Deborah Shapley

The Seventh Continent

Antarctica in a Resource Age

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

First Published in 2011. Part of the resources for the future library collection on Global Environment and Development, this is the final Volume of seven. This book presents a broad-ranging study of Antarctica's history, politics, and development prospects with a command of issues in geography, science policy, technology, and international law, which is addressed with authority and flair. At this time, nations of the world are struggling to fashion a legal framework to govern Antarctic resources, which some regard as the common heritage of mankind. This debate, described vividly here, represents an ongoing application of the common-property resource concept, which has played a prominent role in RFF's research and analytical contributions during the past quarter-century. Furthermore, the continent's energy and minerals endowment-if exploitable at all (and in the author's judgment the prospects for this are dim)-constitute at best resources for the future.

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Produktdetails

• Seitenzahl: 338
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Januar 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 674g
• ISBN-13: 9781617260483
• ISBN-10: 1617260487
• Artikelnr.: 32814065

Autorenporträt

Deborah Shapley

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Joel Darmstadter
Preface
1. The Setting
2. The United States in Antarctica: Past
3. Other National Interests
4. The Antarctic Treaty
5. Resource Issues Emerge
6. Resources Drive Diplomacy
7. The United States in Antarctica: Present and Future
8. The Future of the Antarctic Treaty
Appendix A: The Antarctic Treaty
Appendix B: Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
Notes
Sources of Illustrations
Sources of Maps
Index