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The North and South poles
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Greenhaven Press
Publication Date
c2010
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English
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Who should govern the North and South Poles? Territorial claims threaten the Antarctic / James Bone ; The Antarctic Treaty System provides the best governance / British Antarctic Survey ; Antarctica should be governed by the United Nations / Martin Lishexian Lee ; Antarctica should be governed jointly by the United Nations and the Antarctic Treaty System / Janet Belkin ; Territorial claims threaten the Arctic / Adam Wolfe ; An Arctic treaty should be established / Rasmus Ole Rasmussen ; Canada has legal claims to Arctic territory and waters / Franc̜ois Côté and Robert Dufresne
The United States, Canada, and Denmark should jointly control Arctic waters / Dianne DeMille
How does climate change affect the North and South Poles? The polar ice melt will cause ocean levels to rise rapidly / Colin Woodard ; The polar ice melt will not cause ocean levels to rise rapidly / Jerome J. Schmitt ; Polar indigenous peoples are threatened by climate change / Timo Koiurova, Henna Tervo, and Adam Stepien ; Polar indigenous peoples have adapted to climate change in the past / Mirjam Macchi ; Polar bears are endangered by climate change / Jamie Rappaport Clark ; Polar bears are not endangered by climate change / H. Sterling Burnett
Should the natural resources of the Polar regions be developed? The natural resources of the Arctic should be protected / Falk Huettmann and Sue Hazlett ; National security requires U.S. development of the Arctic / Ariel Cohen, Lajos F. Szaszdi and Jim Dolbow ; Polar indigenous peoples may benefit from resource development / Felix von Geyer and Simon Handelsman ; Polar indigenous peoples will be harmed by resource development / Macdonald Stainsby ; The United States must drill for oil in the Arctic / Paul Driessen ; The United States should not drill for oil in the Arctic / Natural Resources Defense Council
What role should tourism play in the North and South Poles? Tourism must be better regulated in Antarctica / The Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition ; Tourism is well-regulated in Antarctica / Rebecca Roper-Gee ; The number of tourists to Antarctica should be limited / Juan Kratzmaier ; Polar tourism should not be limited / Simon Jenkins.
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9780737745351
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9780737745344
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