Comparative Ocean Governance examines how the drive to improve governance of the oceans through place-based management - such as marine protected areas, ecosystem-based management, and ocean zoning - can be adapted to a world already experiencing the impacts of climate change. The author...

"The oceans are the world's last frontier and are a resource that can play a significant role in providing for the world's large population while addressing climate change. This book describes environmentally sustainable ocean harvests, harnessing ocean energy, transportation, recreation, and a...

"Depuis plus d'une décennie dans la mouvance des accords de Rio sur la conservation de la biodiversité, de nombreux États côtiers ont établi de grandes aires marines protégées océaniques de plusieurs centaines de milliers de kilomètres carrés. La France pourrait se flatter d'être la...

Natural resources such as carbon, water, and fish are increasingly managed with markets that require an initial allocation of property rights. In practice these rights are typically grandfathered based on historical use, but rights could be allocated any number of ways. Taking the perspective of...