Antarctic Futures Human Engagement with the Antarctic Environment /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Tin, Tina (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Liggett, Daniela (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Maher, Patrick T. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Lamers, Machiel (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Θέματα: Environment.; Geography.; Wildlife.; Fish.; Environmental management.; Nature conservation.; Environmental Management.; Environmental Monitoring/Analysis.; Nature Conservation.; Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management.; Geography, general.

This book discusses concerns for the sensitive environments and ecosystems of Antarctica and looks ahead to the state of the continent as it might be in 2060. At the beginning of the 21st century, Antarctica stands at the edge of a warmer and busier world. The editors have gathered leading researche...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 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.