Changes in the Arctic environment and the law of the sea / / edited by Myron H. Nordquist, Tomas H. Heidar, and John Norton Moore.

• Superior document: COLP ; v. 14
• Author: University of Virginia. Center for Oceans Law and Policy. Conference
• TeilnehmendeR: Nordquist, Myron H.; Heidar, Tomas H.; Moore, John Norton, 1937-
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Language: English
• Series: Center for Oceans Law and Policy (Series) ; 14.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (624 p.)
• Notes: "... part of a series of publications on oceans law and policy associated with the Center for Oceans Law and Policy, University of Virginia School of Law. This volume is based on presentations made May 21-22, 2009, at the Center's 33rd Annual Conference which was held in Seward, Alaska"--Facing t.p.; "Seward papers"--Facing t.p.

While the Arctic Ocean has long been covered with ice, recent changes in climate have caused the ice to melt, spurring both conservation challenges to the region's environment and biodiversity, as well as new opportunities for navigation and natural resource development. Changes in the Arctic E...

Table of Contents

• Overview of changes in the Arctic environment and the law of the sea
• Scientific background
• Arctic marine transport
• Northwest Passage, Northern Sea route and trans-polar route
• New challenges : Arctic marine environment & biodiversity
• Arctic living resources
• Continental shelf limits and jurisdiction
• Arctic offshore oil and gas resources
• Spitsbergen (Svalbard).