International Governance of the Arctic Marine Environment: With Particular Emphasis on High Seas Fisheries (Hamburg Studies on Maritime Affairs)
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Paperback. International Governance of the Arctic Marine Environment Series: Hamburg Studies on Maritime Affairs. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1MTN; LBBC; LBBK; LBBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 236 x 14. Weight in Grams: 412.
The Arctic is particularly affected by climate change; over the past few decades, temperatures in this area have risen twice as fast as the mean global rate. The most prominent effect of global climate change in the region is the melting sea ice in the Arctic Ocean, which enables a multitude of ocean uses to be initiated and extended, such as shipping, fishing and oil and gas extraction. Unlike in the Antarctic, there is currently no single comprehensive legal regime for governance of the Arctic. Instead, the region is regulated by a patchwork of international treaties, above all the United ... Read more
The Arctic is particularly affected by climate change; over the past few decades, temperatures in this area have risen twice as fast as the mean global rate. The most prominent effect of global climate change in the region is the melting sea ice in the Arctic Ocean, which enables a multitude of ocean uses to be initiated and extended, such as shipping, fishing and oil and gas extraction. Unlike in the Antarctic, there is currently no single comprehensive legal regime for governance of the Arctic. Instead, the region is regulated by a patchwork of international treaties, above all the United ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer
Condition
New
Series
Hamburg Studies on Maritime Affairs
Number of Pages
251
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319044705
SKU
V9783319044705
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
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