Managing Britain's Marine and Coastal Environment : Towards a Sustainable Future

Coastal zone management - Great Britain Marine resources - Government policy - Great Britain Marine resources conservation - Great Britain Marine resources conservation Marine resources development - Great Britain Sustainable fisheries - Great Britain sähkökirjat
Taylor and Francis
2013
EISBN 9780203391341
Cover; Managing Britain's Marine and Coastal Environment; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of boxes; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; PART I The maritime world; 1 Peoples of the sea: the British maritime world; 2 UK marine science at the millennium; PART II The open sea; 3 Oil and gas from UK waters: resources, technologies, corporate attitude and government; 4 The race for offshore renewables: meeting 2010; 5 Fisheries management at the millennium: perspectives from an island community
13 Designing a safeguard system for the marine environment: what do we really want?14 Putting sustainability into practice; Index
6 Ocean waste disposal: an acceptable option in the new millennium?PART III The coast; 7 The development of fishing communities with special reference to Scotland; 8 Challenges and opportunities for coastal recreation and tourism in the twenty-first century; 9 Coastal zone law in the UK: lessons for the new millennium; 10 A sea change at the coast: the contemporary context and future prospects of integrated coastal management in the UK; 11 The partnership approach to integrated coastal management in Britain; 12 Shoreline management: the way ahead
Britain's maritime tradition is well documented. The management of its marine and coastal environment is therefore of tantamount importance, and offers lessons for other nations across the world. The beginning of the new millennium marks a major, long-term turning point in the historical development of Britain's maritime interest discernible by continued diversification and intensification in the uses of the sea; unprecedented and often adverse environmental impacts engendered by these uses; and the beginning of a major effort to establish a comprehensive management system which can deal with .
13 Designing a safeguard system for the marine environment: what do we really want?14 Putting sustainability into practice; Index
6 Ocean waste disposal: an acceptable option in the new millennium?PART III The coast; 7 The development of fishing communities with special reference to Scotland; 8 Challenges and opportunities for coastal recreation and tourism in the twenty-first century; 9 Coastal zone law in the UK: lessons for the new millennium; 10 A sea change at the coast: the contemporary context and future prospects of integrated coastal management in the UK; 11 The partnership approach to integrated coastal management in Britain; 12 Shoreline management: the way ahead
Britain's maritime tradition is well documented. The management of its marine and coastal environment is therefore of tantamount importance, and offers lessons for other nations across the world. The beginning of the new millennium marks a major, long-term turning point in the historical development of Britain's maritime interest discernible by continued diversification and intensification in the uses of the sea; unprecedented and often adverse environmental impacts engendered by these uses; and the beginning of a major effort to establish a comprehensive management system which can deal with .
