Changing Trends in Antarctic Research
The core of this volume is a report from a symposium held at the University of Goteborg in the Fall of 1991. It deals with the interplay of science and politics and how such interplay affects research agendas. The focus is on polar research in Antarctica, a continent that has been much in the news...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
1993, 1993
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1993 |
| Series: | Environment & Assessment
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Historical and Contemporary Issues
- The Politics of Science in Polar Regions
- The Functional Role of Science in the Antarctic Treaty System
- The Role of Science in the Negotiations of the Antarctic Treaty- an Historical Review in the light of Recent Events
- Development of the Science/Politics Interface in the Antarctic Treaty and the Role of Scientific Advice
- Relevance Pressures and the Strategic Orientation of Research
- Is Science in Antarctica facing the Prospects of Increasing Bureaucratization?
- The Place of Regulation in Relationship to Science
- The Place of Science in an Environmentally Regulated Continent
- Orientational Shifts in Antarctic Research Agendas
- Focussing an Antarctic Research Program — the Australian Experience
- Environmentally Driven Research — is it Different?
- Geoscience — Basic Research or Commercial Prospecting?
- Panel Discussion and Plenary
- Multi-disciplinary and Multi-country Perspectives
- Four Symposium Papers and a Review of SCAR
- The Science/Politics Interface in Development
- Science in an Environmentally Regulated Continent
- The Australian Antarctic Research Program in Focus
- Environmentally Driven or Environmentally Benign Antarctic Research?
- Some views on Antarctic Research