physical Environment; 3 Marine Mammals and Ice-Breakers; 4 Seabirds and Environmental Assessment; PART TWO: DIFFERING ASSESSMENTS; 5 Industry, Shipping Proposals, and Science; 6 Inuit Concerns and Environmental Assessment; 7Coming of Age:Territorial Review; 8 The Federal EARP Experience; PART THREE: THE BIG PICTURE; 9 Hydrocarbon Transport and Risk Assessment; 10 Science Policy and Ocean Management; 11 On the Road to Kingdom Come; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H |
IJ; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Contributors |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The Challenge of Arctic Shipping presents a collection of candid essays on the future of Arctic waters. A number of distinguished contributors address critical issues in Arctic development examining the implications for both policy-making in the North and the impact of that policy on native people. The intricacies of decision-making in an atmosphere of uncertainty are explored in detail, as is the impact of access to information, influence, and power. The Challenge of Arctic |
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