| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 282 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
McGill-Queen's native and northern series, 1181-7453 ; 2 |
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McGill-Queen's native and northern series ; 2, 1181-7453
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| Contents |
Introduction / Gordon Beanlands -- Part one: Science -- In pursuit of knowledge: Arctic shipping and marine science / Cynthia Lamson -- The physical environment / Robert A. Lake -- Marine mannals and ice-breakers / Brian D. Smiley -- Seabirds and environmental assessment / Richard G.B. Brown -- Part two: Differing assessments -- Industry, shipping proposals, and science / Robert L. Dryden -- Inuit concerns and environmental assessment / Peter Jull -- Coming of age: territorial review / John Donihee and Heather Myers -- The Federal EARP experience / David W.I. Marshall -- Part three: The big picture -- Hydrocarbon transport and risk assessment / Ray Lemberg -- Science policy and ocean management / Douglas M. Johnston -- On the road to Kingdom Come / David L. VanderZwaag |
| Summary |
This survey of the problems and challenges of shipping in the Arctic Ocean includes polar oceanography, marine mammals and ice-breakers, seabirds, petroleum exploration, oil spills, environmental impact of industrial activities, Inuit land claims and the possibility of native self-government |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Shipping -- Environmental aspects -- Arctic Ocean
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Environmental impact analysis -- Arctic Ocean
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Marine ecology -- Arctic Ocean
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate -- General.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Environmental -- General.
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Environmental impact analysis
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Marine ecology
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Shipping -- Environmental aspects
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Transports maritimes -- Aspect de l'environnement -- Arctique, Océan.
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Environnement -- Études d'impact -- Arctique, Océan.
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Arctic Ocean
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lamson, Cynthia.
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VanderZwaag, David L.
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| ISBN |
9780773562028 |
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0773562028 |
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0773507000 |
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9780773507005 |
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1282851365 |
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9781282851368 |
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9786612851360 |
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6612851368 |
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