New Book: Environmental Governance of the Great Seas: Law and Effect by By Joseph F. C. DiMento and Alexis Jaclyn Hickman

Environmental Governance of the Great Seas: Law and Effect (New Horizons in Environmental and Energy Law)

By (author) Joseph F. C. DiMento, By (author) Alexis Jaclyn Hickman

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd

Published: 12 October 2012

Format: Hardback 240 pages

See: Full bibliographic data

ISBN 13: 9781848443754 ISBN 10: 1848443757

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

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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