Threats to the Arctic discusses all the current threats to this fragile region, emphasizing the interconnections between many environmental impacts, as well as the teleconnections between events already emerging in the Arctic (ocean circulation changes, melting of sea ice, glaciers and ice sheets) and other parts of the world. The book's aim is to inform readers about the impending, sometimes irreversible changes coming to the Arctic. University students, environmental engineers, policymakers and sociologists with an interest in the role of the Arctic in global change will benefit from the book's unique perspective. As this remote, inhospitable part of the world that few people will ever visit provides amazing insights, we can no longer have an 'out of sight - out of mind' approach to the environmental upheavals taking place in the Arctic.
Scott Elias received his PhD in environmental biology from the University of Colorado, Colorado, United States, then he went on to do postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada and the University of Berne, Switzerland. Dr. Elias returned to the University of Colorado in 1982 and became a research associate of the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research. He became a fellow of the institute before departing for England to take up a lectureship in physical geography at Royal Holloway, University of London, London, United Kingdom. He became a Professor of Quaternary Science in 2007, following the publication of the Encyclopedia of Quaternary Science that same year. He retired from Royal Holloway in 2017 and continues to do research in Quaternary environments, focusing on the Arctic. Dr. Elias has authored or edited 11 books and over 200 journal articles and book chapters.
Title: Threats to the Arctic
Author: Elias, Scott
ISBN: 9780128215555
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Publisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Publication Date: 2021-06-18
Number of Pages: 604
Weight: 0.4492 kg