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Comparative Ocean Governance. Place-Based Protections in an Era of Climate Change

Author
Kundis Craig R.
Date
2012
Source
IUCN (ID: MON-086736)
Publisher | Place of publication
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd | Cheltenham, UK
ISBN
978-1-84844-791-2
Pages
181p.
Document type
Monography/book
Language
English
Field of application
International
Subject
Sea, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Marine resources management Marine protected areas Governance Climate change
Abstract

Contents: Introduction Part I: The Ocean and the Threats to it 1. The Value of the Oceans 2. Non-Climate Threats to Marine Ecosystems and Biodiversity 3. Climate Change and the Oceans Part II: Ocean Governance, International Law, and Place-based Protections for Marine Ecosystems 4. The International Legal Framework of Ocean Governance 5. Place-based Marine Governance: An Overview Part III: Adapting Place-based Marine Governance to Climate Change 6. ‘Accidental’ Adaptation: Climate Change and Existing Place-based Marine Management 7. Purposeful Climate Change Adaptation in Place-based Governance Systems 8. Making Marine Spatial Planning Climate Change Dynamic Conclusion Index