Keywords:
Oceanography.
;
Electronic books.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (253 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780080983974
Series Statement:
Open University Oceanography Series
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=1179967
Language:
English
Note:
Front Cover -- Case Studies in Oceanography and Marine Affairs -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- CHAPTER 1. MARINE RESOURCES AND ACTIVITIES -- 1.1 THE SEA ITSELF -- 1.2 LIVING RESOURCES -- 1.3 PHYSICAL RESOURCES -- 1.4 ENERGY FROM THE OCEANS -- 1.5 MARINE RESEARCH -- 1.6 THE BASIS OF INTERNATIONAL REGULATION -- 1.7 A RECIPE FOR CHAOS? -- 1.8 SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 1 -- CHAPTER 2. THE LEGAL BACKGROUND -- 2.1 EVOLUTION OF BASIC CONCEPTS -- 2.2 20TH-CENTURY DEVELOPMENTS -- 2.3 THE AEGEAN -- 2.4 SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 2 -- CHAPTER 3. THE PRESENT INTERNATIONAL LEGAL REGIME -- 3.1 UN CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA -- 3.2 OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS TO MARITIME CUSTOMARY LAW -- 3.3 DISPUTES AND THEIR RESOLUTION -- 3.4 A LOOK AHEAD -- 3.5 SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 3 -- CHAPTER 4. THE ARCTIC OCEAN: ICE, OIL AND SOVEREIGNTY -- 4.1 HUMAN SETTLEMENT AROUND THE ARCTIC -- 4.2 THE ARCTIC SEAS-WHO OWNS WHAT? -- 4.3 HYDROCARBONS IN THE ARCTIC -- 4.4 THE NORTH-WEST PASSAGE -- 4.5 THE ARCTIC AND CLIMATIC CHANGE -- 4.6 THE POLAR MEDITERRANEAN: WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD? -- 4.7 SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 4 -- CHAPTER 5. THE GALÁPAGOS: ISLANDS OF VARIETY AND CHANGE -- 5.1 THE TECTONIC SETTING -- 5.2 THE OCEANOGRAPHIC SETTING -- 5.3 LIFE AROUND THE GALÁPAGOS -- 5.4 THE GALÁPAGOS AND EL NINO -- 5.5 GALÁPAGOS CORALS: A CLUE TO PAST CLIMATE -- 5.6 EXPLORATION, EXPLOITATION AND CONSERVATION: CHANGING ATTITUDES -- 5.7 SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 5 -- APPENDIX 1: TABLES I-IIl -- APPENDIX 2: SUMMARY OF THE UN CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA -- APPENDIX 3: THE COD WAR IS NOT ONLY ABOUT FISH -- SUGGESTED FURTHER READING -- ANSWERS AND COMMENTS TO QUESTIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- INDEX.
