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The Oceans: Key Issues in Marine Affairs

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Editors:
  1. Hance D. Smith

    1. University of Cardiff, UK

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  • Offers an in depth view on: (1) developments in the law of the sea, (2) major uses and (3) regional case studies

Part of the book series: GeoJournal Library (GEJL, volume 78)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction

    • Hance D. Smith
    Pages 1-4

  3. The Geography of the Sea

    • Hance D. Smith
    Pages 5-24

  4. The Law of the Sea at the Millennium

    • E. D. Brown
    Pages 25-62

  5. Maritime Boundaries

    • G. H. Blake
    Pages 63-76

  6. Geography and Geo-Strategy of the Oceans

    • A. Vigarie
    Pages 77-90

  7. Maritime Transport

    • J. Marcadon
    Pages 91-104

  8. Offshore Oil and Gas at the Millennium

    • H. J. Pickering
    Pages 105-144

  9. Fisheries

    • J. L. Suárez, G. González, S. Feria
    Pages 145-160

  10. The Use of the Sea for Recreation and Tourism

    • M. B. Orams
    Pages 161-173

  11. Managing Marine Waste Disposal

    • R. C. Ballinger
    Pages 175-197

  12. Marine Conservation and Resource Management

    • S. Pullen
    Pages 199-214

  13. The North Atlantic

    • Lewis M. Alexander
    Pages 215-230

  14. The Mediterranean and Black Seas

    • A. Vallega
    Pages 231-252

  15. Multilateral Management of Northeast Asian Seas: Problems and Prognosis

    • Mark J. Valencia
    Pages 253-282

  16. The Arctic Ocean

    • Yu. G. Mikhaylichenko
    Pages 283-296

  17. The Southern Ocean

    • Donald R. Rothwell
    Pages 297-311

  18. Back Matter

    Pages 313-327
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About this book

HANCE D. SMITH 1. Introduction The millennium has been widely regarded as a time to take stock among other things, of the planet and its relationships with the people who inhabit it. Why this should be so is not always clear, apart from an apparent fixation with counting years. Further, the fact that the counting itself is based on the origins of the Christian religion is, for many, not of primary significance. Even if it is, counting in this way may still not be clear. And yet there are arguably sound reasons for taking stock at this time. Most obviously since the European 'industrial revolution' pressures on the environment caused by human activities have increased inexorably. At global level, over the past three decades in particular, environmental concerns have undoubtedly become a major political force. In a marine context, the Law of the Sea Convention concluded in 1982 is one manifestation of this. These pressures are in turn linked to technological and economic factors which are inextricably intertwined in any understanding of environmental impacts. Of special note are the implications of this for the exploitation of marine resources, in the periodic 'long waves' of economic expansion and contraction, each lasting for around or just over half a century, coupled with technological advances evident in the fishing and offshore oil industries in particular.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Cardiff, UK

    Hance D. Smith

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Oceans: Key Issues in Marine Affairs

  • Editors: Hance D. Smith

  • Series Title: GeoJournal Library

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-2780-2

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature B.V. 2004

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-2746-8Published: 04 November 2004

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-6716-6Published: 05 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-2780-2Published: 03 November 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0924-5499

  • Series E-ISSN: 2215-0072

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 328

  • Topics: Oceanography, Geography, general, Environmental Science and Engineering, Public Law

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