Tous les livres numériques de la collection "Springer Polar Sciences" - Springer

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Télécharger le livre : Geopolitical Change and the Antarctic Treaty System
Geopolitical Change and the Antarctic Treaty System
Jeffrey Mcgee , Shirley V. Scott , Tim Stephens
This book explores how geopolitical tensions have shaped the Antarctic Treaty System (ATS) and offers insights into managing future challenges. The ATS, established with the 1959 Antarctic Treaty during the Cold War, has been a successful model of international...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2024-12-27
Collection : Springer Polar Sciences PDF, ePub

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Télécharger le livre : The Security of Iceland and the Arctic 2030
The Security of Iceland and the Arctic 2030
Robert P. Wheelersburg
This book outlines a recommended Icelandic security force as part of the country’s defence against sub-strategic threats such as human trafficking by criminals or border incursions by other states.  It also tests the recommended security force through the...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2022-03-16
Collection : Springer Polar Sciences PDF, ePub

105,49 €
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Télécharger le livre : Research with Arctic Inuit Communities
Research with Arctic Inuit Communities
Tristan Pearce
This book shares graduate student experiences, lessons, and life learnings from research with Inuit communities in the Canadian Arctic. The results of graduate student research are often disseminated in a thesis or dissertation, but their personal experiences building...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2021-08-26
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94,94 €
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Télécharger le livre : Nordic Perspectives on the Responsible Development of the Arctic: Pathways to Action
Nordic Perspectives on the Responsible Development of the Arctic: Pathways to Action
Douglas C. Nord
This book investigates the multifaceted nature of change in today’s Nordic Arctic and the necessary research and policy development required to address the challenges and opportunities currently faced by this region. It focuses its attention on the recent efforts of the...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2020-10-30
Collection : Springer Polar Sciences PDF, ePub

147,69 €
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Télécharger le livre : Governance of Arctic Shipping
Governance of Arctic Shipping
Claudio Aporta , Aldo Chircop , Floris Goerlandt , Ronald Pelot
This open access book is a result of the Dalhousie-led research project Safe Navigation and Environment Protection, supported by a grant from the Ocean Frontier Institute’s the Canada First Research Excellent Fund (CFREF).  The book focuses on Arctic shipping...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2020-08-11
Collection : Springer Polar Sciences PDF, ePub

