The Changing Arctic and the European Union

A Book Based on the Report "Strategic Assessment of Development of the Arctic: Assessment Conducted for the European Union"
Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-90-04-30317-1
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 89, 336 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 499 g

Reihe: Nijhoff Law Specials

The Changing Arctic and the European Union provides a balanced and up-to-date overview of the multidimensional change taking place in the Arctic regions. Against this background, the role of the European Union regarding Arctic developments is considered, including the ongoing process of formulating an umbrella EU Arctic policy. In particular, the themes of climate change, maritime transport, fisheries, offshore oil and gas extraction, mining, land use and sociocultural change are discussed. The book comprises primarily an updated and expanded version of the report Strategic Assessment of Development of the Arctic: An assessment conducted for the European Union, produced for the European Commission. The report was to a great extent based on the interaction with Arctic stakeholders.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Stepien, Adam

Koivurova, Timo

Kankaanpää, Paula

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Europäische Union, Europapolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Humangeographie Politische Geographie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Geopolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Acronyms; List of Figures and Pictures;
Introduction: Understanding Arctic Change through Assessments and Stakeholder Engagement Adam Stepien, Paula Kankaanpää and Timo Koivurova;
The Making of a Coherent Arctic Policy for the European Union: Anxieties, Contradictions and Possible Future Pathways Adam Stepien and Timo Koivurova;
Climate Change in the Arctic Mikko Strahlendorff, Sébastien Duyck, Johan Gille, Anastasia Leonenko, Timo Koivurova, Marie-Theres von Schickfus, Adam Stepien and Jennie Thomas;
Changes in Arctic Maritime Transport Gunnar Sander, Johan Gille, Adam Stepien, Timo Koivurova, Jennie Thomas, Jean-Claude Gascard and Debra Justus;
Changing Nature of Arctic Fisheries Sigmar Arnarsson and Debra Justus;
Arctic Offshore Hydrocarbons and the European Union: More Constraints and Less Opportunities Michal Luszczuk, Debra Justus, Jennie Thomas, Chris Klok and Federica Gerber;
Mining in the European Arctic Kim van Dam, Annette Scheepstra, Johan Gille, Adam Stepien and Timo Koivurova;
Activities Affecting Land Use in the European Arctic Kirsi Latola, Simo Sarkki, Adam Stepien, and Mikko Jokinen;
Socioeconomic and Cultural Changes in the European Arctic Adam Stepien, Karolina Banul, Annette Scheepstra, Kim van Dam, Kirsi Latola and Timo Koivurova;
European Arctic Initiatives: Capacities, Gaps and Future Opportunities Lize-Marié van der Watt, Arne Riedel, Björn Dahlbäck, Elizabeth Tedsen, Kamil Jagodzinski and Paula Kankaanpää;
Role and Effectiveness of Assessments in Policy-making: On the Importance of the Process
Malgorzata Smieszek, Karolina Banul, Paula Kankaanpää, Timo Koivurova, Pamela Lesser and Adam Stepien;
Conclusion: The Region of Uncertainty - Arctic Change and Possible Pathways for the EU Adam Stepien, Timo Koivurova and Paula Kankaanpää;
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Adam Stepien (1983) is a researcher at the Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland. He specializes in Arctic governance, European Union, regional development, development cooperation and indigenous politics.

Timo Koivurova (1967), Research Professor, is a director of the Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority Law in the Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland. He has authored books and articles on Arctic governance, EIA, and international environmental law.

Paula Kankaanpää (1963), Professor, had been a director of the Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland since 2000. Starting from August 2015, she is director of the Marine Research Centre of the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE).