Environmental and human security in the Arctic /
Hoogensen Gjørv, Gunhild,1966-editor of compilation.
Bazely, Dawn R.,editor of compilation.
Goloviznina, Marina,editor of compilation.
Tanentzap, Andrew J.,editor of compilation.
"This is the first comprehensive exploration of why human security is relevant to the Arctic and what achieving it can mean. Change in the Arctic is occurring at an unprecedented rate, placing an immense strain on the many factors that contribute to human well-being and security, such as the health of the environment, identity of peoples, supply of traditional foods, community health, economic opportunities, and political stability. The traditional definition of security has already been actively employed in the Arctic region for decades, particularly in relation to natural resource sovereignty issues, but how and why should the human aspect be introduced? What can this region teach us about human security in the wider world? The book reviews the potential threats to security, putting them in an analytical framework and indicating a clear path for solutions. Contributions come from natural, social and humanities scientists, hailing from Canada, Russia, Ukraine, Finland and Norway. Environmental Change and Human Security in the Arctic is an essential resource for policy-makers, community groups, researchers and students working in the field of human security, particularly for those in the Arctic regions"--
"Earthscan from Routledge"-- from title page.
"This is the first comprehensive exploration of why human security is relevant to the Arctic and what achieving it can mean. Change in the Arctic is occurring at an unprecedented rate, placing an immense strain on the many factors that contribute to human well-being and security, such as the health of the environment, identity of peoples, supply of traditional foods, community health, economic opportunities, and political stability. The traditional definition of security has already been actively employed in the Arctic region for decades, particularly in relation to natural resource sovereignty issues, but how and why should the human aspect be introduced? What can this region teach us about human security in the wider world? The book reviews the potential threats to security, putting them in an analytical framework and indicating a clear path for solutions. Contributions come from natural, social and humanities scientists, hailing from Canada, Russia, Ukraine, Finland and Norway. Environmental Change and Human Security in the Arctic is an essential resource for policy-makers, community groups, researchers and students working in the field of human security, particularly for those in the Arctic regions"--
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface : remarks by Ambassador Shirley Wolff Serafini at the Human Security in the Arctic Seminar -- Introduction / Hoogensen Gjørv and Goloviznina Competing perceptions of security in the Arctic / Hoogensen Gjørv and Goloviznina -- Cold War legacies in Russia's Svalbard policy / Åtland and Pedersen -- A new northern security : environmental degradation and risks, climate change, energy security, trans-nationalism and flows of globalization and governance / Heininen -- Arctic environmental security and abrupt climate change / Briggs -- Climate change impacts, adaptation, and the technology interface / David Malcolm -- The sustainability transition : governing coupled human/natural systems / Oran Young -- Health and human security communicable diseases in the post-Soviet Arctic / Rowe, Wilson Rowe and Hønneland -- Telemedicine as a tool for Improving human security / Linstad -- Health security vs economic security? : the case of Komi / Hoogensen Gjørv and Goloviznina -- Aboriginal self-eetermination and resource development activity : improving human security in the Canadian Arctic / Slowey -- Human security and women's security in north west Russia / Kirsti Stuvøy -- Democratization in Russia : the political exclusion and commodification of women / Maria Lvova -- Bridging the GAPS between ecology and human security / Dawn R. Bazely, Julia Christensen, Andrew J. Tanentzap, Gunhild Hoogensen Gjørv and J. Zoe Wilson -- Examining Arctic security / Marina Goloviznina and Gunhild Hoogensen Gjørv.
Environmental policy
Human security
Global environmental change.
Environmental degradation
Arctic peoples.
Human ecology