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Society, environment and human security in the Arctic Barents region /

"The Arctic-Barents region is facing numerous pressures from a variety of sources, including the effect of environmental changes and extractive industrial developments. The threats arising out of these pressures result in human security challenges. This book analyses the formation, and promotio...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Other Authors: Hossain, Kamrul (Editor), Cambou, Dorothée (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2018.
Series:Routledge explorations in environmental studies.
Subjects:
Barents Sea Region > Environmental conditions.
Barents Sea Region > Social conditions.
Human security > Barents Sea Region.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Ecology
Human security
Social conditions
Europe > Barents Sea Region
Society
Environment
Human Security
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Half Title
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Table of Contents
  • List of illustrations
  • List of contributors
  • Preface
  • General introduction and the structure of the book
  • PART I: Theory and context
  • 1.1 The question of societal security in the Arctic
  • 1.1 Society and a transnationally organised community
  • 1.2 Broadening security concept
  • 1.3 Societal security
  • 1.4 Linking human security to societal security
  • 1.5 Societal security: the Barents Region in context
  • References
  • 1.2 The Barents Region, a society with shared security concerns in the Arctic
  • Introduction
  • 1 Geography and demography of the Barents Region
  • 2 The history of the Barents Region
  • 3 The forerunners of the Barents cooperation: peace and environmental collaboration
  • 4 The institutionalisation of the Barents Region's cooperation
  • 5 The development of the Barents cooperation, its achievements and challenges
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
  • PART II: Assessment
  • 2.1 Environmental security in the Barents Region
  • 1 Definition
  • 2 Contextualisation
  • 3 Assessment of environmental security in the Barents Region
  • 4 Conclusion and recommendations
  • References
  • 2.2 Economic security in the Barents Region
  • 1 Definition
  • 2 Contextualisation
  • 3 Assessment
  • 4 Conclusion
  • Note
  • References
  • 2.3 Health security in the Barents Region
  • 1 Definition
  • 2 Contextualisation
  • 3 Assessment
  • 4 Conclusion
  • References
  • 2.4 Food security in the Barents Region
  • 1 Definition
  • 2 Contextualisation
  • 3 Assessment
  • 4 Conclusions
  • References
  • 2.5 Water security in the Barents Region
  • 1 Definition
  • 2 Contextualisation
  • 3 Assessment
  • 4 Conclusions
  • References
  • 2.6 Energy security in the Barents Region: A focus on societal perspectives
  • 1 Definition: the many faces of energy security.
  • 2 Energy security concerns in the Barents Region
  • 3 Assessing regional energy security
  • 4 Conclusion and recommendations
  • References
  • 2.7 Personal security in the Barents Region
  • 1 Definition
  • 2 Contextualisation
  • 3 Assessment
  • 4 Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
  • 2.8 Community security of Indigenous peoples in the Barents Region
  • 1 Definition
  • 2 Contextualisation
  • 3 Assessment
  • 4 Conclusions and recommendations
  • References
  • 2.9 Political security in the Barents Region
  • 1 Definition
  • 2 Contextualisation
  • 3 Assessment
  • 4 Conclusions
  • Notes
  • References
  • 2.10 Digital security in the Barents Region
  • 1 Definition
  • 2 Contextualisation
  • 3 Assessment
  • 4 Conclusions
  • Notes
  • References
  • Conclusion
  • Index.