Shackleton

Shackleton
Author: Kim Heacox
Publisher:
Total Pages: 224
Release: 1999
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

Photographs and text profile the experiences polar explorer Ernest Shackleton had as he tried to reach the South Pole in 1914.

Antarctic challenge

Antarctic challenge
Author: Kunihiro Jōjima, Theodor Dams
Publisher: Duncker & Humblot
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2021
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9783428455409

Antarctic Challenges

Antarctic Challenges
Author: Aant Elzinga
Publisher: Royal Society of Arts and Sciences in Goteborg
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2004
Genre: Travel
ISBN:

"Symposium held in G'oteborg, 10-13 May 2001, on the occasion of the centenary of Otto Nordenskj'old's Antarctic Expedition, 1901-1903"--T.p. verso.

America on the Ice

America on the Ice
Author: Frank G. Klotz
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 372
Release: 1998-06
Genre:
ISBN: 0788170481

The Emerging Politics of Antarctica

The Emerging Politics of Antarctica
Author: Anne-Marie Brady
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2013
Genre: Law
ISBN: 041553139X

This book examines the post-Cold War challenges facing Antarctic governance. It seeks to understand the interests of new players in Antarctic affairs such as China, India, Korea and Malaysia, and how other key players such as Russia and the USA or claimant states such as New Zealand or France are coping in the new global order. Antarctica is the world's fifth largest continent and its territories are claimed by seven different states. Since 1961 Antarctica has been managed under the Antarctic Treaty System (ATS), a regime which, according to its critics, by the terms of its membership effectively excludes most of the nations of the world. This book examines the post-Cold War challenges facing Antarctic governance, and is organized thematically into three sections: Part 1considers the role of Antarctic politics in the current post-Cold War, post-colonial era and the impact this new political environment is having on the ATS. Part 2looks at the competing foreign policy objectives of a representative range of countries with Antarctic activities. Part 3examines issues that have the potential to destabilise the order of the Antarctic Treaty System, such as unrestricted tourism and new advances in science and technology. The Emerging Politics of Antarcticawill be of interest to students and scholars of international politics, polar studies and foreign policy studies.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Arctic and Antarctic

The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Arctic and Antarctic
Author: Jack Williams
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 366
Release: 2003
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9781592570737

Now armchair adventurers can find out about the physical, geological, and climatological conditions of the poles; their unique flora, fauna, and human inhabitants; the history of the greatest polar expeditions, the exciting scientific research being conducted there, and what changing climate conditions might mean to the future of this vast and fascinating realm.

Antarctic Ecosystems

Antarctic Ecosystems
Author: R. Bargagli
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 430
Release: 2005
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9783540220916

This volume provides an overview of climate change data, its effects on the structure and functioning of Antarctic ecosystems, and the occurrence and cycling of persistent contaminants. It discusses the role of Antarctic research for the protection of the global environment. The book also examines possible future scenarios of climate change and the role of Antarctic organisms in the early detection of environmental perturbations.

The Future of Antarctica

The Future of Antarctica
Author: Jeffrey McGee
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 215
Release: 2021-12-03
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9811670951

As global great power competition intensifies, there is growing concern about the geopolitical future of Antarctica. This book delves into the question of how can we anticipate, prepare for, and potentially even shape that future? Now in its 60th year, the Antarctic Treaty System has been comparatively resilient and successful in governing the Antarctic region. This book assesses how our ability to make accurate predictions about the future of the Antarctic Treaty System reduces rapidly in the face of political and biophysical complexity, uncertainty, and the passage of time. This poses a critical risk for organisations making long-range decisions about their policy, strategy, and investments in the frozen south. Scenarios are useful planning tools for considering futures beyond the limits of standard prediction. This book explores how a multi-disciplinary focus of classical geopolitics might be applied systematically to create scenarios on Antarctic futures that are plausible, rigorous, and robust. This book illustrates a pragmatic, nine-step scenario development process, using the topical issue of military activities in Antarctica. Along the way, the authors make suggestions to augment current theory and practice of geopolitical scenario planning. In doing so, this book seeks to rediscover the importance of a classical (primarily state-centric) lens on Antarctic geopolitics, which in recent decades has been overshadowed by more critical perspectives. This book is written for anyone with an interest in the rigorous assessment of geopolitical futures - in Antarctica and beyond.

Antarctic Climate Evolution

Antarctic Climate Evolution
Author: Fabio Florindo
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 606
Release: 2008-10-10
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0080931618

Antarctic Climate Evolution is the first book dedicated to furthering knowledge on the evolution of the world's largest ice sheet over its ~34 million year history. This volume provides the latest information on subjects ranging from terrestrial and marine geology to sedimentology and glacier geophysics. - An overview of Antarctic climate change, analyzing historical, present-day and future developments - Contributions from leading experts and scholars from around the world - Informs and updates climate change scientists and experts in related areas of study