Marine policy : an introduction to governance and international law of the oceans / Mark Zacharias.
2014
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Title
Marine policy : an introduction to governance and international law of the oceans / Mark Zacharias.
Published
Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2014.
Copyright
©2014
Call Number
KZA1145 .Z33 2014
ISBN
9780415633079 (hardback : alkaline paper)
0415633079 (hardback : alkaline paper)
9780415633086 (paperback : alkaline paper)
0415633087 (paperback : alkaline paper)
9780203095256 (e-book)
0415633079 (hardback : alkaline paper)
9780415633086 (paperback : alkaline paper)
0415633087 (paperback : alkaline paper)
9780203095256 (e-book)
Description
xxii, 313 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.
System Control No.
(OCoLC)858778326
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
List of illustrations
viii
List of acronyms and abbreviations
xi
Acknowledgements
xvii
Preface
xviii
1.
An introduction to the marine environment: the structure and function of the world's oceans
1
Introduction'
1
Similarities and differences between marine and terrestrial environments
3
Physiographic characteristics of the marine environment
9
Oceanographic characteristics of the marine environment
11
The marine biological environment
20
Chapter summary
29
2.
An introduction to international law: international marine law and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
32
Introduction
32
Types of ownership regimes in the ocean
32
An introduction to law and types of legal systems
33
A primer on international law
35
International marine law
41
UN Conventions on the Law of the Sea
61
International organizations that establish and oversee international marine law
78
Organizations under the LOSC that establish and oversee international marine law
81
Chapter summary
87
3.
An introduction to policy: instruments for marine law and policy
90
Introduction
90
Relationship between law and public policy
92
The need for marine policy
92
Characteristics of marine policy
94
Introduction to marine policy instruments
94
Economic instruments
102
Market enhancement instruments
107
Informational instruments
110
Voluntary instruments
115
Chapter summary
117
4.
Developing and analysing policies: an introduction to policy analysis
120
Introduction
120
The policy cycle
121
Considerations in selecting public policies
127
Methods and tools for selecting and analysing policies
133
Quantitative versus qualitative analysis
141
Role of science in policy-making
142
Chapter summary
143
5.
Marine environmental protection policy: international efforts to address threats to marine biodiversity
146
Introduction
146
Threats to marine biodiversity
147
History of international marine environmental law and policy
150
Conventions that pertain to marine environmental protection
151
Threat-specific conventions and the protection of the marine environment
155
International law related to climate change
160
Important marine regional agreements
163
Chapter summary
171
6.
International fisheries policy: sustaining global fisheries for the long term
175
Introduction
175
An overview of fisheries management
176
History of international fisheries law and policy
190
Organizations that oversee international fisheries management
191
International agreements affecting fisheries
196
Chapter summary
210
7.
Marine transportation and safety policy: the operation and regulation of international shipping
215
Introduction
215
An overview of contemporary shipping
216
Introduction to marine transportation law and policy
220
International law dealing with the ship
225
International law dealing with the shipping company
228
International law dealing with the seafarer
231
Maritime security
233
Shipping and the environment
238
Chapter summary
246
8.
International law and policy of the polar oceans: governing the Southern and Arctic oceans
251
Introduction
251
Introduction to the Antarctic and Southern Ocean
251
Introduction to the Arctic
260
Chapter summary
267
9.
International law and policy related to offshore energy and mining: renewable and non-renewable resource development on continental shelves and in the Area
270
Introduction
270
Differences between continental shelves and deep ocean areas with respect to energy and mineral development
270
The LOSC and energy and mineral development
271
Management of marine energy and mineral resources on continental shelves
272
Management of marine energy and mineral resources in deep sea areas
275
Chapter summary
277
10.
Integrated approaches to ocean management: putting policy into practice and managing across sectors
279
Introduction
279
Coastal zone management
280
Ecosystem approaches to management
285
Marine protected areas
286
Marine spatial planning
292
Cumulative effects
293
Private ocean rights
296
Chapter summary
299
Conclusion
303
A report card on ocean management
303
Index
305