1st Edition

Routledge Handbook of National and Regional Ocean Policies

640 Pages 95 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

682 Pages 95 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

682 Pages 95 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

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... Read more

Part 1: Introduction 

1. A Comparative Analysis of Ocean Policies in Fifteen Nations and Four Regions 

Miriam C. Balgos, Biliana Cicin-Sain, and David L. VanderZwaag 

2. International Agreements and Customary International Principles Providing Guidance for National and Regional Ocean Policies 

Jon M. Van Dyke and Sherry P. Broder 

Part 2: National Ocean Policies 

3. Oceans Policy: A Canadian Case Study 

Camille Mageau, David L. VanderZwaag, Ken Huffman, and Susan Farlinger 

4. Australia’s Oceans Policy 

Donna Petrachenko and Ben Addison 

5. The Marine Policy of the Russian Federation: Its Formation and Realization 

Yuriy G. Mikhaylichenko and Valentin P. Sinetsky 

6. Strategy for Marine Environment Conservation and Development in the United Kingdom 

Hance D. Smith, Iwan Ball, Rhoda C. Ballinger, Tim Stojanovic, and Tara Thrupp 

7. Brazil’s National Ocean Policy 

Milton L. Asmus, Etiene Villela Marroni, and Guilherme G. Vieira 

8. Jamaica’s Oceans and Coastal Policy 

Laleta Davis Mattis and Peter Edwards 

9. Development of National Ocean Policy in Japan 

Hiroshi Terashima and Moritaka Hayashi

10. Development of a National Ocean Policy in Mexico 

Porfirio Alvarez-Torres, Antonio Díaz-de-León-Corral, Gustavo Pérez-Chirinos, Juan Carlos Aguilar, Roberto Rosado, Fausto Efrén Burgoa, Sofía Cortina, Mariela Ibáñez, Gaëlle Brachet, Norma Patricia Muñoz Sevilla, Evelia Rivera-Arriaga, and Isaac Andres Azuz Adeath 

11. Development of a National Ocean Policy in the United States 

Biliana Cicin-Sain, Gerhard F. Kuska, K. Caitlin Snyder, and Kateryna Wowk 

12. Toward an Integrated Policy for the Ocean in Portugal 

Mário Ruivo, Tiago Pitta e Cunha, Márcia Marques, and Raquel Ribeiro 

13. Toward a National Ocean Policy in New Zealand 

Prue Taylor 

14. Norway’s Marine Policy: Toward Comprehensive Oceans Management 

Alf Håkon Hoel and Terje Lobach 

15. The Philippine National Marine Policy 

Jay L. Batongbacal 

16. National Marine Policy: A Vietnamese Case Study 

Nguyen Chu Hoi and Hoang Ngoc Giao 

17. A Case Study of India’s Policy and Legal Regimes on Ocean Governance 

Tony George Puthucherril 

Part 3: Regional Ocean Policies 

18. The Integrated Maritime Policy of the European Union 

Sylvain Gambert 

19. The Pacific Islands Regional Ocean Policy and the Framework for a Pacific Oceanscape: ‘Many Islands–One Ocean’ 

Mary Power and Anama Solofa 

20. The Sustainable Development Strategy for the Seas of East Asia: Policy Implications at Local, National, and Regional Levels 

Stella Regina Bernad and Chua Thia-Eng 

21. Ocean and Coastal Policy Processes in Sub-Saharan Africa: Issues, Opportunities, and Strategic Options 

Indumathie Hewawasam and Bernice McLean, with contributions from Leopoldo Maraboli and Magnus Ngoile

Biography

Biliana Cicin-Sain is Professor of Marine Policy and Director, Gerard J. Mangone Center for Marine Policy, University of Delaware, USA, and President of the Global Ocean Forum. 

David L. VanderZwaag is Professor of Law and the Canada Research Chair in Ocean Law and Governance, Marine and Environmental Law Institute, Dalhousie University, Canada. 

Miriam C. Balgos is Associate Scientist, Gerard J. Mangone Center for Marine Policy, University of Delaware, USA, and Program Coordinator for the Global Ocean Forum.