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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “david edmiston”
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  • The Future of Antarctica

    Scenarios from Classical Geopolitics

    by Jeffrey McGee, David Edmiston, Marcus Haward ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    As global great power competition intensifies, there is growing concern about the geopolitical future of Antarctica. This book delves into the question of how can we anticipate, prepare for, and potentially evenshape that future? Now in its 60th year, the Antarctic Treaty System has been comparatively resilient and successful in governing the Antarctic region. This book assesses how our ability to ... Read more

    $116.09 USD

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  • The Antarctic

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Klaus Dodds ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    The Antarctic is one the most hostile natural environments in the world. It is an extraordinary physical space, which changes significantly in shape and size with the passing of the seasons. Politically, it is unique as it contains one of the few areas of continental space not claimed by any nation-state. Scientifically, the continental ice sheet has provided us with vital evidence about the Earth ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Maritime Spatial Planning

    past, present, future

    Edited by Jacek Zaucha, Kira Gee ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This open access book is the first comprehensive overview of maritime or marine spatial planning. Countries across the globe are beginning to implement maritime spatial plans; however the authors of this collection have identified several key questions that are emerging from this growing body of MSP experience. How can maritime spatial planning deal with a complex and dynamic environment such as ... Read more

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  • Trade winds

    A voyage to a sustainable future for shipping

    by Christiaan De Beukelaer ...
    In 2020, Christiaan De Beukelaer spent 150 days covering 14,000 nautical miles aboard the schooner Avontuur, a hundred-year-old sailing vessel that transports cargo across the Atlantic Ocean. Embarking in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, he wanted to understand the realities of a little-known alternative to the shipping industry on which our global economy relies, and which contributes more carbon ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • Canada and the Changing Arctic

    Sovereignty, Security, and Stewardship

    by Franklyn Griffiths, Rob Huebert, P. Whitney Lackenbauer ...
    Global warming has had a dramatic impact on the Arctic environment, including the ice melt that has opened previously ice-covered waterways. State and non-state actors who look to the region and its resources with varied agendas have started to pay attention. Do new geopolitical dynamics point to a competitive and inherently conflictual “race for resources”? Or will the Arctic become a region ... Read more

    $28.79 USD

  • Methods of Disaster Research

    by Robert A. Stallings ...
    The methods of disaster research are indistinguishable from those used throughout the social sciences. Yet these methods must be applied under unique circumstances. Researchers new to this field need to understand how the disaster context affects the application of the methods of research. This volume, written by some of the worlds leading specialists in disaster research, provides for the first ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • A Dictionary of Disaster Management

    by Olivier Rubin, Rasmus Dahlberg ...
    Series series Oxford Quick Reference Online
    A Dictionary of Disaster Management offers over 200 terms covering different disasters from a social science perspective, brining together insights from many different disciplines including sociology, political science, history, anthropology, and natural science. It also features practical terms, key concepts in disaster research, and important organizations involved in disaster management. Terms ... Read more

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  • Breaking Through

    Understanding Sovereignty and Security in the Circumpolar Arctic

    Edited by Wilfrid Greaves, P. Whitney Lackenbauer ...
    Globalization, climate change, and increased geopolitical competition are having a profound impact on the Arctic, affecting how we understand both sovereignty and security within the region. In Breaking Through, a diverse group of emerging and established scholars examine Arctic sovereignty and security, rarely examined together, and present a theoretically robust study of Arctic sovereignty and ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • The Scramble for the Poles

    The Geopolitics of the Arctic and Antarctic

    by Klaus Dodds, Mark Nuttall ...
    In August 2007 a Russian flag was planted under the North Pole during a scientific expedition triggering speculation about a new scramble for resources beneath the thawing ice.But is there really a global grab for Polar territory and resources? Or are these activities vastly exaggerated? In this rich and wide-ranging book, Klaus Dodds and Mark Nuttall look behind the headlines and hyperbole to ... Read more

    $21.00 USD

  • The Demography of Disasters

    Impacts for Population and Place

    Edited by Dávid Karácsonyi, Andrew Taylor, Deanne Bird ...
    This open access book provides worldwide examples demonstrating the importance of the interplay between demography and disasters in regions and spatially. It marks an advance in practical and theoretical insights for understanding the role of demography in planning for and mitigating impacts from disasters in developed nations.Both slow onset (like the of loss polar ice from climate change) and ... Read more

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  • Handbook of Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction

    Edited by Ben Wisner, Ilan Kelman, J.C. Gaillard ...
    The Handbook provides a comprehensive statement and reference point for hazard and disaster research, policy making, and practice in an international and multi-disciplinary context. It offers critical reviews and appraisals of current state of the art and future development of conceptual, theoretical and practical approaches as well as empirical knowledge and available tools.Organized into five ... Read more

    $104.99 USD

  • Polar Cousins

    Comparing Antarctic and Arctic Geostrategic Futures

    by Christian Leuprecht ...
    Series series Beyond Boundaries: Canadian Defence and Strategic Studies
    Geopolitics and climate change now have immediate consequences for national and international security interests across the Arctic and Antarctic. The world’s polar regions are contested and strategically central to geopolitical rivalry. At the same time, rapid political, social, and environmental change presents unprecedented challenges for governance, environmental protection, and maritime ... Read more

    $28.79 USD