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The High North: Between Geography and Politics

By Ryszard M. Czarny (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Year
2015
ISBN
978-3-319-21661-4, 978-3-319-21662-1
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-21662-1
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3056340 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
XVIII, 244\254
Time added
2015-11-25 16:51:03
Environmentgeneral

Description

This book deals with the transformation of the Arctic from an isolated or a distant region to a member of the global community, vulnerable to global changes, and an area frequently in the very center of the world’s attention. Increased global interest is a potential source of tensions between the need for exploration or exploitation, and the requirements of protection. This context calls for new data, knowledge and information vital for a better understanding of interactions between different systems, as well as developing awareness about the current and potential changes in the future. The objective of the book is to help develop a strategy of adaptation to climate change based on the knowledge and experience of the extremely effective mechanisms which for centuries made survival possible in this region.

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