The Northern Sea Route as a Shipping Lane Expectations and Reality /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Pastusiak, Tadeusz (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Θέματα: Geography.; Climate change.; Polar regions.; Transportation engineering.; Traffic engineering.; Polar Geography.; Transportation Technology and Traffic Engineering.; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts.

This book analyses the current and future viability of the Northern Sea Route as a stable transport route for the international transit traffic between Europe and the Far East. It includes the present conditions, defining and evaluating viability factors for using the Northern Sea Route (NSR). The b...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• PART I. The Northern Sea Route in global shipping and history
• Chapter 1. Introduction
• Chapter 2. A brief history of navigation on the Northern Sea Route
• PART II. Environmental conditions – bathymetry, climate and hydrology
• Chapter 3. Environmental conditions affecting the use of the Northern Sea Route as a shipping lane
• Chapter 4. Sea ice occurring on the seas of the Russian Arctic and its impact on navigating the Northern Sea Route
• PART III: Technical conditions – vessels, infrastructure, routes and nodal points
• Chapter 5. Technical conditions affecting the use of the Northern Sea Route as a shipping lane
• Chapter 6. Variants of the Northern Sea Route
• PART IV: Current and further accessibility of the Northern Sea Route –expectations and reality
• Chapter 7. Route selection on the Northern Sea Route under continuously changing ice conditions
• Chapter 8. The possibility of using the Northern Sea Route in the light of climate change scenarios
• Chapter 9. Summary and conclusions. .