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Marine Extremes: Ocean Safety, Marine Health and the Blue Economy book cover

1st Edition

Marine Extremes Ocean Safety, Marine Health and the Blue Economy

Edited By Erika Techera, Gundula Winter Copyright 2019
256 Pages
by Routledge

254 Pages
by Routledge

254 Pages
by Routledge
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Marine extremes, as they are conceived of in this volume, encompass environments, activities, events and impacts. Extreme environments found in and around our oceans, including the deep sea and seabed as well as the frozen polar regions, are being seriously affected by both extreme behaviours (dumping and discharge of waste, illegal fishing and piracy) and extreme events (storms, tsunamis,... Read more

Part I – Introduction



1. Introduction to marine extremes



2. The science, social science and governance of marine extremes



Part II - Safe oceans



3. Coastal processes, extreme events and forecasting









4. Community values and preferences for coastal hazard interventions









5. Nature-based solutions to mitigate extreme coastal impacts







Part III - Healthy oceans









6. Monitoring ocean and estuary health



7. Pollution from land-based sources













8. Impacts of marine heatwaves









9. Local, community-led interventions to address global-scale probles and environmental extremes in coastal ecosystems









Part IV - Wealth from the oceans



10. Aquaculture



11. Extreme human behaviours affecting marine resources and industries

Biography

Erika J. Techera is a Professor in the UWA Law School and UWA Oceans Institute at The University of Western Australia.



Gundula Winter is a coastal engineer and former Research Associate at the Oceans Institute of The University of Western Australia.

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