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The Polar Regions: Environmental History

Autor A Howkins
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 17 dec 2015
The environmental histories of the Arctic and Antarctica are characterised by contrast and contradiction. These are places that have witnessed some of the worst environmental degradation in recent history. But they are also the locations of some of the most farsighted measures of environmental protection. They are places where people have sought to conquer nature through exploration and economic development, but in many ways they remain wild and untamed. They are the coldest places on Earth, yet have come to occupy an important role in the science and politics of global warming. Despite being located at opposite ends of the planet and being significantly different in many ways, Adrian Howkins argues that the environmental histories of the Arctic and Antarctica share much in common and have often been closely connected. This book also argues that the Polar Regions are strongly linked to the rest of the world, both through physical processes and through intellectual and political themes. As places of inherent contradiction, the Polar Regions have much to contribute to the way we think about environmental history and the environment more generally.
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ISBN-13: 9780745670805
ISBN-10: 0745670806
Pagini: 248
Dimensiuni: 163 x 236 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.54 kg
Editura: Polity Press
Seria Environmental History

Locul publicării:Chichester, United Kingdom

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Upper–level undergraduates and postgraduates taking courses in history, environmental studies, and world environmental history.

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The environmental histories of the Arctic and Antarctica are characterised by contrast and contradiction. These are places that have witnessed some of the worst environmental degradation in recent history. But they are also the locations of some of the most farsighted measures of environmental protection.