Antarctic Futures

1. Setting the scene: Human activities, environmental impacts and governance arrangements in Antarctica.- Part I. Species and Ecosystems.- 2. Human Impacts on Antarctic Wildlife: predictions and speculations for 2060.- 3. Antarctic Marine Living Resources – “The future is not what it used to be”.- 4. Present and future conservation management of Antarctic baleen whales.- 5. Global movement and homogenisation of biota: challenges to the environmental management of Antarctica?.- 6. The Effects of Human Trampling on Maritime Antarctica Soils.- Part I Summary.- Part II. Regional Case Studies.- 7. Environmental Situation and Management Challenges for the Fildes Peninsula Region.- 8. Historical developments, drivers of change and future scenarios for human activities in Deception Island.- 9: Long Term Monitoring of Human impacts to the Terrestrial Environment at McMurdo Station.- Part II Summary.- Part III. Actors and Sectors.- 10. Valuing Antarctica: Emerging Views from International Studies.- 11. Strategic thinking and the Antarctic wilderness: Contrasting alternative futures.- 12. Strategic management and regulation of Antarctic tourism.- 13. Future challenges in environmental management of National Antarctic Programs.- 14. Strategic thinking for the Antarctic environment: the use of assessment tools in governance.- Part III Summary.- Part IV. Conclusions.- 15. Conclusions: Multiple dimensions of human engagement with the Antarctic environment.- Index.