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.
