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Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication
Title: North Americas Arctic borders : a world of change? / edited by Heather Nicol and Andrew Chater.
Names: Nicol, Heather N. (Heather Nora), 1953 editor. | Chater, Andrew, editor.
Series: Collection 101 (Ottawa, Ont.)
Description: Series statement: Collection 101 | Includes bibliographical references.
Identifiers: Canadiana (print) 2021020592 X | Canadiana (ebook) 20210207388 | ISBN 9780776629599 (softcover) | ISBN 9780776629605 ( PDF ) | ISBN 9780776629612 ( EPUB )
Subjects: LCSH : North AmericaBoundariesArctic regions. | LCSH : Arctic regionsBoundariesNorth America. | LCSH : GeopoliticsNorth America. | LCSH : GeopoliticsArctic regions. | LCSH : Arctic regionsInternational status. | LCSH : Arctic regionsStrategic aspects. | LCSH : Globalization North America. | LCSH : GlobalizationArctic regions.
Classification: LCC JC 323 . N 67 2021 | DDC 320.1/2dc23
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Table of Contents
1.Lines on the Land and Sea
Evolving North Territorial Claims and International Borders
by Heather Nicol and Andrew Chater
Westphalia and the Rules of Colonization
Establishing the Claims
Sovereignty and Terra Nullius
Establishing Colonial Empires
Lines on the Land
Maritime Borders Defined and Disputed
Who Owns the Northwest Passage?
Conclusions
2.Governance of the North American Arctic
by Heather Nicol and Andrew Chater
The Arctic Council and International Co-operation
The North American North and Arctic Council Co-operation
Other International Frameworks for Co-operation
Treaties and Binding Agreements
UNCLOS or Arctic Council?
Subnational and Indigenous Governance
Conclusions
3.Culture of the Arctic Borderlands
by Heather Nicol and Andrew Chater
Colonial Divide
Greenlandic Experience
Shaping New Borders Within
Resisting the International Border
Sovereignty and Indigenous Agency
Conclusions
4.Trade, Economies, and Flows
by Heather Nicol and Karen Everett
Globalization and Regional Trends
NorthSouth Borders of Trade
Global Trends in Investment
Globalization and Labour Migration
Existing Regional Infrastructures
International Regulatory Frameworks
Regional Forums for Economic Co-operation
Conclusions
5.Sustainability in the Arctic Borderlands
by Heather Nicol and Justin Barnes
The Roots of Environmental Regional Co-operation
The Emergence of Sustainable Development and Environmental Multilateralism in the Circumpolar North
Environmental Co-operation: From Intergovernmental Forums to Global Frameworks
Emerging Co-management Trends in Cross-Border Water Management
Managing Freshwater Bodies across Arctic Borders
Recent Trends in Regional Environmental Co-operation
Conclusions
6.Security
by Heather Nicol and Andrew Chater
A History of Conventional Security Concerns in North America
Managing Geopolitical Threats Through Defence Co-operation
Arctic Strategies
Human Security
Conclusions
Conclusion
by Heather Nicol and Andrew Chater
Reference List
List of Contributors