Changes in the Arctic environment and the law of the sea /

Changes in the Arctic environment and the law of the sea /

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate author / creator:	University of Virginia. Center for Oceans Law and Policy. Conference (33rd : 2009 : Seward, Alaska)
Imprint:	Leiden ; Boston : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2010.
Description:	1 online resource (xxx, 594 pages) : illustrations, maps
Language:	English
Series:	COLP ; 14 Center for Oceans Law and Policy (Series) ; 14.
Subject:	Law of the sea -- Arctic Ocean -- Congresses. Global warming -- Law and legislation -- Arctic regions -- Congresses. Climatic changes -- Arctic regions -- Congresses. Climatic changes. Global warming -- Law and legislation. Law of the sea. Arctic Ocean. Arctic Regions. Electronic books. Conference papers and proceedings.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11234595

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Other authors / contributors:	Nordquist, Myron H. Heidar, Tomas H. Moore, John Norton, 1937-
ISBN:	9789004187399 9004187391 1282949888 9781282949881 9789004177567 9004177566 9786612949883 6612949880
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references. English. Print version record.
Summary:	While the Arctic Ocean has long been covered with ice, recent changes in climate have caused the ice to melt, spurring conservation challenges to both the region's environment and biodiversity, as well as new opportunities for navigation and natural resource development. Changes in the Arctic Environment and the Law of the Sea offers policy and legal guidance in response to these new challenges. Synthesizing the presentations of leading experts at the meeting ""Changes in the Arctic Environment and the Law of the Sea"" held in May, 2009 in Seward, Alaska, the topics explored in this volume incl.
Other form:	Print version: University of Virginia. Center for Oceans Law and Policy. Conference (33rd : 2009 : Seward, Alaska). Changes in the Arctic environment and the law of the sea. Leiden ; Boston : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2010 9789004177567
Standard no.:	10.1163/ej.9789004177567.i-594

Table of Contents:

Overview of changes in the Arctic environment and the law of the sea
Scientific background
Arctic marine transport
Northwest Passage, Northern Sea route and trans-polar route
New challenges : Arctic marine environment & biodiversity
Arctic living resources
Continental shelf limits and jurisdiction
Arctic offshore oil and gas resources
Spitsbergen (Svalbard).