Cold latitudes / / Rosemary McGuire |
Autore | McGuire Rosemary Desideria |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Fairbanks, Alaska : , : University of Alaska Press, , [2021] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (177 pages) |
Disciplina | 910.911 |
Collana | The Alaska Literary |
Soggetto topico |
Animals - Polar regions
Climatic changes - Political aspects |
ISBN | 1-60223-438-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Kongakut River, Easter Island -- Rivers, Solitaire -- Herring, Norton Sound -- Bathurst Inlet, Nunavut -- On the Tiglax -- On the Pacific Ocean -- Salvadors at Seal River -- Summer of Light and Ice -- Catching Krill at Midnight, Palmer Deep -- Adélie/Gentoo -- Leopard Seals -- Wilhelmina Bay -- Guillemot of Cooper Island -- At the Eider Perch -- Nanuq, Utqiaġvik -- The People of the Whale -- Spring Whaling -- Dinosaurs and Wind on the Colville River. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795610703321 |
McGuire Rosemary Desideria
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Cold latitudes / / Rosemary McGuire |
Autore | McGuire Rosemary Desideria |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Fairbanks, Alaska : , : University of Alaska Press, , [2021] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (177 pages) |
Disciplina | 910.911 |
Collana | The Alaska Literary |
Soggetto topico |
Animals - Polar regions
Climatic changes - Political aspects |
ISBN | 1-60223-438-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Kongakut River, Easter Island -- Rivers, Solitaire -- Herring, Norton Sound -- Bathurst Inlet, Nunavut -- On the Tiglax -- On the Pacific Ocean -- Salvadors at Seal River -- Summer of Light and Ice -- Catching Krill at Midnight, Palmer Deep -- Adélie/Gentoo -- Leopard Seals -- Wilhelmina Bay -- Guillemot of Cooper Island -- At the Eider Perch -- Nanuq, Utqiaġvik -- The People of the Whale -- Spring Whaling -- Dinosaurs and Wind on the Colville River. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910823909903321 |
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Cruise tourism in polar regions : promoting environmental and social sustainability? / / edited by Michael Luck, Patrick T. Maher and Emma J. Stewart |
Edizione | [First edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boca Raton, FL : , : Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, , 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (273 p.) |
Disciplina | 910.911 |
Soggetto topico |
Tourism - Polar Regions
Ocean travel - Environmental aspects - Polar Regions Sustainable tourism - Polar Regions |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-136-53243-9
1-282-78975-9 9786612789755 1-84977-639-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Cruise Tourism in Polar Regions; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures, Tables and Boxes; List of Contributors; Acknowledgements; Foreword; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chapter 1: Setting the Scene: Polar Cruise Tourism in the 21st Century; Introduction; The Cruise Industry and the Polar Regions; Sustainable Tourism and the Polar Regions; References; Part I: Market Dimensions; Chapter 2: Polar Yacht Cruising; Introduction; The Past: Adventurers and Explorers; The Present: the Polar Regions and Yachts; Important Issues Regarding Impacts; Conclusions; References
Chapter 3: Cruising to the North Pole Aboard a Nuclear IcebreakerIntroduction; Logistics; The Icebreakers; Inception; The First Full-scale Voyage; The Northbound Voyage; The North Pole; Ice and Weather Conditions; Environmental Considerations; Wildlife Records and Observations; Passengers; Lectures and Other Activities; Helicopters; Other Locations: Eurasian Arctic Archipelagos and the Northeast Passage; Pole of Relative Inaccessibility; Operating Companies; Conclusions; References; Chapter 4: Selling the Adventure of a Lifetime: an Ethnographic Report on Cruising in the Antarctic The Ocean Cruise Industry: an American Form of TourismCategories of Ocean Cruise Lines; Specialty Cruise Lines to Antarctica; A Mainstream Cruise to Antarctica on the Star Princess; Specialty Cruise Ships to Antarctica; Luxury Adventure Cruises; The Sacred, the Profane and Antarctica; The Myth Model and Antarctic Travel; Landing on Antarctica; The Fortunate Few and Antarctica's Good Fortune; References; Part II: Human Dimensions; Chapter 5: Cruises and Bruises: Safety, Security and Social Issues on Polar Cruises; Introduction; Safety and Security; Sensitivity; The Issue of Carrying Capacity Economics of Cruise TourismThe Cruise Ship Virus; Cruises and Bruises; References; Chapter 6: Exploring the Ethical Standards of Alaska Cruise Ship Tourists and the Role They Inadvertently Play in the Unsustainable Practices of the Cruise Ship Industry; Introduction; Background to the Study; Research Methodology; Findings; Discussion of the Results; Conclusions and Recommendations; Note; References; Chapter 7: Students on Ice: Learning in the Greatest Classrooms on Earth; Introduction; Foundations and Raison D'être (mandate); Education Programme; Student Success Stories; Awe and Wonder Comments from Students and StaffFuture Plans; Conclusions; References; Part III Environmental Dimensions; Chapter 8: Environmental Impacts of Polar Cruises; Introduction; Environmental Impacts of Cruises in Polar Regions; Regulations; The Holistic Approach; Conclusions; References; Chapter 9: Monitoring Patterns of Cruise Tourism Across Arctic Canada; Introduction; Cruise Tourism Across Arctic Canada; Monitoring Cruise Ship Activity in Arctic Canada; Cruise Tourism in the High Arctic; Cruise Tourism in the Northwest Passage; Cruise Tourism in the Baffin Bay Region Cruise Tourism in the Hudson Bay Region |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458774203321 |
