This book sheds light on how global warming has caused the ongoing environmental disaster in the Arctic, namely its melting. This development, if left unabated, will have a major negative environmental impact, not only on the Arctic itself, but on the entire planet, including the worsening of...

AbstractThe following sections are included:INTRODUCTIONRUSSIA'S PRINCIPAL VIEWS ON THE ARCTICCOMPONENTS OF RUSSIA'S ARCTIC POLICY FORMATIONThe Arctic is a region of peace and cooperationThe Russian Arctic is a transportation route between Europe, Asia and North AmericaThe Arctic region is one...

AbstractThe following sections are included:INTRODUCTIONBROADER CONCEPTS OF SECURITYJapan's concept of comprehensive securityRedefining the concept of security: “environmental security”THE ARCTIC AND JAPANThe Arctic's geopolitics: resources, peoples and the environmentThe main findings of...

AbstractThe following sections are included:INTRODUCTIONTHE ARCTIC MELT: EXTENT, INTENSITY AND IMPLICATIONSThe impact of an ice-free ArcticImplications for IndiaThe Arctic highwayArctic region as a petroleum provinceSea level riseSatabhaya village, Orissa18 — a short case studyVulnerabilities...

AbstractThe following sections are included:INTRODUCTIONCHANGE OF CLIMATEANTHROPOGENIC INFLUENCEAtmospheric transferenceWater transferenceBiological transferenceCONCLUSIONBIBLIOGRAPHYENDNOTES

AbstractThe following sections are included:INTRODUCTIONARCTIC AMPLIFICATION OF CLIMATE CHANGEWHITHER ARCTIC SEA ICE?DECLINE OF THE GREENLAND ICE SHEETSEA LEVEL RISEREGIONAL SEA LEVELCONCLUSIONBIBLIOGRAPHYENDNOTES

AbstractThe following sections are included:INTRODUCTIONOFFSHORE PETROLEUM ACTIVITIES IN THE HIGH NORTHNorwayRussiaShtokmanPrirazlomnoyeNorway and Russia — similarities and differencesENVIRONMENTAL AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CONCERNSJURISDICTIONAL ISSUESOuter delimitation of continental...

AbstractThe following sections are included:INTRODUCTIONTHE EU IN THE ARCTIC: HISTORICAL CONTEXTEU ARCTIC POLICY: MAJOR INSTITUTIONAL ACTORSEU interests in the ArcticMelting ice in the NorthNew energy province for EuropeRare earth and precious metals: a driver for the EU industryThe future of EU...