Print Email Facebook Twitter Arctic shipping: Commercial viability of the arctic sea routes Title Arctic shipping: Commercial viability of the arctic sea routes Author Srinath, B.N. Contributor Stive, M.J.F. (mentor) Faculty Civil Engineering and Geosciences Department Hydraulic Engineering Programme CoMEM - Coastal and Marine Engineering Management Date 2010-06-30 Abstract Climate change and dwindling energy resources are the driving factors behind the research being performed in the Arctic region. The climate change is being caused by an increase in the greenhouse gases and this has disturbed the natural balance. These greenhouse gases are causing the rapid retreat of the ice in the Arctic region. This spells both bad news and good news. The bad news is of course obvious that the retreating ice can cause drastic changes to the local habitats and also the world. The good news is that the retreating sea ice, has given hope of shipping in the Arctic region. It has also given the opportunity to explore the vast resources buried deep in the Arctic region. Subject arcticmaritimevoyage To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:2da3ee1c-12be-4ab3-ab6f-b0bc1a4e54a2 Part of collection Student theses Document type master thesis Rights (c) 2010 Srinath, B.N. Files PDF SRINATH_BADARI_NARAYANA.pdf 4.23 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:2da3ee1c-12be-4ab3-ab6f-b0bc1a4e54a2/datastream/OBJ/view