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Oceans 2020 : science, trends, and the challenge of sustainability / [edited by] John G. Field, Gotthilf Hempel, Colin P. Summerhayes.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Marine sciences--Research.
- Marine sciences.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xviii, 365 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : Island Press, c2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Contains a collection of essays analyzing the state of the world's oceans and identifying key issues for sustainable development.
- Contents:
- About Island Press; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Boxes; Foreword; Preface; Ch 1: Introduction; Ch 2: Ocean Studies; Part I: Issues; Ch 3: The Coastal Zone: An Ecosystem Under Pressure; Ch 4: Climate Change and the Ocean; Ch 5: Fisheries and Disheries Science in Their Search for Sustainability; Ch 6: Ocean Studies for Offshore Industry; Ch 7: Marine Information for Shipping and Defense; Part II: Tools and Approaches; Ch 8: Operational Oceanography; Ch 9: A Vision of Oceanographic Instrumentation and Technologies in the Early Twenty-first Century
- Part III: Social and Institutional Challenges; Ch 10: Framework of Cooperation; Ch 11: Capacity Building; Ch 12: The Vision to 2020; References; About IOC, SCOR, and SCOPE; List of Contributors; Index; Island Press Board of Directors 2002
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781559634700
- 1559634707
- 9781610910972
- 1610910974
- 9781597269070
- 1597269077
- 9781417539796
- 1417539798
- OCLC:
- 56505836
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