Tabla de Contenidos:
  • ""Science and Stewardship in the Antarctic""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Science and Stewardship in the Antarctic""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction ""; ""SCIENCE: A PRIMARY AND ENDURING OBJECTIVE""; ""Earth's History and Climatic Change""; ""Biology and Ecology""; ""Solar-Terrestrial Physics and Astronomy""; ""STEWARDSHIP: A NEW APPROACH TO THE FUTURE""; ""TOWARD DYNAMIC FEEDBACK BETWEEN SCIENCE AND STEWARDSHIP""; ""Information Interactions""; ""Understanding""; ""Site Integrity and Site Characterization""; ""Process Interactions""; ""Constraints""
  • ""Approach and Technology""""2 Human Activity in Antarctica ""; ""PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT""; ""HUMAN ACTIVITY""; ""Exploration, Research, and Resources""; ""Tourism""; ""EFFECTS OF HUMAN ACTIVITY ON SCIENCE""; ""3 Governance Structures ""; ""THE ANTARCTIC TREATY SYSTEM""; ""Background""; ""Basic Elements""; ""Environmental Protection""; ""Implementation by the United States""; ""THE PROTOCOL ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION""; ""Provisions""; ""General Governance Arrangements""; ""Specific Environmental Rules""; ""How the Protocol Links Science and Stewardship""; ""Challenges""
  • ""4 Implementation of the Environmental Protocol """"ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE AND SCIENCE-FRIENDLY LEGISLATION""; ""Clarity""; ""Flexibility""; ""Simplicity""; ""Practicability""; ""ISSUES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTOCOL AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR RESOLUTION""; ""Process versus Substantive Rules""; ""Committee for Environmental Protection""; ""Monitoring""; ""Resources""; ""Who's in Chargeâ€?Scientific and Nonscientific Activities""; ""Environmental Assessments""; ""Timeliness""; ""Transparency""; ""Liability""; ""Conclusion""
  • ""5 The Future for Antarctic Science and Stewardship """"BENEFITS OF THE NEW PROTOCOL""; ""CHALLENGES OF RESEARCH AND STEWARDSHIP""; ""Protocol-Related Versus Other Science""; ""Quality of Environmental Monitoring""; ""Consideration of Scientific Views in Policy""; ""Speeding Implementation of the Protocol""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""List of Acronyms ""; ""References""; ""APPENDIX A Tourism ""; ""GUIDELINES OF CONDUCT FOR ANTARCTICA VISITORS""; ""GUIDELINES OF CONDUCT FOR ANTARCTICA TOUR OPERATORS""; ""APPENDIX B Committee on Antarctic Policy and Science ""; ""BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION""