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Informationen zum Autor Laendner, Geoffrey C. Zusammenfassung First published in 1993! this book traces and analyses the changing policies of American offshore oil companies concerning the exploration and development of the Outer Continental Shelf in the period from 1970 to 1976 - covering environmental legislation! the oil embargo! presidential initiatives! and proposed international laws. Where previous studies concerning the Outer Continental Shelf had only examined broad policy issues on an international level! this study focuses on those American offshore companies who were major actors in ocean affairs! especially in the exploration and development of the region. Inhaltsverzeichnis I Introduction; Statement of the Problem Significance Definitions; II Early OCS Developments; III The Submerged Lands Controversy; Advocates for State Ownership Advocates for the National Position The Submerged Lands Debate; IV The 1958 Geneva Convention V National Environmental Policy Act VI The Stratton Commission VII Nixon's Program of 1970 VIII Coastal Zone Management Act IX OPEC and the Oil Embargo X Accelerated Development; XI OCS Amendments of 1976; Leasing Procedures Disclosure of Geophysical Information Environmental Section of the Murphy-Jackson Bill; XII Conclusions; XIII Recommendations; Faculty Working Environment Assumptions Recommendation Shared Values Mission Statement Joint Planning Group Internal Audit of Social Responsibility Inappropriate Strategies Recommendations Avoid Strategy Myopia Obtain Organizational Commitment External and Internal Audit of Strategy Effectiveness Offshore Oil Industry Goals; Bibliography; Index
