The barents region is a name given, by advocates of establishing international cooperation after the fall of the soviet union, to the land along the coast of the barents sea, from nordland in norway to the kola peninsula in russia and beyond all the way to the ural mountains and novaya zemlya, and south to the gulf of bothnia of the baltic sea and the great lakes ladoga and onega. With contributions from leading scandinavian and russian scholars on northern affairs, this volume examines the barents region as a political initiative, its historical and institutional architecture and its contributions to economic and environmental management in the north. This first book provides a researchbased history of the barents region from 8002010 written by history. This is a rather shallow shelf sea, with an average depth of 230 metres 750 ft, and it is an important site for both fishing and hydrocarbon exploration. The barents encyclopedia is the most comprehensive collections of facts about the collaboration across national borders in the northernmost part of europe. The arcticbarents region is facing numerous pressures from a variety of sources, including the effect of environmental changes and extractive industrial developments. Aug 25, 2018 the barents region, like the broader arctic, experiences the impacts of climate change and grapples with socioeconomic insecurity, among other things. When the bulkcarrier mv nordic barents sails from the northern norwegian harbor of kirkenes next week loaded with ironore concentrate, also that vessel writes itself into the history book of the new arctic.
This book analyses the formation, and promotion, of societal security within the context of the arcticbarents region. Jan 20, 2014 a very new book with many beautiful pictures and a colourful text made by photographer jeroen toirkens and writer petra sjouwerman, with a historical epilogue by diederik veerman, was recently published in the netherlands. A excellent for barents re reinsurance company, inc. A transnational history of subarctic northern europe, has eight chapters, each written by. Barents euroarctic council official website 2020 our website uses cookies, read more about cookies. Solovki the pearl of the barents region barentsobserver.
Russia and norway compete over the barents sea region. Barents sea, outlying portion of the arctic ocean 800 miles 1,300 km long and 650 miles 1,050 km wide and covering 542,000 square miles 1,405,000 square km. This history started with small local communities and hunting. This area combines the northern regions of russia, norway, sweden and finland. The barents region in the scandinavian and russian arctic is emerging as one of the most dynamic and versatile eastwest initiatives in europe. The norwegian barents secretariat in kirkenes plays a key role in the barents cooperation, particularly in project work. Subarctic northern europe, a textbook intended for university students of. The barents region consists of northernmost parts of norway, sweden, finland and northwest russia.
Kop boken the history of the barents region isbn 9788253038780 hos adlibris. Barents encyclopedia is published the independent barents. The encyclopedia of the barents region contains comprehensive knowledge about the history, economy, and culture of the barents region. The barents sea, 1 barentsburg and barents region were all named after him. The barents region is a name given, by advocates of establishing international cooperation after the fall of the. The battle of the barents sea kindle edition by pope, dudley. By continuing to browse the site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. It is suitable as a course book in history for students at university level, but also for social sciences and for others interested in the comparative transnational history of. This book will be a valuable tool for academics, policymakers, and students interested in environmental and human security, sustainable development, environmental studies and the arctic and barents region in particular.
Beac was founded at the conference on cooperation in the barents euroarctic region took place in kirkenes norway on 11 january 1993 in accordance with the kirkenes declaration of 1993. The barents region has historically been an important area of integration and confrontation between russia and the west. The main exploration challenges in the barents sea are the tertiary uplift and erosion of jurassic and cretaceous rocks, and the maturation of the source rocks due to the uplift. The book covers 1200 years of history in the region from different perspectives. The encyclopedia is an outcome of an international. The vessel is heading for china and will then be the first ever foreign flag vessel to sail the entire northern sea route in. Postcold war europe has seen various regional initiatives launched along the former eastwest divide. Anyone visiting the archipelago, regardless of the interests and purposes, agree the visit cannot be forgotten. Glacial history of the barents sea region chapter in developments in quaternary science 2. It tells about a trip made following the socalled barents road on the barents region, to the area that has been.
Sometimes the area is also referred to as the euroarctic region. Glacial history of the barents sea region request pdf. The governance of the arcticbarents region and food security. It is suitable as a course book in history for students at university level, but. Ties and trade routes predating 1914 are being taken up once again.
A transnational history of subarctic northern europe, a textbook intended for university students of history previously published by pax 2015, the encyclopedia presents information on a broad range of topics that should appeal not only to experts in academia and government but also. The international barents secretariat in kirkenes was established in 2008. Willem barents or barentsz, probably from barentzoon, son of barent was a dutch explorer. The encyclopedia of the barents region with foreword by thorvald stoltenberg and mikhail gorbachev contains comprehensive knowledge about the history, economy, and culture of the barents region. Together with its companion publication, the barents region. The barents region surveys regional cooperation in arctic europe. This first book provides a researchbased history of the barents region from 8002010 written by history researcher within the thirteen subregions of the barents region. The barents region is a name given, by advocates of establishing international cooperation. Press release new book encyclopedia of the barents region with foreword by thorvald stoltenberg and mikhail gorbachev the encyclopedia of the barents region contains comprehensive knowledge about the history, economy, and culture of the barents region. Uarctic barents encyclopedia and history textbook out now. The encyclopedia is an outcome of an international academic project with participants mainly from norway, sweden, finland, and russia. Its average depth is 750 feet 229 m, plunging to a maximum of 2,000 feet 600 m in the major bear island trench.
