The High North Between Geography and Politics /

• Main Author: Czarny, Ryszard M. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2015.
• Subjects: Environment.; Environment, general.

This book deals with the transformation of the Arctic from an isolated or a distant region to   a member of the global community, vulnerable to global changes, and an area frequently in the very center of the world’s attention. Increased global interest is a potential source of tensions between the...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• The High North
• he High North as a part of the global climate system: contemporary challenges
• Peoples of the High North
• The High North: the economic dimension
• The political dimension: North European Countries and the High North
• The High North as the area of international cooperation
• The High North: a source of conflicts or opportunities
• Conclusion.