Research Catalog

Title

Changing trends in Antarctic research / edited by Aant Elzinga.

Publication

Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, ©1993.

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Details

Additional Authors

Elzinga, Aant, 1937-

Description

xi, 161 pages : illustrations, maps; 25 cm.

Series Statement

Environment & assessment ; v. 3

Uniform Title

Environment & assessment ; v. 3.

Subject

• Scientific expeditions > Antarctica > Congresses
• Research > history
• Expeditions > history
• Scientific expeditions
• Poolonderzoek
• Expedities
• Environnement > Protection > Congrès. > Arctique
• Expéditions scientifiques > Antarctique
• Antarctica > Congresses
• Antarctica
• Antarctique > Congrès

Genre/Form

Conference papers and proceedings.

Note

• "From an international symposium in Göteborg, 30 September-October 1, 1991 to mark the 30th anniversary year of the Antarctic Treaty, with a special concluding chapter based on a recent evaluation of the activities of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

The politics of science in polar regions / Aant Elzinga and Ingemar Bohlin -- The role of science in the negotiations of the Antarctic Treaty -- an historical review in the light of recent events / based on an introduction by Finn Sollie -- Development of the science/politics interface in the Antarctic Treaty and the role of scientific advice / based on an introduction by Nigel Bonner -- Relevance pressures and the strategic orientation of research / based on an introduction by Anders Karlqvist -- The place of regulation in relationship to science / based on an introduction by Olav Orheim -- The place of science in an environmentally regulated continent / based on an introduction by James N. Barnes -- Focussing an Antarctic research program -- the Australian experience / based on an introduction by Bruce Davis -- Environmentally driven research -- is it different? / based on an introduction by Barry Heywood -- Geoscience -- basic research or commercial prospecting? / based on an introduction by Kent Larsson -- Multi-disciplinary and multi-country perspectives / based on prepared statements by Riita Mansukaski [and others] -- The science/politics interface in development / Nigel Banner -- Science in an environmentally regulated continent / James N. Barnes -- The Australian Antarctic research program in focus / Bruce Davis -- Environmentally driven or environmentally benign Antarctic research / R.B. Heywaad -- Some views on Antarctic research / Rita R. Colwell.

ISBN

• 0792322673
• 9780792322672

LCCN

93010277

OCLC

• ocm27815001
• 27815001
• SCSB-2003005

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library