North by 2020 : Perspectives on Alaska's Changing Social-Ecological Systems /

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Originating from a series of workshops held at the Alaska Forum of the Fourth International Polar Year, this interdisciplinary volume addresses a host of current concerns regarding the ecology and rapid transformation of the arctic. Concentrating on the most important linked social-ecological system...

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Other Authors: Eicken, Hajo, Lovecraft, Amy Lauren
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Fairbanks : University of Alaska Press, 2011.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Research.
Ecology.
Climatic changes > Detection.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Human Geography.
Climat > Changements > Detection > Regions polaires > Congres.
Recherche > Regions polaires > Congres.
Annee polaire internationale, 2007-2008 > Congres.
Climatic changes > Detection > Polar regions > Congresses.
Research > Polar regions > Congresses.
International Polar Year, 2007-2008 > Congresses.
Polar regions.
Arctic Regions.
Antarctica.
Regions polaires > Conditions environnementales > Congres.
Antarctique > Recherche > Congres.
Polar regions > Environmental conditions > Congresses.
Antarctica > Research > Congresses.
Arctic regions > Research > Congresses.
Polar regions > Research > Congresses.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Originating from a series of workshops held at the Alaska Forum of the Fourth International Polar Year, this interdisciplinary volume addresses a host of current concerns regarding the ecology and rapid transformation of the arctic. Concentrating on the most important linked social-ecological systems, including fresh water, marine resources, and oil and gas development, this volume explores opportunities for sustainable development from a variety of perspectives, among them social sciences, natural and applied sciences, and the arts. Individual chapters highlight expressions of climate change.
Physical Description:1 online resource: illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color)
ISBN:9781602231436

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