Science and Geopolitics of The White World - Arctic-Antarctic-Himalaya

This book brings together thirteen selected papers presented in the Third International Seminar on Science and Geopolitics of Arctic-Antarctic-Himalaya, held in India in September 2015. The papers and have been grouped according to the Seminar's three main themes: a) Geopolitics of the Polar Regions, b) Global Climate Change and Polar Regions, and c) Climate Change and Himalayan Region.

List of contents

Part 1: Geopolitics of the Polar Region.- Chapter 1. The Arctic Cooperation - A Model for the Himalayas - Third Pole.- Chapter 2. The Hollowing of Antarctic Governance.- Chapter 3.  State Practices on Antarctica and International Law : Attempt at Identification of India's Interests, Needs and Future Position.- Chapter 4- Arctic: A Paradox and Antithesis.- Chapter 5. Should India Encourage Tourism in Antarctica.- Part 2: The Global Climate Change and Polar Region.- Chapter 6.  The Arctic - Teleconnections.- Chapter 7. A n Arctic- Antarctic-Asian Imbroglio.- Part 3: Climate Change and the Himalayan Region.-  Chapter 8. Inventory and Monitoring of Snow and Glaciers of the Himalaya using Space Data.- Chapter 9. Mitigation strategies to combat climate change in the Himalayan Mountains.- Chapter 10. Winter Climate and Snow Cover Variability over North-West Himalaya.- Chapter 11. Regional climate changes over Hindukush Karakoram-Himalaya Region.- Chapter 12. C urrent Status of Himalayan Cryosphere and Adjacent Mountains.-Chapter 13. Assessment of Glacier Fluctuations in the Himalaya.

Summary

This book brings together thirteen selected papers presented in the Third International Seminar on Science and Geopolitics of Arctic-Antarctic-Himalaya, held in India in September 2015. The papers and have been grouped according to the Seminar’s three main themes: a) Geopolitics of the Polar Regions, b) Global Climate Change and Polar Regions, and c) Climate Change and Himalayan Region.

Product details

• Assisted by: Sulagna Chattopadhyay (Editor), Prem Shankar Goel (Editor), Rasi Ravindra (Editor), Rasik Ravindra (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2018
• EAN: 9783319862422
• ISBN: 978-3-31-986242-2
• No. of pages: 195
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 11 mm x 235 mm
• Weight: 332 g
• Illustrations: XIII, 195 p. 60 illus., 48 illus. in color.
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Internationale Beziehungen, C, Internationale Institutionen, Climate Change, Meteorologie und Klimatologie (Klimaforschung), Regional Development, The environment, Earth and Environmental Science, Economic development, Earth Sciences, International institutions, International Organization, Earth System Sciences, Physical geography, Atmospheric Sciences, Development Studies, Climate Change Management and Policy, Polar Geography, Polar regions