(H/B) SHIPPING IN ARCTIC WATERS

Παρουσίαση

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. (From the publisher)

Περιεχόμενα

Introduction: An operational view of Arctic Waters
The transportation passages of the Arctic Ocean and connecting corridors in southern waters
Geopolitics and power constellations in the Arctic
Shipping, resources, economic trends and alternative means of transport
Environmental challenges and other operating conditions
Shipping and Arctic infrastructure
Ocean law, coastal waters, jurisdictional controversies and indigenous peoples' rights
The Northeast, Northwest and Transpolar Passages in comparison