Environmental protection of the circumpolar arctic waters : A comparative study and an appraisal of the National Regulatory Systems ...

• Main Author: Harders, Johannes Enno
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: University of British Columbia 2010
• Subjects: Arctic; Arctic pollution; Greenland; Alaska
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0077715; https://doi.library.ubc.ca/10.14288/1.0077715

Canada, the United States-Alaska, the Soviet Union-RSFSR, Norway, and Denmark/Greenland have non-specific laws apply for the environmental protection of their Arctic lands, waters, and marine spaces. But the piecemeal approaches employed neglect the need for environmentally sound management in respect of the multiple uses of the polar sea's delicate ecosystems. Convenient component elements of Arctic pollution are chosen for examination -- (1) land-based sources of freshwater pollution and (2) marine-borne pollution resulting from offshore drilling and Arctic shipping. This comparative study moreover serves three objectives: (1) the exposition of the statutory instruments and administrative materials; (2) the evaluation of the national approaches taken for environmental protection generally and Arctic protection specifically; and (3) the appraisal of the accommodation and resolution of conflicts over interests concerning economic uses vis-a-vis environmental protection. In the chapter on each state a ...