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Télécharger le livre : Arctic Marine Sustainability
Arctic Marine Sustainability
Niko Hänninen , Victor Pavlov , Eva Pongrácz
This book presents the latest scientific views on resource use conflicts in the Arctic seas. The main areas of focus are the biological resources of Arctic seas vs. exploitation of oil and gas resources, and the conflicts in between. In addition, climate change is...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2020-03-06
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126,59 €
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Télécharger le livre : Physics and Chemistry of the Arctic Atmosphere
Physics and Chemistry of the Arctic Atmosphere
Alexander Kokhanovsky , Claudio Tomasi
This book presents current knowledge on chemistry and physics of Arctic atmosphere. Special attention is given to studies of the Arctic haze phenomenon, Arctic tropospheric clouds, Arctic fog, polar stratospheric and mesospheric clouds, atmospheric dynamics,...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2020-01-29
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116,04 €
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Télécharger le livre : Sea Ice in the Arctic
Sea Ice in the Arctic
Leonid P. Bobylev , Ola M. Johannessen , Stein Sandven , Elena V. Shalina
This book provides in-depth information about the sea ice in the Arctic at scales from paleoenvironmental variability to more contemporary changes during the past and present centuries. The book is based on several decades of research related to sea ice in the Arctic...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2019-11-12
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210,99 €
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Télécharger le livre : Arctic Triumph
Arctic Triumph
Ilan Kelman , Nikolas Sellheim , Yulia V. Zaika
This book approaches the challenges the Arctic has faced and is facing through a lens of opportunity. Through pinpointed examples from and dealing with the Circumpolar North, the Arctic is depicted as a region where people and peoples have managed to endure despite...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2019-03-13
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94,94 €
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Télécharger le livre : Leadership for the North
Leadership for the North
Douglas C. Nord
This book investigates multidimensional change in the Arctic and policy response to it. It focuses its attention on the need for effective leadership within the region. In so doing it considers the contribution made by the main international organization of the region,...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2019-01-29
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Télécharger le livre : The Influence of Sub-state Actors on National Security
The Influence of Sub-state Actors on National Security
Minori Takahashi
This book sheds light on the process in which the sub-state actor of Greenland has expanded its autonomy and strengthened its de jure participation in the national security of Denmark. By focusing on the case of the US Thule Air Base in Greenland, the largest military...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2019-01-14
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137,14 €
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Télécharger le livre : The Ecological Role of Micro-organisms in the Antarctic Environment
The Ecological Role of Micro-organisms in the Antarctic Environment
Susana Castro-Sowinski
This book provides up-to-date multidisciplinary information regarding microbial physiological groups in terms of their role in the Antarctic ecology. How do microorganisms shape the Antarctic environment? The book presents a thorough overview of the most important...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2019-01-11
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158,24 €
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Télécharger le livre : Arctic Marine Resource Governance and Development
Arctic Marine Resource Governance and Development
Brooks A. Kaiser , Linda Fernandez , Joan Nymand Larsen , Niels Vestergaard
This book is based on presentations from the Conference ‘Arctic Marine Resource Governance’ held in Reykjavik Iceland in October 2015. The book is divided into four main themes: 1. Global management and institutions for Arctic marine resources 2. Resource stewards and...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2018-02-12
Collection : Springer Polar Sciences PDF

84,39 €
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Télécharger le livre : The Will to Drill - Mining in Arctic Communites
The Will to Drill - Mining in Arctic Communites
Ingrid Bay-Larsen , Brigt Dale , Berit Skorstad
This book focuses on the connections between mining activities, knowledge politics and the valuation of landscape in selected case sites in Russia, Greenland and Norway, whilst considering the interrelated aspects of industrialized, natural resource based development...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2017-10-04
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116,04 €
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Télécharger le livre : The Interconnected Arctic — UArctic Congress 2016
The Interconnected Arctic — UArctic Congress 2016
Kirsi Latola , Hannele Savela
This open access book presents the most current research results and knowledge from five multidisciplinary themes: Vulnerability of Arctic Environments, Vulnerability of Arctic Societies, Local and Traditional Knowledge, Building Long-term Human Capacity,...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2017-06-15
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Télécharger le livre : Arctic Ice Shelves and Ice Islands
Arctic Ice Shelves and Ice Islands
Luke Copland , Derek Mueller
This book provides an overview of the current state of knowledge of Arctic ice shelves, ice islands and related features. Ice shelves are permanent areas of ice which float on the ocean surface while attached to the coast, and typically occur in very cold environments...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2017-05-30
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179,34 €
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Télécharger le livre : Experiencing and Protecting Sacred Natural Sites of Sámi and other Indigenous Peoples
Experiencing and Protecting Sacred Natural Sites of Sámi and other Indigenous Peoples
Leena Heinämäki , Thora Martina Herrmann
This book focuses specifically on the experience and protection of indigenous, and particularly Sámi sacred sites in the Arctic. Sacred sites are being increasingly recognized as important reservoirs of Arctic cultural and biological diversity, as a means for the...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2017-02-24
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Télécharger le livre : Northern Sustainabilities: Understanding and Addressing Change in the Circumpolar World
Northern Sustainabilities: Understanding and Addressing Change in the Circumpolar World
Gail Fondahl , Gary N. Wilson
This edited volume examines the multiple dimensions of sustainability in the Circumpolar North, a territory facing unprecedented environmental and social challenges at the start of the 21st century. The chapters explore the cultural, economic, political and...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2017-01-03
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116,04 €
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