Safe Navigation in the U.S. Arctic, Summary of a Conference
Year: 2013 Language: english Author: Transportation Research Board of National Academies Genre: Research papers Format: PDF Quality: eBook Pages count: 62 Description: High global demand for energy and minerals has led to increasing interest in the exploration and use of Arctic resources. The decreasing ice cover also spurs interest in oil and gas exploration, as well as shipping. There is widespread concern that increased interest will unleash unsafe and high-risk projects that could harm the Arctic environment and habitat. Although global warming and resulting ice pack melt are critical concerns, increased economic activity in the region is all but inevitable, and issues relating to risk management and strategic planning of Arctic operations need to be addressed.
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Safe Navigation in the U.S. Arctic, Summary of a Conference
Language: english
Author: Transportation Research Board of National Academies
Genre: Research papers
Format: PDF
Quality: eBook
Pages count: 62
Description: High global demand for energy and minerals has led to increasing interest
in the exploration and use of Arctic resources. The decreasing ice cover also
spurs interest in oil and gas exploration, as well as shipping. There is widespread
concern that increased interest will unleash unsafe and high-risk projects that
could harm the Arctic environment and habitat. Although global warming and
resulting ice pack melt are critical concerns, increased economic activity in the
region is all but inevitable, and issues relating to risk management and strategic
planning of Arctic operations need to be addressed.
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