Author : John May
Publisher : Doubleday Books
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 24,56 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Antarctica
ISBN :
Includes material on the Antarctic Treaty.
Author : John May
Publisher :
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 47,82 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Antarctica
ISBN : 9780959770223
Author : Catherine Barr
Publisher :
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 25,92 MB
Release : 2021-09
Category :
ISBN : 9781406395952
Author : Beau Riffenburgh
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 1274 pages
File Size : 47,64 MB
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 0415970245
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Author : John May
Publisher : Pantheon
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 48,10 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN :
Examines accidents and risk, the nature of chance and the oppressive weight of secrecy, official lies, and the true cost of atomic energy.
Author : Peter J. Beck
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 16,10 MB
Release : 2014-06-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1317700961
First published in 1986, this book considers the nature of international interest in Antarctica and the positions of those involved. It looks at the significance of the historical dimension, the development of the treaty system, the management of marine and mineral resources, the role of the United Nations and the impact of such non-governmental organisations as Greenpeace International. The Antarctic implications of the Falklands War of 1982 are also discussed, as well as the underlying relationship between America and the Soviet Union during the 1980s. With a truly international scope, this reissue will be of particular relevance to students with an interest in the political, legal, economic and environmental concerns surrounding the Antarctic region, both in the present and historically.
Author : Jessica O'Reilly
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 34,16 MB
Release : 2017-01-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 150170835X
The Technocratic Antarctic is an ethnographic account of the scientists and policymakers who work on Antarctica. In a place with no indigenous people, Antarctic scientists and policymakers use expertise as their primary model of governance. Scientific research and policymaking are practices that inform each other, and the Antarctic environment—with its striking beauty, dramatic human and animal lives, and specter of global climate change—not only informs science and policy but also lends Antarctic environmentalism a particularly technocratic patina. Jessica O’Reilly conducted most of her research for this book in New Zealand, home of the "Antarctic Gateway" city of Christchurch, and on an expedition to Windless Bight, Antarctica, with the New Zealand Antarctic Program. O’Reilly also follows the journeys Antarctic scientists and policymakers take to temporarily "Antarctic" places such as science conferences, policy workshops, and the international Antarctic Treaty meetings in Scotland, Australia, and India. Competing claims of nationalism, scientific disciplines, field experiences, and personal relationships among Antarctic environmental managers disrupt the idea of a utopian epistemic community. O’Reilly focuses on what emerges in Antarctica among the complicated and hybrid forms of science, sociality, politics, and national membership found there. The Technocratic Antarctic unfolds the historical, political, and moral contexts that shape experiences of and decisions about the Antarctic environment.
Author : John May
Publisher : Sterling Publishing (NY)
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 24,39 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780806974859
A celebration tinged with tragedy. This reference, illustrated with color photographs, maps, and charts, combines information on the evolution, habits, intelligence, and anatomy of the dolphin with a survey of the growing threats to its survival. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author : Keith Scott
Publisher :
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 32,32 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Social Science
ISBN :
This book explains the allure of the great wilderness of Antarctica, mostly unspoiled by people, its wildlife still incredibly trusting of us, and demonstrates why we must preserve it at all cost.
Author : Thomas Bauer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 13,80 MB
Release : 2013-04-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1136390278
Ecotourism and adventure tours offer unique tourism opportunities in the Antarctic! Are you prepared to make the most of them? Tourism in the Antarctic analyzes tourism activities in the most remote tourist destination in the world! It establishes visitor profiles; discusses the impacts of tourism on the region; and explores barriers, opportunities, and future directions in Antarctic tourism. The emergence of ecotourism has turned Antarctica into an increasingly popular tourist destination for intrepid travelers. During the 1999/2000 season, approximately 15,000 passengers visited Antarctica by ship. Tourism in the Antarctic discusses the new and exciting opportunities for tourism business operators in the region, as well as the ramifications of increased numbers of visitors to this unique environment. In these pages, you will find discussions of issues related to Antarctic tourism including: regulation of the tourism industry under the Antarctic Treaty System, and self-regulation provided by business operators trends and predictions for numbers of visitors to the region tourist attractions that are natural, man-made, spiritual, or scientific in nature wildlife of Antarctica: seals and whales, flying sea birds, penguins, etc. international law as it relates to the region ship-based tourism opportunities from yachts and small expedition-type vessels to very large cruise ships and icebreakers air- and land-based tourism opportunities in the region from private expeditions to overflights an overview of current tourism operations in other remote areas: the Arctic region, the Galapagos Islands, Alaska, New Zealand's Sub-Antarctic Islands, and more The author's observations and experiences during cruises to the Antarctic Peninsula, the sub-Antarctic islands and the Ross Sea, as well as during overflights of Antarctica, are the basis of this unique volume. Generously embellished with charts and tables that make it easy to track activities, opinions, trends, and environmental statistics, this book is an essential reference for anyone teaching, studying, or planning to operate a tourism business in this part of the world.
