Managing ocean environments in a changing climate sustainability and economic perspectives

"This chapter provides background information for the scope, purpose and structure of this book. Here, we introduce the main themes that are explored in the book, and provide information that is common to all of them. We discuss the need for taking a holistic view of threats to the global ocean...

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Other Authors: Noone, Kevin J. (Editor), Sumaila, Ussif Rashid (Editor), Diaz, R. J. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Burlington, Mass. Elsevier 2013©2013, 2013
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505 0 |a an introduction / Kevin J. Noone, Ussif Rashid Sumaila and Robert J. Diaz -- 2. Ocean acidification / Carol Turley -- 3. Ocean warming / Kevin J. Noone and Robert J. Diaz -- 4. Hypoxia / Robert J. Diaz, Hanna Erikson-Hagg and Rutger Rosenberg -- 5. Sea-level rise / Kevin J. Noone -- 6. Marine pollution / Dan Wilhelmsson, Richard C. Thompson, Katrin Holmstrom, Olof Linden and Hanna Erikksson-Hagg -- 7. The potential economic costs of the overuse of marine fish stocks / Ussif Rashid Sumaila, William W.L. Cheung and A.D. Rogers -- 8. Impacts of multiple stressors / Julie Hall, Robert J. Diaz, Nicolas Gruber and Dan Wilhelmsson -- 9. Tipping points, uncertainty, and precaution : preparing for surprise / Kevin J. Noone and Frank Ackerman -- 10. Valuing the ocean environment / Frank Ackerman -- 11. Managing multiple human stressors in the ocean : a case study in the Pacific Ocean / William W.L. Cheung and Ussif Rashid Sumaila -- 12. Paths to sustainable ocean resour 
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520 |a "This chapter provides background information for the scope, purpose and structure of this book. Here, we introduce the main themes that are explored in the book, and provide information that is common to all of them. We discuss the need for taking a holistic view of threats to the global ocean. We also introduce the background and boundary conditions for the economic analysis of the potential savings that could be accrued by acting now to mitigate these threats. We show how this analysis can be useful for decision support in the area of marine policy"--