Developing a standardised approach to measuring the environmental footprint of antarctic research stations

• Published in: Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management
• Main Author: Brooks, S
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: World Scientific Publishing Co 2014
• Subjects: Environmental Sciences; Environmental Science and Management; Environmental Monitoring; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Davis Station; Davis-Station; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1142/S1464333214500379; http://ecite.utas.edu.au/119627

Within the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings, momentum has been building to define and manage the human footprint of research stations in Antarctica. This has been reflected by national operators and researchers offering varied approaches to measuring "footprint". By not having a stan...