The history of the barents region europas historia inbunden. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading 73 north. As a result, we have extensive experience and knowledge of energy business in asia, latin america, the mena region and africa plus the former soviet union countries. The nature is unique and the environment vulnerable, with wide tundra areas. The barents region the barents euroarctic region, europes largest region for interregional cooperation, includes the northernmost parts of sweden, norway, finland and northwest russia. This book provides a researchbased history of the barents region from 800 2010 written by 27history researcher within the thirteenth subregions of the.
It is suitable as a course book in history for students at university level, but also for social sciences and for others. This book provides a researchbased history of the barents region from 8002010 written by 27history researcher within the thirteenth subregions of the. The three voyages of barents form some of the most romantic reading in the history of geographical discovery, and the preface to the old book compiled for the dutch after the death of barents sums up in pathetic language the tragic story of the three voyages, so strange and wonderful that the like hath never been heard of before. A time of change people and life in the barents region on. It fullfills the project about the barents region which started with the barents region. It fullfills the project about the barents region which started with the volume the barents region. The work on the books lasted 9 years, from 2007 until 2016.
The barents region has over five million inhabitants, including several indigenous peoples. The encyclopedia of the barents region contains 415 articles covering the history, culture, economy of the barents region from 8002010, background to the establishment of the barents region and transborder cooperation between the inhabitants of the european north with the contribution of about 300 authors from the barents region. Thanks to the neighborhood, between countries there is a constant communication that creates interest in these places to life in each country. Encyclopedia of the barents region news lapin yliopisto. The archipelago consists of six large islands in the white sea in arkhangelsk oblast, about 160 kilometers south of the arctic circle. A very new book with many beautiful pictures and a colourful text made by photographer jeroen toirkens and writer petra sjouwerman, with a historical epilogue by diederik veerman, was recently published in the netherlands. He was born on terschelling around 1550, and died on the 20th june 1597 near novaya zemlya. The discoveries gotha and alta in 2015 proved the permian carbonate play.
Society, environment and human security in the arctic barents. News the encyclopedia of the barents region contains comprehensive knowledge about the history, economy, and culture of the barents. This book analyses the formation, and promotion, of societal security within the context of the arctic barents region. Solitude in the wake of willem barentsz arctic anthropology. A time of change people and life in the barents region. Its unique, twopillared institutional structure ensures that the state as well as local authorities are drawn into deliberations, as are representatives from the european commission and the regional. Often, these experiences are gendered posing ongoing and potential threats to individuals roles in shaping change and in community adaptation. This book provides a researchbased history of the barents region from 800 2010 written by 27history researcher within the thirteenth subregions of the barents region.
Initiated during the international polar year in 2007, it took nearly ten years to compile, write, edit and print the masterpiece of knowledge from and about the barents region. The nature is unique and the environment vulnerable, with wide tundra areas in the north and extensive boreal forests zones in the south. The arctic barents region is facing numerous pressures from a variety of sources, including the effect of environmental changes and extractive industrial developments. Centuries ago it was the scene of crossborder economic development as western europeans tried to access asia via the barents sea and russian rulers promoted the establishment of trade posts to secure influence. The threats arising out of these pressures result in human security challenges. Often, these experiences are gendered posing ongoing and potential threats to individuals roles. The barents region in the scandinavian and russian arctic is emerging as one. This first book provides a researchbased history of the barents region from 8002010 written by history researcher within. This region has a very vast territory including the lands along the coast of the barents sea, from norland in norway to the kola peninsula in russia. The future history of the arctic is now barentsobserver. Encyclopedia of the barents region europas historia. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The barents region, like the broader arctic, experiences the impacts of climate change and grapples with socioeconomic insecurity, among other things.
Ranging from domestic operators to large multinationals, we write a global book with a focus on the developing markets. The barents region comprises the northernmost parts of norway, sweden, finland and russia. Continued expansion in europe, latin america and middle east 20. A transnational history of subarctic northern europe, provides a researchbased history of the barents region from 8002010 written by 27 history researchers from within the thirteenth subregions of the barents region. The ministers of foreign affairs or representatives of denmark, finland, iceland, norway, the russian federation, sweden and the commission of the. A transnational history of subarctic northern europe, has eight chapters, each written by four authors, one from each of the four countries belonging to the barents region, and one concluding chapter. Willem barents simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. History of the barents euroarctic cooperation the barents euroarctic cooperation and the intergovenmental cooperation in the region was formalised when the foreign ministers of norway, russia, finland, sweden and representatives of denmark, iceland and the european commission signed the kirkenes declaration on 11 january 1993. It coordinates certain activities in the barents region, and has an online archive containing minutes from all the meetings of the brc and the beac. Press release new book encyclopedia of the barents region. Somewhat surprisingly, as this book reveals, the barents region in the scandinavian and russian arctic is emerging as one of the most dynamic and versatile eastwest initiatives in europe. A transnational history of subarctic northern europe hskand. Encyclopedia of the barents region news the encyclopedia of the barents region contains comprehensive knowledge about the history, economy, and culture of the barents region.
A transnational history of subarctic northern europe. Members of the barents euroarctic council and the barents. Encyclopedia of the barents region umea universitet. The barents sea is bordered by the kola peninsula to the south, the shelf edge towards the norwegian sea to the west, and the archipelagos of svalbard to the northwest, franz josef land to the northeast and novaya zemlya to the east.
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