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Arctic Doom, Arctic Boom The Geopolitics of Climate Change in the Arctic

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Barry Scott Zellen
Foreword by Walter J. Hickel, Former Governor of Alaska
Foreword by Daniel J. Moran

ISBN: 0-313-38012-0

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-38012-9

232 pages

Praeger Publishers

Publication: 10/13/2009

List Price: $44.95 (UK Sterling Price: £31.95)

Availability: In Stock

Media Type: Hardcover

Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

Series Title: Security and the Environment

Reviews:

"This book effectively presents a perspective not usually heard in discussions of global warming and the Arctic."
—SciTech Book News December 2009
"This is a timely and topical book addressing the geopolitical future of the Arctic in a time of dramatic climate change. . . . It will be useful to residents of the north and scientists who work there, policy makers, and businesses with Arctic activities."
—Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research 2/1/2010
"Zellen has written a book that will make us think, and for that, his contribution should be lauded and welcomed as a source of important discussion among students and scholars of northern studies and northern policy makers alike."
—ARCTIC June 2010

Description: A growing number of scientists estimate that there will be no summer ice in the Arctic by as soon as 2013. Are we approaching the “End of the Arctic?” as journalist Ed Struzik asked in 1992, or fully entering the “Age of the Arctic,” as Arctic expert Oran Young predicted in 1986? Arctic Doom, Arctic Boom: The Geopolitics of Climate Change in the Arctic looks at the uncertainty at the top of the world as the shrinking of the polar ice cap opens up new sea lanes and the vast hydrocarbon riches of the Arctic seafloor to commercial development and creates environmental disasters for Arctic biota and indigenous peoples.

Arctic Doom, Arctic Boom explores the geopolitics of the Arctic from a historical as well as a contemporary perspective, showing how the warming of the Earth is transforming our very conception of the Arctic. In addition to addressing economic and environmental issues, the book also considers the vital strategic role of the region in our nation’s defenses.
Title Features:
• Includes a lengthy bibliography of resources on the Arctic and its history including materials as current as April 2009
• Offers a helpful index of key terms

About the Author: Barry Scott Zellen is the research director of the Arctic Security Project at the Center for Contemporary Conflict at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, where he is also the deputy editor of Strategic Insights.

LCC Class: 551.6511'3-dc22


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