Wilderness protection in Polar Regions:Arctic lessons learnt for the regulation and management of tourism in the Antarctic

• Main Author: Neumann, Antje
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Tilburg University 2019
• Subjects: Arctic; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Svalbard; Canada; Norway; Hammastunturi; Antarc*; Antarctica; Archipelago; Iceland; Alaska
• Online Access: https://research.tilburguniversity.edu/en/publications/c0b1e17b-9f3f-4b0e-b146-9eacdd3354ae; https://pure.uvt.nl/ws/files/38404546/Neumann_Wilderness_08_05_2019_emb_tot_08_05_2024.docx.pdf

Wilderness is a central feature of the Arctic and the Antarctic, and both regions are commonly known to contain vast areas of it. However, the legal frameworks to protect either region’s wilderness expanses differ significantly. While for the Antarctic, the legal protection of wilderness falls under...