Overview
The most comprehensive and richest study undertaken so far of the factors and conditions that will determine the scope and range of shipping and shipping activities in Arctic waters now and in the future. Furthermore, it is the first study comparing the three Arctic transportation corridors, covering a variety of interacting and interdependent factors such as: - geopolitics, military affairs, global warming, sea ice melting, international economic trends, resources, competing modes of transportation, environmental challenges, logistics, ocean law and regulations, corporate governance, jurisdictional matters and rights of indigenous peoples, arctic cruise tourism and marine insurance.
Full Product Details
Author: Willy Ostreng ,
Karl Magnus Eger ,
Brit Fløistad ,
Arnfinn Jørgensen-Dahl
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition: 2012
Dimensions:
Width: 17.00cm
, Height: 3.00cm
, Length: 24.00cm
Weight: 1.065kg
ISBN: 9783642167898
ISBN 10: 3642167896
Pages: 414
Publication Date: 10 July 2013
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
From the book reviews: It is not only a very complete interdisciplinary analysis of the region, but also a very user-friendly `handbook' for anyone with a shipping, commercial, legal, scientific, or policy-oriented interest in one of the least-studied regions of the world. ... The book is richly illustrated with a number of maps and other figures ... . This book will be required reading for anyone with an interest in Arctic development generally and in Arctic shipping operations specifically. (Edgar Gold, Journal of Maritime Law & Commerce, Vol. 45 (2), April, 2014)
From the book reviews: It is not only a very complete interdisciplinary analysis of the region, but also a very user-friendly `handbook' for anyone with a shipping, commercial, legal, scientific, or policy-oriented interest in one of the least-studied regions of the world. ... The book is richly illustrated with a number of maps and other figures ... . This book will be required reading for anyone with an interest in Arctic development generally and in Arctic shipping operations specifically. (Edgar Gold, Journal of Maritime Law & Commerce, Vol. 45 (2), April, 2014)
From the book reviews: It is not only a very complete interdisciplinary analysis of the region, but also a very user-friendly 'handbook' for anyone with a shipping, commercial, legal, scientific, or policy-oriented interest in one of the least-studied regions of the world. ... The book is richly illustrated with a number of maps and other figures ... . This book will be required reading for anyone with an interest in Arctic development generally and in Arctic shipping operations specifically. (Edgar Gold, Journal of Maritime Law & Commerce, Vol. 45 (2), April, 2014)
