Sustainable ocean governance : a geographical perspective / Adalberto Vallega.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vallega, Adalberto, author.

Vallega a Staff, Corporate Author.

Series:

Ocean management and policy series.

Ocean management and policy series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marine resources conservation.

Marine resources development.

Marine resources--Economic aspects.

Marine resources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Preliminaries; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Acronyms and abbreviations; 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; References and further reading; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-134-65845-1

1-134-65846-X

1-280-32435-X

9786610324354

0-203-26402-9

0-203-20972-9

9780203209721

OCLC:

70720471