| Papers [1-4] of 4 | Search results on "CIRCUMPOLAR NORTH": |
|
|
Forestry in the Circumpolar North, 2006.
This paper seeks to identify the main forestry issues facing the Circumpolar North at the beginning of the 21st century.
5,295 words (approx. 21.2 pages), 14 sources, MLA, $ 131.95
»
Click here to show/hide summary
Abstract
The paper examines the thin population and great wealth of natural resources, and how the Circumpolar North faces the 21st century with growing social and economic dislocations and increasing scientific concern with anthropogenic stresses on the environment and resources. The paper highlights that as a consequence, an emerging complexity of forestry issues are emanating from the threat of cultural dislocation and powerful socio-economic pressures impacting on local communities and regional and national groupings.
Introduction
Background
An Overview of Forestry Issues
Forestry and Social Issues in the International Context
Sustainable Development and Self-Determination
Health Issues-General Overview
Indigenous Health Issues
Education as a Social Issue
Conclusion-The Impacts of Change
Challenges Facing Arctic Communities
From the Paper
"Resource depletion in most of the fishing areas and in some of the reindeer herding districts in the Arctic has had a negative effect on local development. In addition, liberalization of national economies has led to the commercialization of herding and fishing rights, sometimes blocking access for local people. On the other hand, regulations aimed at securing access to resources for indigenous peoples have led to conflicts with non-indigenous community inhabitants. There are also conflicts between full-time and leisure-time users of the same resources."
| |
|
The Circumpolar North, 2006.
An identification of the main social issues facing the Circumpolar North at the beginning of the 21st century.
4,700 words (approx. 18.8 pages), 26 sources, MLA, $ 121.95
»
Click here to show/hide summary
Abstract
This paper studies the social issues for the Circumpolar North, with its thin population and great wealth of natural resources. The paper explains how there are growing social and economic dislocations, coupled with scientific concern over anthropogenic stresses, on the environment and resources. This paper therefore studies the complex series of shared problems related to: (1) climate change, (2) economic globalization, (3) international scrutiny of the peoples of Arctic North, (4) conflicts over the use of natural resources and (5) health,education and environmental concerns for the indigenous communities.
Outline
Introduction
Background
An Overview of Social Issues
Social Issues in the International Context
Sustainable Development and Self-Determination
Health Issues: General Overview
Indigenous Health Issues
Education as a Social Issue
The Environment-Health Nexus
Conclusion: The Impacts of Change
Challenges Facing Arctic Communities
From the Paper
"The interaction of climate, landscape, human migration and cultures has been fundamental to the development of the circumstances local communities now find themselves in. Indigenous northern peoples developed many similar methods and techniques for coping with the extremes of environment in which they lived and the effects of contact on northern Indigenous peoples, in the long run, were somewhat similar across the Circumpolar North. National governments, understanding it was their role and duty to integrate northern Indigenous peoples into the nation, to define national borders and assume responsibility for the people inside those borders, applied thinking rooted in cultures vastly different from those of the northern Indigenous peoples. A form of what we would now recognize as cultural imperialism, colonialism, or ethnocentrism often underlaid the relations between government representatives and northern peoples. The results of often well intentioned programs were the decline in the use and health of Indigenous languages, the erosion of cultural elements that no longer served to make sense of the changing northern world, and the undermining of national and individual identity."
| |
|
The Canadian Arctic Region, 2005.
Looks at issues relating to the Canadian Arctic region including the Northwest Passage.
2,505 words (approx. 10.0 pages), 13 sources, APA, $ 76.95
»
Click here to show/hide summary
Abstract
This paper explains that the issues surrounding the massive Canadian Arctic region vary but have a direct impact on sovereignty and circumpolar cooperation of countries with respect to environmental issues. The paper then discusses these issues and how they put Canadian sovereignty at risk. The paper argues that must assert a presence in the Arctic region to prevent damage to a very sensitive and valuable ecosystem. By pressuring the international community not to make the Northwest Passage an international strait, Canada will achieve its goal.
From the Paper
"The idea of military influence in the north was not only seen in this era. The Cold War, in the post World War Two era focused on the two super powers of the United States and Soviet Union. Because of their nearness to one another circumpolarly, the United States developed the Distance Early Warning system, better known as DEW. The DEW system was a development of a series radar station in the far northern Arctic region of Canada, with additional stations along the North Coast and Alaska. It was set up to detect incoming Soviet bombers and missiles during the Cold War."
| |
|
Canadian Arctic Sovereignty, 2005.
An analysis of the opportunities and problems that exists in Canada's arctic region, with an emphasis on Canada's sovereignty there.
2,508 words (approx. 10.0 pages), 13 sources, APA, $ 76.95
»
Click here to show/hide summary
Abstract
This paper discusses the Arctic region in Canada and its sovereignty. It describes the many lucrative and economically viable opportunities that exist there. The paper then looks at the problem that exists in that the Arctic area is so vast and so fragile that not many expansions can take place without causing damage to the environment. The paper also discusses demographic problems in the area, but focuses on Canada's sovereignty issues there. In addition, the paper argues that Canada must assert a presence in the Arctic region to prevent damage to a very sensitive and valuable ecosystem. The paper concludes that the possible ramifications for Canada not asserting this presence could lead to poor sustainable development and possible disputes between circumpolar nations in the future.
From the Paper
"Military presence in the Arctic region is nothing unfamiliar, past and present. Events such as World War Two led to the construction of designated military bases, which brought about infrastructure to the Arctic region. An example of this infrastructure that was constructed in the Arctic is the Alaska Highway. This highway was completed in October of 1942 and stretches for two thousand four hundred and fifty kilometres (Grant, 1988). This huge undertaking was done mostly by the American government in secrecy. This was because Alaska was apart of the Northwest Staging Route that had aircraft travelling from the United States to the Soviet Union. It was seen as a "jumping off point" to aid the Allied troops in Europe. Many bridges needed to be built along the way and because it was war time there was a lack of man power as well as resources. So as a result, many bridges were disassembled in the southern parts of the United States and reassembled where they were needed along the Alaskan Highway route (Duerden, 2005). At this point in time, Canada would provide "right of ways", and waive import duties and taxes and allow the use of timber and gravel along the route. Canada would attain control of the highway in the Yukon, Alberta and British Columbia portions, six months after the war ended and it would become "an integral part of the Canadian highway system." (Grant, 1988) The negative impacts that the construction of these various airfields and roadways had on the ecosystems of the Arctic region was measurable. The ground that they were built on was permafrost, which is difficult to build on due to the heaving and uplifting that takes place when it freezes then thaws."
|
|
|
If you can't find your topic here, try another search
or try our affordable, unique custom paper alternative
Custom Research Services include:
- Papers written from scratch, according to your specifications.
Every paper is UNIQUE - Guaranteed
- Professional, top-notch writers
- All topics covered
- Any deadline
- Your satisfaction guaranteed
Place a Custom Research order now
Find out more about Custom Research
|
|
|
