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200 00$aChanges in the Arctic$b[electronic resource] $ebackground and issues /$fBrandon D. Swarson, editor
210   $aNew York $cNova Science Publishers$dc2010
215   $a1 online resource (243 p.)
225 1 $aArctic region and Antarctica issues and research
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a1-61728-882-9 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $a""LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA ""; ""      CHANGES IN THE ARCTIC:    BACKGROUND AND ISSUES       ""; ""CONTENTS ""; ""PREFACE ""; ""CHANGES IN THE ARCTIC: BACKGROUND   AND ISSUES FOR CONGRESS*   ""; ""SUMMARY ""; ""INTRODUCTION  ""; ""BACKGROUND1    ""; ""Definitions of the Arctic  ""; ""Arctic Circle Definition and Resulting Arctic Countries  ""; ""Definition in Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984  ""; ""Other Definitions  ""; ""U.S. Arctic Research  ""; ""Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984, As Amended  ""; ""NSF FY2011 Budget Request for Arctic Research  ""
327   $a""January 2009 Presidential Arctic Policy Directive  """"The Arctic and the U.N. Convention on Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)  17   ""; ""Background to UNCLOS  ""; ""Part VI of UNCLOS and Commission on Limits of Continental Shelf""; ""U.S. Activities as a Non-Party to UNCLOS  ""; ""ISSUES FOR CONGRESS ""; ""Climate Change and Loss of Arctic Sea Ice  26   ""; ""Territorial Claims and Sovereignty Issues  33    ""; ""Commercial Sea Transportation36    ""; ""Background  ""; ""Destination Traffic, Not Trans-Arctic Traffic  ""; ""Cruise Ship Activity  ""
327   $a""Unpredictable Ice Conditions Hinders Trans-Arctic Shipping  """"Basic Navigation Infrastructure Is Lacking  ""; ""Regulation of Arctic Shipping  ""; ""Arctic Guidelines  ""; ""Long-Range Vessel Tracking Requirement  ""; ""a???Ice Classa??? Vessel Certification  ""; ""Oil, Gas, and Mineral Exploration  ""; ""Oil and Gas  ""; ""Extent of the Continental Margin  ""; ""Minerals  ""; ""Environment and Economics  ""; ""Oil Pollution and Pollution Response  67""; ""Oil Pollution Implications of Arctic Change  ""; ""Risk of Oil Pollution in the Arctic  ""; ""Potential Impacts  ""
327   $a""Response and Cleanup Challenges in the Arctic Region  """"Spill Response Challenges  ""; ""Oil Spill Cleanup Challenges  ""; ""Existing Policy Framework  ""; ""Fisheries  93    ""; ""Protected Species  96    ""; ""Indigenous People Living in the Arctic  100    ""; ""Background  ""; ""Effects of Climate Change  ""; ""Polar Icebreaking130    ""; ""Search and Rescue  134    ""; ""U.S. Relations with other Arctic Countries  136    ""; ""U.S. Military Forces and Operations  148    ""; ""2010 Quadrennial Defense Review  ""; ""Navy and Coast Guard ""; ""January 2009 Arctic Policy Directive  ""
327   $a""CRS REPORTS ON SPECIFIC ARCTIC-RELATED ISSUES  """"APPENDIX A. ARCTIC RESEARCH AND POLICY ACT   OF 1984 (TITLE I OF P.L. 98-373)  ""; ""Findings and Purposes  ""; ""Arctic Research Commission  ""; ""Duties of Commission  ""; ""Cooperation with the Commission ""; ""Administration of the Commission  ""; ""Lead Agency and Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee  ""; ""Duties of the Interagency Committee  ""; ""5-Year Arctic Research Plan  ""; ""Coordination and Review of Budget Requests  ""; ""Authorization of Appropriations;  New Spending Authority  ""; ""Definition  ""
327   $a""APPENDIX B. P.L. 101-609 OF 1990, AMENDING ARCTIC RESEARCH   AND POLICY ACT OF 1984  ""
410  0$aArctic region and Antarctica issues and research.
606   $aEnvironmental degradation$zArctic regions
606   $aEnvironmental policy$zArctic regions
606   $aGlobal environmental change$zArctic regions
607   $aArctic regions$xEnvironmental conditions
615  0$aEnvironmental degradation
615  0$aEnvironmental policy
615  0$aGlobal environmental change
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