1st Edition

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in the Arctic

By Timo Koivurova Copyright 2002
    450 Pages
    by Routledge

    450 Pages
    by Routledge

    This title was first published in 2002. This volume examines the norms of international law that apply to the planning stage of large-scale activities such as hydrocarbon exploitation, mineral extraction and forestry. These stationary activities (those that remain at a single location for a period of time), pose grave risks to the Arctic environment, since the development of technology has made it profitable to exploit natural resources even in such harsh regions.

    1: Introduction; 2: The Legal Status of the Arctic as a Physical Space; 3: Intentional Norm-Making in International Law: The Case of Arctic Cooperation; 4: Environmental Impact Assessment (Eia) Norms in the Arctic; 5: Transboundary Eia in the Arctic; 6: Concluding Remarks

    Biography

    Timo Koivurova