Environmental Governance Of The Great Seas

Environmental Governance Of The Great Seas

Law and Effect

Joseph F.C. DiMento , Alexis Jaclyn Hickman

Joseph F.C. DiMento, Professor of Law, University of California, Irvine and Director, Newkirk Center for Science and Society, US and Alexis Jaclyn Hickman, Master’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning and Doctoral Candidate in Planning, Policy and Design, University of California, Irvine, US

2012, 240 pp Hb 978 1 84844 375 4

Hardback £65.00 on-line discount £58.50

Series: New Horizons in Environmental and Energy Law series

Description
The authors of this comprehensive study provide a rich assessment of the condition of the seas and the efficacy of the initiatives governing them. The aim is not only to describe and evaluate existing governance structures, but also to indicate how governance can be improved. Case studies of the Baltic, Mediterranean, Black, Caribbean and East Asian seas illustrate the varying degrees of policy success, failure and promise.

Contents
Contents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. The Baltic Sea with Hermanni Backer, Joseph F.C. DiMento and Alexis Jaclyn Hickman 3. The Black Sea 4. The East Asian Seas 5. The Mediterranean Sea with Tullio Scovazzi, Joseph F.C. DiMento and Alexis Jaclyn Hickman 6. The West and Central African Seas 7. The Wider Caribbean Region 8. An Accounting Appendices References Index

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The great seas contain immense resources and provide invaluable services to humankind, yet their environmental conditions are threatened worldwide. The authors of this comprehensive study provide a rich assessment of the seas and the efficacy of the initiatives governing them, as well as suggestions for improving governance and protection. Case studies of the Baltic, Mediterranean, Black, Caribbean and East Asian seas illustrate the varying degrees of policy success, failure and promise.

The authors address the specific roles of the Law of the Sea and the United Nations Regional Seas Programme and discuss the importance of better information exchange between scientists and policymakers, increased funding, greater participation, and new and more effective laws. National, regional and international initiatives are conceptualized as clusters, and their success evaluated using data on the physical conditions of the seas, the law and policy adopted, and international cooperation.

The interdisciplinary, insightful treatment of this complex issue will be of great interest to policymakers, students and scholars in the fields of law and policy as well as marine and environmental sciences.

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