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The preceding chapters have indicated the breadth, innovation and urgency of Antarctic research. However, polar research faces substantial challenges. These include obtaining funding, overcoming technological difficulties associated with operating in the Antarctic environment, making research results readily available to the wider public and philosophical issues around research methods and priorities. Continuing rapid change in Antarctica leaves little time for relaxation or contemplation. New models for international and interdisciplinary cooperation will need to evolve to support efficient and effective polar research. This chapter examines international and interdisciplinary cooperation during the most recent International Polar Year, the challenges for polar science, and some advantages and assets of polar science, with concluding views on the future of international research cooperation.
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Carlson, D. (2015). Meeting Future Challenges of Antarctic Research. In: Liggett, D., Storey, B., Cook, Y., Meduna, V. (eds) Exploring the Last Continent. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18947-5_28
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