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Zusatztext "[T]his book is an indispensable! comprehensive review of all things having to do with ocean policy and management. It is factual! international in scope! and full of information on the latest geopolitical discussions! agreements! and developments. Topics range from the globalization of governance of the oceans! fisheries! and natural resource development! exclusive rights of national maritime boundaries! and marine spatial planning. Each chapter is written by an expert in the field and followed by a substantial reference list that includes key policy documents. If these documents were not presented within this work! they could be difficult to be aware of or to locate. Because the book is so full of information (much of which is linked)! the index serves as an extremely useful tool that helps readers locate information on topics or documents that cross over among chapters; thus! a complete picture of the complex interrelationship of human interaction with oceans and their resources can be formed."--B. Ransom! formerly! University of California! San Diego! CHOICE! November 2016 Vol. 54 No. 3 Informationen zum Autor Hance D. Smith was a Reader in the School of Earth and Ocean Sciences at Cardiff University, UK until 2011. He is Editor of Marine Policy, the leading academic journal of ocean affairs. His academic interests include marine geography, marine resources and environmental management, and marine policy. Juan Luis Suárez de Vivero is a Professor in the Department of Human Geography, University of Seville, Spain. His special interests are social science aspects of maritime policy, ocean governance and integrated coastal zone management. Tundi S. Agardy is Executive Director of Sound Seas, a US-based group focused on marine protected areas, ecosystem-based management, and coastal planning. She is author of Ocean Zoning (Earthscan, 2010). Klappentext This comprehensive handbook provides a global overview of ocean resources and management by focusing on critical issues relating to human development and the marine environment, their interrelationships as expressed through the uses of the sea as a resource, and the regional expression of these themes. Zusammenfassung This comprehensive handbook provides a global overview of ocean resources and management by focusing on critical issues relating to human development and the marine environment, their interrelationships as expressed through the uses of the sea as a resource, and the regional expression of these themes. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Hance D. Smith, Juan Luis Suárez de Vivero and Tundi S. Agardy 1. The World Ocean and the Human Past and Present Hance D. Smith, Juan Luis Suárez de Vivero and Tundi S. Agardy Part 1: The World Ocean The Globalisation of Governance 2. Changing Geopolitical Scenarios Juan Luis Suárez de Vivero, Juan Carlos Rodríguez Mateos, David Florido del Corral and Fernando Fernández Fadón 3. State Ocean Strategies and Policies for the Open Ocean Patricio Bernal 4. International Marine Governance and Protection of Biodiversity Jeff A. Ardron and Robin Warner 5. Regional Ecosystem-based Imperatives within Global Ocean Governance Lee A. Kimball Understanding Marine Environments 6. Blue Planet: the Role of the Oceans in Nutrient Cycling, Maintaining the Atmospheric System, and Modulating Climate Change Susan Libes 7. Ocean Health Fiorenza Micheli et al. 8. Marine Scientific Research: Overview of Major Issues, Programmes and their Objectives Montserrat Gorina-Ysern Managing Marine Environments 9. Marine Conservation Guiseppe Notarbartolo-di-Sciara 10. Science and Policy Rebecca Koss and Geoffrey Westcott 11. Ecosystem Services and their Economic and Social Value Jason Scorse and Judith Kildow 12. Strategic Environmental Assessment ...
