Originally published in 2000, The Arctic provides a comprehensive overview of the regions rapidly changing physical and human dimensions and demonstrates the importance of communication between natural scientists, social scientists, and local stakeholders in response to the tremendous challenges and opportunities facing the Arctic. It is an essential resource for all Arctic researchers, particularly those developing multidisciplinary projects. It provides an overview of key areas of Arctic research by renowned specialists in the field, each chapter forms a detailed, varied and accessible account of current knowledge. Each author introduces the subject to a non-specialist readership, while retaining intellectual integrity and relevance for specialist. Overall, the richness of the material presented in this volume reflects the ecological and cultural diversity of this vast and environmentally critical party of the globe.
List of Figures List of Colour Illustrations List of Tables Contributors
Foreword Map Introduction Part I: The Physical Structure and Processes of the
Arctic
1. The Geological Development of the Arctic
2. Glaciology
3.
Permafrost and Hydrology
4. Arctic Oceanography, Sea Ice and Climate
5. Upper
Atmosphere Physics and Chemistry
6. The Weather and Climate of the Arctic
Part II: Life Sciences in the Arctic
7. Marine Biology: Biomass Productivity
Distributions and Their Variability in the Barents and Bering Seas
8. Ecology
of Arctic Lakes and Rivers
9. Biodiversity of Terrestrial Ecosystems
10.
Arctic Terrestrial Ecosystems and Ecosystem Function
11. Arctic Medical
Sciencem
12. Physical Anthropology of the Arctic Part III: Social and
political Dimensions of the Arctic
13. Indigenous Peopls, Self-Determination
and the Arctic Environment
14. The Social Anthropology of the Arctic
15.
Arctic Geopolitics Then and Now
16. The Population of the Circumpolar North
17. The Political Economy of Renewable Resource Management in the Arctic Part
IV: Anthropogenic Impacts on the Arctic Environment: Regional and Global
Consequences and Policy Responses
18. Integrated Global Change Impact
Assessments
19. Ozone Depletion and UV-B Radiation
20. Local and
Transboundary Pollution
21. International Co-Operation in the Arctic
Environment
22. Indigenous Peoples Organisations and Arctic Environmental
Co-Operation Index
Mark Nuttall, University of Alberta, Canada, Terry V. Callaghan University of Sheffield, England, UK.
