Marine Policy: An Introduction to Governance and International Law of the Oceans

This textbook provides readers with a foundation in policy development and analysis, describing how policy, including legal mechanisms, are applied to the marine environment. It presents a systematic treatment of all aspects of marine policy, including climate change, energy, environmental protection, fisheries, mining and transportation.

Author: Mark Zacharias, Jeff Ardron
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 06/25/2019
Pages: 322
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.67lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.81d
ISBN: 9780815379263

About the Author

Mark Zacharias is the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy with the province of British Columbia, Canada. He is also Adjunct Professor at the University of British Columbia Fisheries Centre and Associate Adjunct Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Victoria. He is the co-author of the book Marine Conservation Ecology (Earthscan, 2011).

Jeff Ardron is an Adviser on Marine Governance for the Commonwealth Secretariat, based in London, UK. He leads the Commonwealth Blue Charter, which was adopted by all 53 Commonwealth countries in 2018. With more than 25 years' experience in marine planning and conservation, he has worked in governmental and non-governmental sectors, as well as in research and academia. He has more than 60 peer-reviewed publications and serves on various boards and committees of marine-focused organizations.