Mawuli Afenyo, Adolf K. Y. Ng, Naima Saeed

Safe and Sustainable Arctic Shipping Management and Development (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Safe and Sustainable Arctic Shipping Management and Development presents insight into what is happening currently in the Arctic in shipping and natural resource exploration. It discusses the challenges in harnessing the potential of the Arctic and are geared towards achieving a sustainable and productive Arctic. It enables both researchers and practitioners to apply the theoretical knowledge obtained in the field to solve challenging Arctic issues.

The book focuses on the management and development of Arctic shipping, including the use of shipping for natural resource exploration and the socio-economic implications of shipping activities in the Arctic. It covers the geography, planning, environmental, economics, management, policy, regulations, and governance of the Arctic comprehensively. It also closely integrates the implications of Arctic activities with indigenous ways of life. The book is divided into four major sections, namely Theoretical Settings, Economic Opportunities and Risks, Operational Challenges, and Environmental and Social Implications.

This book is a quality companion to any researchers, policymakers, and industrial practitioners involved in transport and environmental planning and management as a solid platform for further research, planning, and development of appropriate policies and practices.

• Captures the latest state of affairs in Arctic shipping and recent evolutions
• Shows forward-thinking policies of the Arctic by leading scholars, predicting a very favorable future of the Arctic
• Focuses on operational aspects-constraints, challenges and opportunities, and the extent to which shipping can become a development tool

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
• Seitenzahl: 245
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. April 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780443188480
• Artikelnr.: 70391640

Autorenporträt

Mawuli Afenyo is currently Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University, US. He previously worked at the Memorial University of Newfoundland and the Asper School of Business of the University of Manitoba and Transport Institute, Canada, as well as in Italy and Ghana. He obtained his PhD from the Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada and focused on developing tools for improving the safety of shipping in Arctic regions for which he won the outstanding award for graduate research. Further, he co-founded CCAPPTIA, a non-profit consulting and research organization with more than 60 researchers, policymakers, and practitioners. He won the KLU- young researcher award for his work on "A method for assessing the socio-economic impact of oil spills generated by Arctic shipping.¿ Dr. Afenyo is also co-editor of the Maritime Economist. He has also organized conferences, e.g. 1st and 2nd Climate Change Adaptation for Transportation Infrastructure for Ports and the Arctic Conference.

Inhaltsangabe

SECTION A: THEORETICAL SETTINGS 1. Setting the Scene 2. Arctic shipping
development and management: A holistic view 3. Arctic policies, governance,
and cooperation: A catalyst for the development and management of the
Arctic SECTION B: ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AND RISKS 4. Potential
consequences of Arctic shipping and resource exploitation 5. Operational
risks of Arctic shipping PART C: OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES OF ARCTIC SHIPPING
6. Arctic oil spills: Should we be worried? 7. Arctic shipping insurance 8.
Evaluation of Arctic resources exploration, management, and supply chains
PART D: ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACTS OF ARCTIC SHIPPING 9.
Environmental and Socio-economic implications of Arctic development 10.
Indigenous knowledge and culture: How important are it for Arctic
development and management? 11. The stories of frontline workers in the
Northwest Passage