Arctic Oil And Gas: Sustainability At Risk? (routledge Explorations In Environmental Economics)
by Oluf Langhelle /
2008 / English / PDF
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This book analyzes the expanding oil and gas activities in the
Arctic from the perspective of Sustainable Development (SD) and
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). The focus is on the
territories of the Arctic rim where the current and future oil
and gas activities in the Arctic are and will be located. The
book raises a number of questions including how sustainable
development has been framed in the Arctic and the interaction
between indigenous peoples, governments and oil and gas
companies.
This book analyzes the expanding oil and gas activities in the
Arctic from the perspective of Sustainable Development (SD) and
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). The focus is on the
territories of the Arctic rim where the current and future oil
and gas activities in the Arctic are and will be located. The
book raises a number of questions including how sustainable
development has been framed in the Arctic and the interaction
between indigenous peoples, governments and oil and gas
companies.
The book is divided into three parts. In the first part of
the book, oil and gas are approached through the concepts of
sustainable development (SD) and Corporate Social Responsibility
(CSR) together with the challenge of climate change. The
second part consists of case studies from Alaska, Canada, Norway
and Russia where the discourses on oil and gas in the Arctic are
explored and the final part of the book draws together the
material from the country studies in a comparative manner.
The book is divided into three parts. In the first part of
the book, oil and gas are approached through the concepts of
sustainable development (SD) and Corporate Social Responsibility
(CSR) together with the challenge of climate change. The
second part consists of case studies from Alaska, Canada, Norway
and Russia where the discourses on oil and gas in the Arctic are
explored and the final part of the book draws together the
material from the country studies in a comparative manner.