Ghost Marine Oil Spills : Who Pays and Who Suffers?.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Al-Kamzari, Amran.

Contributor:

Gray, Tim.

Burgess, Grant.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Oil spills--Environmental aspects.

Oil spills.

Marine pollution.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (212 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bradford : Ethics International Press Limited, 2025.

Summary:

This book investigates the problem of 'ghost' or untraceable small-scale oil spills at sea. Ghost spills, which are spills for which the spillers cannot be traced, are much more common than traceable spills, and small-scale spills are much more common than large-scale spills. This is something of a unique study, as the subject of small-scale 'ghost spills' is very much under-researched, despite its importance. Small-scale ghost spills cause a significant amount of ecological, environmental, economic and social damage, and are a violation of environmental justice because the perpetrators escape having to pay for clean-up and compensation. Instead of the polluter paying, the polluted coastal communities, which are often impoverished, end up bearing these costs. This is clearly unfair. The Musandam Peninsula serves as a case study because of its strategic location in the Strait of Hormuz, a major oil transport route in the Arabian Gulf. Residents report that oil slicks and tar balls on Musandam's coast result from tanker and ship discharges in the Strait of Hormuz. There are compensation schemes available to meet the costs of marine oil spills, but they generally require proof that a spill has been caused by a vessel, and such proof is very hard to obtain in the case of small-scale ghost spills. The stakeholders interviewed in this study emphasized the need for greater community involvement in decision-making over dealing with small-scale ghost spills. The book could be adopted as recommended reading for MSc modules on Marine Pollution Control, Environmental Impact of Oil Spills, Maritime Law, Environmental Regulations, and Coastal Management and Conservation.

Contents:

List of Figures

List of Tables

Summary

Dedication

by Amran Al-Kamzari

Acknowledgements

Glossary

Acronyms

Chapter 1 Introduction and Literature Review

Introduction

Ghost oil spills

Clean up costs for oil spills

Impacts of oil spills in the Arabian Gulf

Oil spills in the Musandam Peninsula

Environmental and socio-economic impacts of oil spills on the Musandam Peninsula

Conclusion

Chapter 2 Theoretical Framework and Methods

Theoretical framework - the concept of environmental justice

Seven principles of environmental justice

The compensation principle (backward-looking)

The polluter pays principle (backward-looking)

The beneficiary pays principle (backward-looking)

The prevention principle (forward-looking)

The precautionary principle (forward-looking)

The sustainable development principle (forward-looking)

The stakeholder participation principle (forward-looking)

Application of the seven principles of environmental justice to Musandam oil spills

Methodology – Qualitative Methods

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ISBN:

9781837110025

1837110026

OCLC:

1503841712