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North America's Arctic Borders : A World of Change /

"Although part of a broader circumpolar world, North America's Arctic and sub-Arctic borders--and the establishment of new boundaries in the wake of significant, and regionally unique, change--are increasingly relevant in the broader, global world. Indeed, the Arctic reality has been drama...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Chater, Andrew (Editor ), Nicol, Heather N. (Heather Nora), 1953- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ottawa, Ontario : University of Ottawa Press, 2021.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Half Title Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Table of Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Acknowledgements
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • Theoretical Frameworks
  • The Challenges for North American Arctic Border Studies
  • The Structure of This Volume
  • 1. Lines on the Land and Sea
  • Evolving North Territorial Claims and International Borders
  • Westphalia and the Rules of Colonization
  • Establishing the Claims
  • Sovereignty and Terra Nullius
  • Establishing Colonial Empires
  • Lines on the Land
  • Maritime Borders Defined and Disputed
  • Who Owns the Northwest Passage?
  • Conclusions
  • 2. Governance of the North American Arctic
  • The Arctic Council and International Co-operation
  • The North American North and Arctic Council Co-operation
  • Other International Frameworks for Co-operation
  • Treaties and Binding Agreements
  • UNCLOS or Arctic Council?
  • Subnational and Indigenous Governance
  • Conclusions
  • 3. Culture of the Arctic Borderlands
  • Colonial Divide
  • Greenlandic Experience
  • Shaping New Borders Within
  • Resisting the International Border
  • Sovereignty and Indigenous Agency
  • Conclusions
  • 4. Trade, Economies, and Flows
  • Globalization and Regional Trends
  • North-South Borders of Trade
  • Global Trends in Investment
  • Globalization and Labour Migration
  • Existing Regional Infrastructures
  • International Regulatory Frameworks
  • Regional Forums for Economic Co-operation
  • Conclusions
  • 5. Sustainability in the Arctic Borderlands
  • The Roots of Environmental Regional Co-operation
  • The Emergence of Sustainable Development and Environmental Multilateralism in the Circumpolar North
  • Environmental Co-operation: From Intergovernmental Forums to Global Frameworks
  • Emerging Co-management Trends in Cross-Border Water Management
  • Managing Freshwater Bodies across Arctic Borders
  • Recent Trends in Regional Environmental Co-operation
  • Conclusions
  • 6. Security
  • A History of Conventional Security Concerns in North America
  • Managing Geopolitical Threats Through Defence Co-operation
  • Arctic Strategies
  • Human Security
  • Conclusions
  • Conclusion
  • Reference List
  • List of Contributors
  • Back cover