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Sustainable Ocean Governanceby Adalberto Vallega
Routledge 2000; US$ 210.00This book considers the ocean as a spatial complex system which must be represented as a whole. It argues that scientific approaches must change to achieve progress and co-operation between science and policy. more...
Advances in the Science and Technology of Ocean Managementby Hance D. Smith
Routledge 1992; US$ 260.00This book reviews key developments in the field of marine science and technology and focuses on the long term issues - such as the disposal of industrial waste - that these developments raise. more...
Ocean Management in Global Changeby P. Fabbri
Spon Press 1992; US$ 720.00The main aims of the conference were to examine present and expected trends in coastal and ocean resource use, to evaluate the state of the art and the expected evolution in theory and practice of management and to discuss scientific and technological developments and their impacts on management. more...
Sea Managementby A. Vallega
Spon Press 1992; US$ 420.00This book has been conceived with the aim of contributing to the International Conference on Ocean Management in Global Change [Genoa, June 22-26, 1992] and to the ocean sciences' debate on the conceptual framework and targets of sea management. more...
Managing Britain's Marine and Coastal Environmentby Hance D. Smith; Jonathan Potts
Routledge 2004; US$ 193.00This collection, featuring an impressive list of contributors, covers themes including maritime history; environmental issues; public policy; technology and resources as well as open sea development and management. more...
The Environment And International Politicsby Hakan Seckinelgin
Taylor & Francis 2005; US$ 37.50This book argues that environmental problems represent a deeper problem in the way the relationship between human beings and nature is conceptualised. more...
Marine Resource Conservation and Poverty Reduction Strategies in Tanzaniaby Jennifer K. Sesabo
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG 2007; US$ 139.00Demonstrates the extent which various socio-economic dimensions of rural coastal households influence livelihood pathways, production efficiency and attitudes towards conservation initiatives. more...
Analysis of Seawaterby T.R. Crompton
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG 2006; US$ 269.00Compiles various methods for the chemical analysis of seawaters, including 45 tables and 48 figures. This volume covers various aspects of the analysis of seawater using both classical and advanced physical techniques. It is useful for analysts, oceanographers, fisheries experts, politicians and decision makers. more...
Seawaterby Open University
Elsevier Science & Technology 1995; US$ 62.95'Seawater' has been substantially updated in this second edition to take account of recent developments in marine science. Sections dealing with difficult physical and chemical concepts have been developed on the basis of feedback from the first edition, making this an ideal learning tool for oceanography students. Chapter 1 summarizes the special properties of water and the role of the oceans in the hydraulic cycle. The distribution of temperature and salinity in the oceans and how they influence water density and movements is then discussed. Light and sound in seawater are considered next, along with some uses of acoustics. These are followed by an examination of the composition and behaviour of dissolved constituents, including such topics... more...
Marine Ecologonomicsby A.V. Souvorov
Elsevier 1999; US$ 195.00This book outlines a framework for analysis of marine resource management incorporating ecological and economic considerations and technological feasibility. Ecologonomics - a new emerging science combining economic and ecological concepts and principles - is introduced. Its use in studying changes in natural processes occurring in the marine environment in combination with analysing economic consequences of human impact on marine ecosystems is demonstrated. A unique book, which offers a rare insight into the research achievements of Russian scientists. more...









