Antarctic Futures
Springer (Verlag)
978-94-007-6581-8 (ISBN)
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.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 16.10.2013 |
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Zusatzinfo | 16 Illustrations, color; 17 Illustrations, black and white; XX, 360 p. 33 illus., 16 illus. in color. |
Verlagsort | Dordrecht |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie |
Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz | |
Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie | |
Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie | |
Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei | |
Schlagworte | Antarctic Treaty System • Environmental Management • Human impacts • Strategic Planning • Values |
ISBN-10 | 94-007-6581-9 / 9400765819 |
ISBN-13 | 978-94-007-6581-8 / 9789400765818 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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