Essays about: "arctic"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 372 essays containing the word arctic.

1. 16. The Geopolitical Tensions in the Arctic Region : A Comparative Study of Russia’s and Finland’s Arctic Policies

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Astrid Nord; [2023]
   Keywords : Arctic; Arctic Council; Finland; Russia; Neoclassical realism; Security;

   Abstract : This thesis presents an analysis of Russia’s and Finland’s Arctic polities, and what effects their policies have for the future geopolitical situation. The argument of this thesis that the implication of Russia’s and Finland’s policies on the geopolitical situation in the Arctic will likely get increasingly tense in the future. READ MORE

3. 17. Russia’s Arctic Economic Development : An Evaluation of the 2008-2020 Policy

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutet för Rysslands- och Eurasienstudier; Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

   Author : Erik Mollestam; [2023]
   Keywords : demographics; geoeconomics; hydrocarbon resources; maritime traffic; Northern Sea Route; Russian Arctic;

   Abstract : This qualitative study has evaluated the economic development progression in the Russian Arctic over the 2008-2020 time-period. Departing from the qualitatively formulated official objectives in the Russian Federation’s Policy for the Arctic to 2020 (signed in 2008), this investigation sought to trace the implementation process and analyse the extent in which they have been met. READ MORE

4. 18. Analysis of Rainfall-runoff processes at different scales in two mountainous, Arctic catchments in northern Sweden

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

   Author : June Johansson; [2023]
   Keywords : Arctic hydrology; Catchment response parameters; Water height recession analysis; Permafrost presence; Glacier presence;

   Abstract : The hydrological regime in Arctic catchments is being altered as an effect of climate change. To be able to project future changes in Arctic hydrology and hydrogeology, the mechanisms and drivers affecting runoff generation needs to be understood. READ MORE

5. 19. Remote Sensing of Cryospheric Surfaces : Small Scale Surface Roughness Signatures in Satellite Altimetry Data

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för fysik

   Author : Petter Ideström; [2023]
   Keywords : Remote sensing; Altimetry; Arctic; Cryosphere; ICESat-2; Cryosat-2; Svalbard;

   Abstract : The Arctic cryosphere is experiencing a higher rate of warming compared to the rest of the world due to Arctic amplification. As glacier elevation change provide reliable evidence of climate change it is routinely measured by satellite altimeters. READ MORE

6. 20. A song of ice and gunfire : An analysis of Norway, the United States and Russia´s threat perceptions in the Arctic

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Daniel Alm; [2023]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : This essay analyses if the threat perceptions of Norway, Russia and the US can explain the decision to suspend the Arctic Council in 2022. The essay is a qualitative content analysis and uses securitization theory, which explains how issues are elevated to security problems necessitating action. The hypothesis of this essay is twofold. READ MORE