Title Canada-US arctic marine corridors and resource development / John Higginbotham, Andrea Charron and James Manicom

Published Waterloo, Ont. : The Centre for International Governance Innovation, 2012 (Beaconsfield, Quebec : Canadian Electronic Library, 2013)

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Description 1 online resource (10 pages) : illustrations, digital file Series Policy brief ; no. 24 Policy brief (Centre for International Governance Innovation) ; no. 24 Summary The shrinking Arctic ice cap is creating unprecedented geophysical change in the circumpolar region, a trend that is very likely to continue. Together, this " great melt" and the delineation of extended national economic zones afford increased access to economic resources in the Arctic Ocean. Intense activities in commercial, investment, diplomatic, legal, scientific and academic sectors abound in the new Arctic, but the region' s long-term significance is only gradually penetrating North American public consciousness. Media reports such as the recent, virtually ice-free trans-polar transit of a Chinese icebreaker through the Russian Northern Sea Route, or the transit of the Northwest Passage by a large cruise ship, are only the tip of the proverbial economic iceberg. In this policy brief, drawn in large part from discussions at the Arctic Marine Corridors and Resource Development Round Table, the authors argue that in preparing for the commercialization of the Arctic Ocean, Canada and the United States, as major nations bordering the Arctic, face enormous opportunities in protecting economic and environmental interests; however, a number of challenges impede the fulfillment of this vision Notes "November 2012." "This policy brief is drawn in large part from discussions at the Arctic Marine Corridors and Resource Development Round Table. The event was held in a House of Commons facility in Ottawa, June 2012." Subject Transportation -- Northwest Passage Economic zones (Law of the sea) -- Arctic regions Economic history Economic zones (Law of the sea) Transportation Alaska. Arctic ocean. Canada. Centre for international governance innovation. Emergency management. International atomic energy agency. Nuclear weapon. United states. Arctic. North america. SUBJECT Arctic regions -- Economic conditions Northwest Passage. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85092611 Subject Arctic Ocean -- Northwest Passage Arctic Regions Genre/Form Electronic books Form Electronic book Author Charron, Andrea Manicom, James Centre for International Governance Innovation.

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