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  • Formaat: Hardback, 285 pages, kõrgus x laius: 234x156 mm, kaal: 594 g, 4 Tables, black and white; 12 Line drawings, color; 10 Line drawings, black and white; 6 Halftones, color; 18 Illustrations, color; 10 Illustrations, black and white
  • Ilmumisaeg: 15-Jun-2018
  • Kirjastus: CRC Press
  • ISBN-10: 1138726389
  • ISBN-13: 9781138726383
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  • Formaat: Hardback, 285 pages, kõrgus x laius: 234x156 mm, kaal: 594 g, 4 Tables, black and white; 12 Line drawings, color; 10 Line drawings, black and white; 6 Halftones, color; 18 Illustrations, color; 10 Illustrations, black and white
  • Ilmumisaeg: 15-Jun-2018
  • Kirjastus: CRC Press
  • ISBN-10: 1138726389
  • ISBN-13: 9781138726383
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CHOICE Recommended Title, March 2019

This book brings together diverse new perspectives on current and emerging themes in space risk, covering both the threats to Earth-based activities arising from space events (natural and man-made), and those inherent in space activity itself. Drawing on the latest research, the opening chapters explore the dangers from asteroids and comets; the impact of space weather on critical technological infrastructure on the ground and in space; and the more uncertain threats posed by rare hazards further afield in the Milky Way.



Contributors from a wide range of disciplines explore the nature of these risks and the appropriate engineering, financial, legal, and policy solutions to mitigate them. The coverage also includes an overview of the space insurance market; engineering and policy perspectives on space debris and the sustainability of the space environment. The discussion then examines the emerging threats from terrorist activity in space, a recognition that space is a domain of war, and the challenges to international cooperation in space governance from the nascent asteroid mining industry.

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Discusses developments and risks relevant to the public and private sectors as access to the space environment expands Offers an interdisciplinary approach blending science, technology, and policy Presents a high-level international focus, with contributions from academics, policy makers, and commercial space consultants

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"Space has been called the final frontier. This assumption has driven science fiction into reality. In fact, the real frontier is the changes we as a society will face as the space frontier is further broached. Frontiers of Space Risk is a collection of essays that examines risks related to space, including both cosmic hazards to the Earth arising from natural causesmeteor and asteroid impacts or impact-caused tsunamis, for exampleand man-made ones, such as space debris; included is a discussion of space as a domain for war. Even hypothetical risks are covered, such as the perceived threat arising from the discovery of extraterrestrial life. Wilman (astrophysics, Durham Univ., UK) and Newman (space law, Northumbria Univ., UK) bring together contributors from multiple disciplines to examine interdisciplinary approaches to mitigating these risks with a fascinating blend of engineering, science, and policy. Through 10 chapters and a manageable 285 pages, this work is replete with intrigue, footnotes, and a useable index. This is a practical addition to current discussions for the beginner, novice, and professional alike. Summing Up: Recommended. All academic levels." R. I. Saltz, Independent scholar, in CHOICE, March 2019

Acknowledgments vii
Editors ix
Contributors xi
Chapter 1 Introduction
1(14)
Christopher J. Newman
Richard J. Wilman
Chapter 2 Asteroid and Cometary Impact Hazards
15(22)
Mark E. Bailey
Chapter 3 Space Weather: The Sun as a Natural Hazard
37(40)
Mike Hapgood
Chapter 4 Hazards and Habitability: Galactic Perspectives
77(28)
Richard J. Wilman
Pratika Dayal
Martin J. Ward
Chapter 5 Space Debris: Risk and Mitigation
105(38)
Camilla Colombo
Francesca Letizia
Mirko Trisolini
Hugh Lewis
Chapter 6 Commercial Space Risks, Spacecraft Insurance, and the Fragile Frontier
143(22)
Mark Williamson
Chapter 7 Space Sustainability
165(24)
Christopher D. Johnson
Chapter 8 Space Activity and the Nascent Risk of Terrorism
189(18)
Ben Middleton
Chapter 9 Reconciling the Past, Present, and Future of National Security, Military Activity, and Space Law
207(38)
Michael J. Listner
Chapter 10 Managing the Resource Revolution: Space Law in the New Space Age
245(26)
Thomas Cheney
Christopher J. Newman
Index 271
Richard J. Wilman is Assistant Professor (Teaching) at Durham University, UK. He obtained a PhD in astrophysics from Cambridge University, followed by research posts in the UK, The Netherlands, and Australia.

Christopher J. Newman is Professor of Space Law and Policy at Northumbria University, UK. He has a PhD in cross-comparative constitutional law and has been active in the teaching and research of Space Law for several years.