9788179934029 - oceans: the new frontier di pierre jacquet (1 risultati)
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pbk. Oceans The New Frontier explores how human community insistently pushes the oceans? limits seeking to exploit all of their varied resources-minerals fisheries fuels and genetic material The ocean frontier is constantly being redefined by new discoveries technologies national strategies and ecological imperatives Increasing…dependence of humanity on the resources of the oceans has blurred the boundaries between the mainland and oceansAs humanity?s footprint extends oceans are seeing intense conflicts between actors and issues The book questions the ability of global governance to regulate access to resources and services provided by the oceans so as to protect the ocean ecosystems The chapters show how the global governance system has not been adequately responsive while in many cases local initiatives have contributed the solutions Special sites like sea-ports can provide levers for actionOceans The New Frontier is part of a series of annual publications on sustainable development A Planet for Life prepared under the scientific leadership of leading figures in the field of sustainable development 238 pp.