Boca Raton, FL : , : Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, , 2010 | ||
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Cruise tourism in polar regions : promoting environmental and social sustainability? / / edited by Michael Luck, Patrick T. Maher and Emma J. Stewart |
Edizione | [First edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boca Raton, FL : , : Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, , 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (273 p.) |
Disciplina | 910.911 |
Soggetto topico |
Tourism - Polar Regions
Ocean travel - Environmental aspects - Polar Regions Sustainable tourism - Polar Regions |
ISBN |
1-136-53242-0
1-136-53243-9 1-282-78975-9 9786612789755 1-84977-639-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Cruise Tourism in Polar Regions; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures, Tables and Boxes; List of Contributors; Acknowledgements; Foreword; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chapter 1: Setting the Scene: Polar Cruise Tourism in the 21st Century; Introduction; The Cruise Industry and the Polar Regions; Sustainable Tourism and the Polar Regions; References; Part I: Market Dimensions; Chapter 2: Polar Yacht Cruising; Introduction; The Past: Adventurers and Explorers; The Present: the Polar Regions and Yachts; Important Issues Regarding Impacts; Conclusions; References
Chapter 3: Cruising to the North Pole Aboard a Nuclear IcebreakerIntroduction; Logistics; The Icebreakers; Inception; The First Full-scale Voyage; The Northbound Voyage; The North Pole; Ice and Weather Conditions; Environmental Considerations; Wildlife Records and Observations; Passengers; Lectures and Other Activities; Helicopters; Other Locations: Eurasian Arctic Archipelagos and the Northeast Passage; Pole of Relative Inaccessibility; Operating Companies; Conclusions; References; Chapter 4: Selling the Adventure of a Lifetime: an Ethnographic Report on Cruising in the Antarctic The Ocean Cruise Industry: an American Form of TourismCategories of Ocean Cruise Lines; Specialty Cruise Lines to Antarctica; A Mainstream Cruise to Antarctica on the Star Princess; Specialty Cruise Ships to Antarctica; Luxury Adventure Cruises; The Sacred, the Profane and Antarctica; The Myth Model and Antarctic Travel; Landing on Antarctica; The Fortunate Few and Antarctica's Good Fortune; References; Part II: Human Dimensions; Chapter 5: Cruises and Bruises: Safety, Security and Social Issues on Polar Cruises; Introduction; Safety and Security; Sensitivity; The Issue of Carrying Capacity Economics of Cruise TourismThe Cruise Ship Virus; Cruises and Bruises; References; Chapter 6: Exploring the Ethical Standards of Alaska Cruise Ship Tourists and the Role They Inadvertently Play in the Unsustainable Practices of the Cruise Ship Industry; Introduction; Background to the Study; Research Methodology; Findings; Discussion of the Results; Conclusions and Recommendations; Note; References; Chapter 7: Students on Ice: Learning in the Greatest Classrooms on Earth; Introduction; Foundations and Raison D'être (mandate); Education Programme; Student Success Stories; Awe and Wonder Comments from Students and StaffFuture Plans; Conclusions; References; Part III Environmental Dimensions; Chapter 8: Environmental Impacts of Polar Cruises; Introduction; Environmental Impacts of Cruises in Polar Regions; Regulations; The Holistic Approach; Conclusions; References; Chapter 9: Monitoring Patterns of Cruise Tourism Across Arctic Canada; Introduction; Cruise Tourism Across Arctic Canada; Monitoring Cruise Ship Activity in Arctic Canada; Cruise Tourism in the High Arctic; Cruise Tourism in the Northwest Passage; Cruise Tourism in the Baffin Bay Region Cruise Tourism in the Hudson Bay Region |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785115003321 |
Boca Raton, FL : , : Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, , 2010 | ||
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Lessons and legacies of the international polar year [[electronic resource] ] : 2007-2008 / / Committee on the Lessons and Legacies of International Polar Year 2007-2008, Polar Research Board, Division of Earth and Life Studies |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (151 p.) |
Disciplina | 550 |
Soggetto topico |
Physical geography - Polar regions
Glaciers - Polar regions |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-283-63635-2
0-309-25204-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Maps of Locations Described in the Report""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 The Human Element in International Polar Year 2007-2008""; ""3 Scientific Advances and Discoveries""; ""4 Scientific Tools and Infrastructure""; ""5 Knowledge to Action""; ""6 Reflections""; ""References""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A: Statement of Task""; ""Appendix B: Workshop on the Lessons and Legacies of International Polar Year 2007-2008: Agenda and Participant List""; ""Appendix C: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members""
