Sustainable Ocean Governance - A Geographical Perspective

Zusatztext 'An original and distinctive contribution ... an especially useful reference work due to its global approach and analysis. It embraces all aspects! from the institutional framework which has been built up on an international scale in recent decades to the epistemological bases for the management of the coasts and the seas ... not only worthy of consideration by the various disciplines that deal with marine quesions but is also of interest to the academic world and managers and politicians alike.' - International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law Informationen zum Autor Adalberto Vallega is Professor of Urban and Regional Geography, and Coastal Management at the University of Genoa and Vice-president of the International Geographical Union. Klappentext This topical book examines ocean governance and calls for close co-operation between science and policy. Adalberto Vallega uniquely considers the ocean as a spatial complex system which must be represented as a whole and argues that scientific approaches must change to achieve progress and co-operation between science and policy. Zusammenfassung This book considers the ocean as a spatial complex system which must be represented as a whole. It argues that scientific approaches must change to achieve progress and co-operation between science and policy. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements 1 Science and policy facing the ocean 2 The ocean ecosystem: the abiotic component 3 The ocean ecosystem as the focus of governance 4 Legal and jurisdictional frameworks 5 The role of ocean resources 6 Coastal management: the evolving approach 7 Sustainable development in coastal areas 8 Integrated coastal management programmes 9 The regional scale of ocean management 10 The ocean from a global perspective 11 Conclusions

Product details

• Authors: Adalberto Vallega, Adalberto (Formerly of the University of Vallega, Adalberto (Formerly of the University of Genoa Vallega, Vallega Adalberto
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.09.2000
• EAN: 9780415189163
• ISBN: 978-0-415-18916-3
• No. of pages: 304
• Series: Ocean Management and Policy Se; Routledge Advances in Maritime Research; Routledge Advances in Maritime Research
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geology; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; NATURE / Natural Resources, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Oceanography, Environmental Management, Oceanography (seas and oceans), Oceanography (seas)