Sustainable Ocean Governance: A Geographical Perspective

ISBN-13: 9780415189163 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 304 str.

Adalberto Vallega

Opis

The Ocean is profoundly influenced by a number of factors, including climate change, the subsequent sea-level rise and the associated impact on biogeochemical processes. The implementation of marine biomass, energy sources and mineral exploitation in the context of globalization have also influenced the ocean economy. In this framework, a wide range of crucial issues has emerged calling for close co-operation between science and policy. International policy, sustained by the law of the sea, has made strong, but insufficient efforts to provide useful tools to deal with these considerations. This topical book examines ocean governance from a perspective which has taken shape as a result of efforts made in the international arena. Adalberto Vallega offers a view, considering the ocean as a spatial complex system which cannot be described in detail but must be represented as a whole and argues that scientific approaches must change to achieve progress and co-operation between science and policy. The text focuses on the cardinal aspects and issues of ocean governance and studies ecological, economic and legal management dimensions in their proper context.

Recenzje

'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

Spis treści

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

O autorze

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.