""Appendix D: Acronyms and Initialisms"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462085103321 |
Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2012 | ||
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Lessons and legacies of the international polar year [[electronic resource] ] : 2007-2008 / / Committee on the Lessons and Legacies of International Polar Year 2007-2008, Polar Research Board, Division of Earth and Life Studies |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (151 p.) |
Disciplina | 550 |
Soggetto topico |
Physical geography - Polar regions
Glaciers - Polar regions |
ISBN |
1-283-63635-2
0-309-25204-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Maps of Locations Described in the Report""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 The Human Element in International Polar Year 2007-2008""; ""3 Scientific Advances and Discoveries""; ""4 Scientific Tools and Infrastructure""; ""5 Knowledge to Action""; ""6 Reflections""; ""References""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A: Statement of Task""; ""Appendix B: Workshop on the Lessons and Legacies of International Polar Year 2007-2008: Agenda and Participant List""; ""Appendix C: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members""
""Appendix D: Acronyms and Initialisms"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785911803321 |
Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2012 | ||
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The Polar Regions: an environmental history |
Autore | Howkins Adrian |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Polity |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (240 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.70911 |
Soggetto topico |
Human ecology - Polar regions - History
HISTORY / General |
Classificazione | HIS000000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Machine 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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910162758103321 |
Howkins Adrian
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Tourism and change in polar regions : climate, environment and experiences / / [edited by] C. Michael Hall and Jarkko Saarinen |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon [England] ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (337 p.) |
Disciplina | 304.20911 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
HallColin Michael <1961->
SaarinenJarkko <1968-> |
Collana | Routledge studies in contemporary geographies of leisure, tourism, and mobility |
Soggetto topico |
Tourism - Polar Regions
Tourism - Environmental aspects - Polar Regions |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-136-97199-8
1-282-73329-X 9786612733291 0-203-85180-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Contributors; Preface and Acknowledgements; 1 Tourism and Change in Polar Regions: Introduction - definitions, locations, places and dimensions; 2 Tourism and Environmental Change in Polar Regions: Impacts, climate change and biological invasion; 3 Cruise Tourism in Arctic Canada: Navigating a warming climate; 4 Climate Change and Polar Bear Viewing: A case study of visitor demand, carbon emissions and mitigation in Churchill, Canada
5 Climate Disruption and the Changing Dynamics of Polar Bear-Human Interactions in Northern Ontario: A case study of polar bear management in Polar Bear Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada6 Cruise Tourist Experiences and Management Implications for Auyuittuq, Sirmilik and Quttinirpaaq National Parks, Nunavut, Canada; 7 A Holiday on Ice on Hold? Naturebased Tourism and Climate Change in the Nordic North; 8 Sustainability and Emerging Awareness of a Changing Climate: The tourism industry's knowledge and perceptions of the future of nature-based winter tourism in Finland 9 Constraints and Opportunities in the Development of Diamond Tourism in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories10 Cultural Heritage Tourism in Antarctica and Svalbard: Patterns, impacts and policies; 11 Narratives of History, Environment and Global Change: Expeditioner-tourists in Antarctica; 12 'Awesome size...magnitude of the place...the incredible beauty...': Visitors' on-site experiences in the Ross Sea region of Antarctica; 13 Images of Antarctica and Ushuaia (Argentina) as a Gateway Port: Antarctic visitors and their expectations 14 Business as (un)Usual: Integrated scenario analysis of tourism in Antarctica15 Tourism, Conservation and Visitor Management in the Sub-Antarctic Islands; 16 Contested Place and the Legitimization of Sovereignty Claims through Tourism in Polar Regions; 17 Last Chance to See? Future Issues for Polar Tourism and Change; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459327403321 |
Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon [England] ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010 | ||
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Tourism and change in polar regions : climate, environment and experiences / / [edited by] C. Michael Hall and Jarkko Saarinen |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon [England] ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (337 p.) |
Disciplina | 304.20911 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
