This open access book is a result of the Dalhousie-led research project
Safe Navigation and Environment Protection, supported by a grant from
the Ocean Frontier Institute's the Canada First Research Excellent Fund
(CFREF). The book focuses on Arctic shipping and investigates how ocean
change and anthropogenic impacts affect our understanding of risk,
policy, management and regulation for safe navigation, environment
protection, conflict management between ocean uses, and protection of
Indigenous peoples' interests. A rapidly changing Arctic as a result of
climate change and ice loss is rendering the North more accessible,
providing new opportunities while producing impacts on the Arctic. The
book explores ideas for enhanced governance of Arctic shipping through
risk-based planning, marine spatial planning and scaling up shipping
standards for safety, environment protection and public health.