Format:
XXII, 285 S.
,
graph. Darst
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24cm
Edition:
1. ed
ISBN:
1844075494
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9781844075492
Content:
"This is the first comprehensive exploration of why human security is relevant to the Arctic and what achieving it can mean. Change in the Arctic is occurring at an unprecedented rate, placing an immense strain on the many factors that contribute to human well-being and security, such as the health of the environment, identity of peoples, supply of traditional foods, community health, economic opportunities, and political stability. The traditional definition of security has already been actively employed in the Arctic region for decades, particularly in relation to natural resource sovereignty issues, but how and why should the human aspect be introduced? What can this region teach us about human security in the wider world? The book reviews the potential threats to security, putting them in an analytical framework and indicating a clear path for solutions. Contributions come from natural, social and humanities scientists, hailing from Canada, Russia, Ukraine, Finland and Norway. Environmental Change and Human Security in the Arctic is an essential resource for policy-makers, community groups, researchers and students working in the field of human security, particularly for those in the Arctic regions"--
Note:
Includes index
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Preface : remarks by Ambassador Shirley Wolff Serafini at the Human Security in the Arctic SeminarIntroduction
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Cold War legacies in Russia's Svalbard policy
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A new northern security : environmental degradation and risks, climate change, energy security, trans-nationalism and flows of globalization and governance
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Arctic environmental security and abrupt climate change
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Climate change impacts, adaptation, and the technology interface
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The sustainability transition : governing coupled human/natural systems
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Health and human security communicable diseases in the post-Soviet Arctic
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Telemedicine as a tool for Improving human security
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Health security vs economic security? : the case of Komi
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Aboriginal self-eetermination and resource development activity : improving human security in the Canadian Arctic
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Human security and women's security in north west Russia
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Democratization in Russia : the political exclusion and commodification of women
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Bridging the GAPS between ecology and human security
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Examining Arctic security
Language:
English
Keywords:
Arktis
;
Umweltsicherheit
;
Menschliche Sicherheit
;
Aufsatzsammlung
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