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Title Crisis and emergency management in the Arctic : navigating complex environments / edited by Natalia Andreassen, Odd Jarl Borch
Published Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2021
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Description 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Series Routledge studies in hazards, disaster risk and climate change
Routledge studies in hazards, disaster risk, and climate change.
Contents Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- List of illustrations -- Preface -- List of contributors -- 1. Introduction to Crisis and Emergency Management in the Arctic -- 2. The Opening of the Arctic: How Newcomers Gain Access to a Complex Environment -- 3. Maritime Activity and Risk in the Arctic -- 4. Search and Rescue Capabilities in the Arctic: Is the High North Prepared at an Adequate Level? -- 5. Activity and Risk versus Preparedness in the High North
6. Vessels and Opportunities: How the Arctic Expedition Cruise Industry Can Contribute to Enhanced Marine Preparedness in Polar Waters -- 7. Legal Possibilities to Police the Arctic Ocean -- 8. Coast Guard Co-operation in the Arctic: A Key Piece of the Puzzle -- 9. Response -- Coast Guard Co-operation in the Arctic: A Key Piece of the Puzzle -- 10. International Co-operation − the Way to Success -- 11. Co-ordination of Oil Emergencies in the Russian Arctic: Issues of operational hierarchy and coordination challenges
12. Co-ordination of Emergency Response Systems in High-Complexity Environments: Structuring Mechanisms and Managerial Roles -- 13. Counterterrorism at Sea and Its Implications for Selected Arctic Maritime Soft Targets -- 14. Emergency Collaboration Exercises and Learning: Experiences from the Arctic -- 15. Practical Co-operation on Oil Spill Preparedness and Response in the Barents Sea and the Arctic -- 16. Search and Rescue in the Arctic -- 17. Perspectives on Future Research within Crisis and Emergency Management in the Arctic -- Index
Summary This book sheds light on the management challenges of crisis and emergency response in an arctic environment. It explores how the complexity of the operational environment impacts on the risk of operations and addresses a need for tailor-made emergency response mechanisms. Through case studies of the arctic environment, the book illustrates how factors such as nature, geography, demographics and infrastructure increase the complexity of crises in the Arctic and present a significant danger to life and health, the environment and values in challenging Arctic waters. The case studies lay a special focus on contextual factors including conflicting interests and different stakeholder groups, as well as the institutional platforms influencing crisis response and emergency management. They also explore the implications for the managerial roles, the mode of operations, and the structuring of the organizations responsible for the emergency response. The necessity to facilitate cooperation across organizations and borders and a need for organizational flexibility in large scale operations are also emphasized. Written in an accessible style, this book will make for a useful resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students of disaster and emergency management, as well as for professionals involved in emergency services
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Natalia Andreassen is Associate Professor in Organization and Management at the Nord University Business School, Norway. Her research focuses on issues of coordination and organization with special focus on emergency management. She conducts research at the High North Center of Business and Governance. Odd Jarl Borch is Professor of Strategy at the Nord University, Bodo, Norway. He received his M.Sc. from The Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration in 1979, and his PhD from Umea University in Sweden in 1990. He has a Master Mariner education from Bodin Maritime Academy
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Subject Climatic changes -- Government policy -- Arctic regions
Geopolitics -- Arctic regions
Crisis management -- Arctic regions
SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography
Geopolitics
Climatic changes -- Government policy
Crisis management
Arctic Regions
Form Electronic book
Author Andreassen, Natalia, editor.
Borch, Odd Jarl, editor.
ISBN 9780429638923
0429638922
9780429029899
0429029896