Breaking the Ice (eBook)

Canada, Sovereignty, and the Arctic Extended Continental Shelf

Elizabeth Riddell-Dixon (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
344 Seiten
Dundurn Press (Verlag)
9781459738997 (ISBN)

Infos

As one of the five Arctic coastal states, Canada has a vested interest in the Arctic extended continental shelf. Breaking the Ice examines the political, legal, and scientific aspects of Canada’s efforts to delineate its Arctic extended continental shelf and our part in the international legal regime affecting it.

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The Hill Times: Best Books of 2017The Arctic seabed, with its vast quantities of undiscovered resources, is the twenty-first century's frontier.In Breaking the Ice: Canada, Sovereignty and the Arctic Extended Continental Shelf, Arctic policy expert Elizabeth Riddell-Dixon examines the political, legal, and scientific aspects of Canada s efforts to delineate its Arctic extended continental shelf. The quality and quantity of the data collected and analyzed by the scientists and legal experts preparing Canada s Arctic Submission for the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf, and the extensive collaboration with Canada s Arctic neighbours is a good news story in Canadian foreign policy. As Arctic sovereignty continues to be a key concern for Canada and as the international legal regime is being observed by all five Arctic coastal states, it is crucial to continue to advance our understanding of the complex issues around this expanding area of national interest.

Autor

Elizabeth Riddell-Dixon has spent three decades researching and writing about law of the sea policy. She is a Distinguished Senior Fellow with the Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History, University of Toronto, and Professor Emerita in the Department of Political Science at Western University.

Inhalt

List of Diagrams
List of Maps
List of Acronyms and Terms

Foreword by John English
Preface
Prologue

Chapter 1: Introduction
Definition of Terms
A Caveat About Resources
Interdepartmental Cooperation
Cooperation Among Arctic Coastal States
Chapter Outline
A Methodological Note

Chapter 2: The Extended Continental Shelf Regime
Historical Evolution of the Regime
The Legal Regime
Conclusion

Chapter 3: Scientific Research and the Law of the Sea Convention
Bathymetry
Seismic Reflection and Refraction Data
Complementary Sources of Data
Data Processing
Bathymetric and Seismic Data and the ECS Regime
Conclusion

Chapter 4: Ice Camps and Icebreakers: The Human Experience
The Challenges of Mapping the Arctic Seabed
Physical Health and Safety
Mental Health and Teamwork
Ice Camps
Icebreakers
Conclusion

Chapter 5: The Arctic Extended Continental Shelf Surveys
Past and Concurrent Studies
Environmental Assessments and Relations with Indigenous Peoples
The UNCLOS Surveys, 2006–2016
Scientific Findings
Conclusion

Chapter 6: Canada’s Submission and Other Outstanding Issues
The December 2013 Announcement
Article 82
Delimitation of Arctic Extended Continental Shelves
Conclusion

Chapter 7: Conclusion
Summary of Findings
Links to the Literature
A Final Word

Interviewees
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 22.4.2017
• Reihe/Serie: Contemporary Canadian Issues
• Reihe/Serie: Contemporary Canadian Issues
• Vorwort: John English
• Zusatzinfo: notes
• Verlagsort: Toronto
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft ► Wirtschaft
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Wirtschaftspolitik
• Schlagworte: Alpha Ridge • Arctic hydrographic research • Arctic hydrographic surveys • Arctic science • Arctic seismic research • Arctic seismic surveys • Canada Basin • Canadian Arctic policy • Canadian Foreign Policy • CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent • Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf • ice camps • Law of the Sea • Lomonosov Ridge • United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
• ISBN-13: 9781459738997 / 9781459738997