HallColin Michael <1961->
SaarinenJarkko <1968-> |
Collana | Routledge studies in contemporary geographies of leisure, tourism, and mobility |
Soggetto topico |
Tourism - Polar Regions
Tourism - Environmental aspects - Polar Regions |
ISBN |
1-136-97198-X
1-136-97199-8 1-282-73329-X 9786612733291 0-203-85180-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Contributors; Preface and Acknowledgements; 1 Tourism and Change in Polar Regions: Introduction - definitions, locations, places and dimensions; 2 Tourism and Environmental Change in Polar Regions: Impacts, climate change and biological invasion; 3 Cruise Tourism in Arctic Canada: Navigating a warming climate; 4 Climate Change and Polar Bear Viewing: A case study of visitor demand, carbon emissions and mitigation in Churchill, Canada
5 Climate Disruption and the Changing Dynamics of Polar Bear-Human Interactions in Northern Ontario: A case study of polar bear management in Polar Bear Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada6 Cruise Tourist Experiences and Management Implications for Auyuittuq, Sirmilik and Quttinirpaaq National Parks, Nunavut, Canada; 7 A Holiday on Ice on Hold? Naturebased Tourism and Climate Change in the Nordic North; 8 Sustainability and Emerging Awareness of a Changing Climate: The tourism industry's knowledge and perceptions of the future of nature-based winter tourism in Finland 9 Constraints and Opportunities in the Development of Diamond Tourism in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories10 Cultural Heritage Tourism in Antarctica and Svalbard: Patterns, impacts and policies; 11 Narratives of History, Environment and Global Change: Expeditioner-tourists in Antarctica; 12 'Awesome size...magnitude of the place...the incredible beauty...': Visitors' on-site experiences in the Ross Sea region of Antarctica; 13 Images of Antarctica and Ushuaia (Argentina) as a Gateway Port: Antarctic visitors and their expectations 14 Business as (un)Usual: Integrated scenario analysis of tourism in Antarctica15 Tourism, Conservation and Visitor Management in the Sub-Antarctic Islands; 16 Contested Place and the Legitimization of Sovereignty Claims through Tourism in Polar Regions; 17 Last Chance to See? Future Issues for Polar Tourism and Change; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784932203321 |
Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon [England] ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010 | ||
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Tourism and change in polar regions : climate, environment and experiences / / [edited by] C. Michael Hall and Jarkko Saarinen |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon [England] ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (337 p.) |
Disciplina | 304.20911 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
HallColin Michael <1961->
SaarinenJarkko <1968-> |
Collana | Routledge studies in contemporary geographies of leisure, tourism, and mobility |
Soggetto topico |
Tourism - Polar Regions
Tourism - Environmental aspects - Polar Regions |
ISBN |
1-136-97198-X
1-136-97199-8 1-282-73329-X 9786612733291 0-203-85180-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Contributors; Preface and Acknowledgements; 1 Tourism and Change in Polar Regions: Introduction - definitions, locations, places and dimensions; 2 Tourism and Environmental Change in Polar Regions: Impacts, climate change and biological invasion; 3 Cruise Tourism in Arctic Canada: Navigating a warming climate; 4 Climate Change and Polar Bear Viewing: A case study of visitor demand, carbon emissions and mitigation in Churchill, Canada
5 Climate Disruption and the Changing Dynamics of Polar Bear-Human Interactions in Northern Ontario: A case study of polar bear management in Polar Bear Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada6 Cruise Tourist Experiences and Management Implications for Auyuittuq, Sirmilik and Quttinirpaaq National Parks, Nunavut, Canada; 7 A Holiday on Ice on Hold? Naturebased Tourism and Climate Change in the Nordic North; 8 Sustainability and Emerging Awareness of a Changing Climate: The tourism industry's knowledge and perceptions of the future of nature-based winter tourism in Finland 9 Constraints and Opportunities in the Development of Diamond Tourism in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories10 Cultural Heritage Tourism in Antarctica and Svalbard: Patterns, impacts and policies; 11 Narratives of History, Environment and Global Change: Expeditioner-tourists in Antarctica; 12 'Awesome size...magnitude of the place...the incredible beauty...': Visitors' on-site experiences in the Ross Sea region of Antarctica; 13 Images of Antarctica and Ushuaia (Argentina) as a Gateway Port: Antarctic visitors and their expectations 14 Business as (un)Usual: Integrated scenario analysis of tourism in Antarctica15 Tourism, Conservation and Visitor Management in the Sub-Antarctic Islands; 16 Contested Place and the Legitimization of Sovereignty Claims through Tourism in Polar Regions; 17 Last Chance to See? Future Issues for Polar Tourism and Change; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910799965303321 |
Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon [England] ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010 | ||
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