LEADER 02625oam 2200349z- 450 001 9910162758103321 005 20161130082605.0 035 $a(CKB)3580000000002103 035 $a(VLeBooks)9781509502011 035 $a(EXLCZ)993580000000002103 100 $a20210505c2015uuuu -u- - 101 0 $aeng 200 $aThe Polar Regions: an environmental history 210 $cPolity 215 $a1 online resource (240 p.) 311 $a0-7456-7080-6 311 $a1-5095-0201-7 327 $aMachine generated contents note: Acknowledgements Introduction: Lands of Darkness and Light 1. Myth and History: The Polar Regions up to 1800 2. Scarcity and Abundance: Marine Exploitation 3. Nature Conquered, Nature Unconquered: Polar Exploration 4. Dreams and Realities: Economic Development 5. War and Peace: The Cold War 6. Exploitation and Preservation: Environmental Conflict Conclusion: Geographies of Despair and Hope Notes Bibliography Index. 330 $a"The environmental histories of the Arctic and Antarctica are characterised by contrast and contradiction. These are places that have witnessed some of the worst environmental degradation in recent history. But they are also the locations of some of the most farsighted measures of environmental protection. They are places where people have sought to conquer nature through exploration and economic development, but in many ways they remain wild and untamed. They are the coldest places on Earth, yet have come to occupy an important role in the science and politics of global warming. Despite being located at opposite ends of the planet and being significantly different in many ways, Adrian Howkins argues that the environmental histories of the Arctic and Antarctica share much in common and have often been closely connected. This book also argues that the Polar Regions are strongly linked to the rest of the world, both through physical processes and through intellectual and political themes. As places of inherent contradiction, the Polar Regions have much to contribute to the way we think about environmental history and the environment more generally"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aHuman ecology$zPolar regions$xHistory 606 $aHISTORY / General$2bisacsh 607 $aPolar regions$xEnvironmental conditions 607 $aPolar regions$xClimate 615 0$aHuman ecology$xHistory. 615 7$aHISTORY / General. 676 $a333.70911 686 $aHIS000000$2bisacsh 700 $aHowkins$b Adrian$01189429 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910162758103321 996 $aThe polar regions$92892329 997 $aUNINA