Backyard of the rich north: The climate change-related vicious circle of the Arctic zone

Ambio

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 176-181

  Varis, Olli ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

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Indexed keywords

PETROLEUM;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; FOSSIL FUEL; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; INCOME; OIL PRODUCTION; RESOURCE USE;

ARCTIC; CLIMATE; COLD CLIMATE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENT; GEOGRAPHY; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; POLLUTION; STATISTICS;

ARCTIC REGIONS; CLIMATE; COLD CLIMATE; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; GEOGRAPHY; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; PETROLEUM;

ARCTIC; ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 33748414228     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1579/0044-7447(2006)35[176:BOTRNT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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