This title was first published in 2002. This volume examines the norms of international law that apply to the planning stage of large-scale activities such as hydrocarbon exploitation, mineral extraction and forestry. These stationary activities (those that remain at a single location for a period of time), pose grave risks to the Arctic environment, since the development of technology has made it profitable to exploit natural resources even in such harsh regions.
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1: Introduction; 2: The Legal Status of the Arctic as a Physical Space; 3: Intentional Norm-Making in International Law: The Case of Arctic Cooperation; 4: Environmental Impact Assessment (Eia) Norms in the Arctic; 5: Transboundary Eia in the Arctic; 6: Concluding Remarks
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Product details
ISBN
9781138730007
Published
2017-10-30
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight
990 gr
Height
219 mm
Width
152 mm
Age
U, G, 05, 01
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Number of pages
450
Author