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Title Routledge Handbook of National and Regional Ocean Policies / edited by Biliana Cicin-Sain, David L. VanderZwaag and Miriam C. Balgos
Published Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2015

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Description 1 online resource (xli, 640 pages)
Series Routledge handbooks
Routledge handbooks.
Contents PART I Introduction -- 1 A Comparative Analysis of Ocean Policies in Fifteen Nations and Four Regions -- 2 International Agreements and Customary International Principles Providing Guidance for National and Regional Ocean Policies -- PART II National Ocean Policies -- 3 Oceans Policy: A Canadian Case Study -- 4 Australia's Oceans Policy -- 5 The Marine Policy of the Russian Federation: Its Formation and Realization -- 6 Strategy for Marine Environment Conservation and Development in the United Kingdom -- 7 Brazil's National Ocean Policy -- 8 Jamaica's Oceans and Coastal Policy -- 9 Development of National Ocean Policy in Japan -- 10 Development of a National Ocean Policy in Mexico -- 11 Development of a National Ocean Policy in the United States -- 12 Toward an Integrated Policy for the Ocean in Portugal -- 13 Toward a National Ocean Policy in New Zealand -- 14 Norway's Marine Policy: Toward Comprehensive Oceans Management -- 15 The Philippine National Marine Policy -- 16 National Marine Policy: A Vietnamese Case Study -- 17 A Case Study of India's Policy and Legal Regimes on Ocean Governance -- PART III Regional Ocean Policies -- 18 The Integrated Maritime Policy of the European Union -- 19 The Pacific Islands Regional Ocean Policy and the Framework for a Pacific Oceanscape: 'Many Islands--One Ocean' -- 20 The Sustainable Development Strategy for the Seas of East Asia: Policy Implications at Local, National, and Regional Levels -- 21 Ocean and Coastal Policy Processes in Sub-Saharan Africa: Issues, Opportunities, and Strategic Options -- Appendix A: A Guide to Comparative Case Studies on National Ocean Policies -- Appendix B: A Guide to Comparative Case Studies on Regional Ocean Policies -- Appendix C: Synopses of National and Regional Ocean Policy Case Studies -- Appendix D: Recommendations on Enhancing Integrated, Ecosystem-Based National and Regional Ocean Policies Made in the Rio+20 Process
Summary This comprehensive handbook, prepared by leading ocean policy academics and practitioners from around the world, presents in-depth analyses of the experiences of fifteen developed and developing nations and four key regions of the world that have taken concrete steps toward cross-cutting and integrated national and regional ocean policy. All chapters follow a common framework for policy analysis. While most coastal nations of the world already have a variety of sectoral policies in place to manage different uses of the ocean (such as shipping, fishing, oil and gas development), in the last ..
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Ocean -- Government policy -- Case studies
Oceanography and state -- Case studies
Marine resources -- Government policy -- Case studies
Marine resources conservation -- International cooperation -- Case studies
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate -- General.
Marine resources conservation -- International cooperation
Marine resources -- Government policy
Ocean -- Government policy
Oceanography and state
Genre/Form handbooks.
Case studies
Case studies.
Handbooks and manuals.
Études de cas.
Guides et manuels.
Form Electronic book
Author Cicin-Sain, Biliana, editor.
VanderZwaag, David L., editor.
Balgos, M. C. (Miriam C.), editor.
ISBN 9781315765648
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9781317658061
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9781317658054
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9781317658047
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