Multiple Publications Available
On Sea Ice
By: W.F. Weeks
University of Alaska PressGlobalization and the Circumpolar North
Edited By: Lassi Heininen and Chris Southcott
University of Alaska PressPolar Law Textbook
Edited By: Natalia Loukacheva
Nordic Council of MinistersPolar Science and Global Climate
Edited By: Bettina Kaiser
Pearson Publishing
- On Sea Ice
By: W.F. Weeks
University of Alaska Press
Covering more than seven percent of the Earth's surface, sea ice is
crucial to the functioning of the biosphere--and is a key component in
our attempts to understand and combat climate change. With 'On Sea Ice',
geophysicist W.F. Weeks delivers a natural history of sea ice, a fully
comprehensive and up-to-date account of our knowledge of its creation,
change, and function.
The volume begins with the earliest recorded observations of sea ice,
from 350 BC, but the majority of its information is drawn from the
period after 1950, when detailed study of sea ice became widespread.
Weeks delves into both micro-level characteristics (internal structure,
component properties, and phase relations) and the macro-level nature of
sea ice (such as salinity, growth, and decay). He also explains the
mechanics of ice pack drift and the recently observed changes in ice
extent and thickness.
For further information, please go to:
http://www.uaf.edu/uapress/browse/detail/index.xml?id=385.
- Globalization and the Circumpolar North
Edited By: Lassi Heininen and Chris Southcott
University of Alaska Press
The circumpolar North has long been the subject of conflicting national
aspirations and border disputes, and with the end of the cold war and
the coming era of potential resource scarcity, its importance will only
grow over the next several decades. Anticipating that renewed
prominence, 'Globalization and the Circumpolar North' brings together an
array of scholars to explore the effects of this increased attention,
from the new opportunities offered by globalization to the potential
damage to long-isolated northern communities and peoples.
For further information, please go to:
http://www.uaf.edu/uapress/browse/detail/index.xml?id=395.
- Polar Law Textbook
Edited By: Natalia Loukacheva
Nordic Council of Ministers
A Polar Law Textbook has been published by the Nordic Council of
Ministers, which endorsed the Polar Law Textbook project under the
Arctic Cooperation Program. Chapters in the textbook generally follow
materials from the polar law program offered at the University of
Akureyri.
The idea for the Polar Law Textbook was developed from the recognition
of the need to disseminate information about polar law as an emerging
field of legal studies, an area of study long overdue greater
recognition. Developments in the polar regions are now the subject of
growing interest and importance. They concern a divergent range of
global and regional development issues and beg further inquiry into the
role of law in dealing with many of these issues. The Polar Law Textbook
attempts to illustrate the importance of legal values in addressing
various challenges across the Nordic region, among remote arctic
communities as well as globally. The topics of the Polar Law Textbook
include various developments in international and domestic law
concerning the polar regions (e.g., issues of environmental law, law of
the sea, resources, human rights law, Indigenous peoples' rights). By
looking at linkages between different areas of law and the other social
sciences, the textbook also explores the relevant aspects of the
economic, social, and political developments affecting the poles.
For further information, please go to:
http://www.norden.org/en/publications/publications/2010-538.
- Polar Science and Global Climate
Edited By: Bettina Kaiser
Pearson Publishing
'Polar Science and Global Climate: An International Resource for
Education and Outreach' was created to ensure efforts catalyzed by the
International Polar Year (IPY) will continue to inspire educators,
students, and emerging polar researchers into the next generation of
young, international polar researchers with a shared commitment to
outreach and education.
The book comprises background information on recent polar research and
the history of IPY. It addresses climate change-related issues from the
perspective of the Indigenous population in the Arctic. It provides a
selection of teaching resources on six polar themes (atmosphere, ice,
ocean, land, people, and space) and showcases large- and small-scale
education and outreach projects successfully carried out during the IPY.
Proceeds from the book will go to the Association of Polar Early Career
Scientists (APECS). For further information, please go to:
http://www.pearsoned.co.uk/Bookshop/detail.asp?item=100000000391207.