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xii, 229 pages : illustrations, maps, charts ; 25 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-219) and index. |
| Contents |
A new era of ocean conservation -- Rethinking ocean protection -- The political economy of conservation -- Presidents Bush and Obama in the Pacific Remote Islands -- A 'paper park' in Australia's Coral Sea -- A dive tourism haven in Palau -- Conclusion: A solution to ocean decline? |
| Summary |
"Conserving the Oceans: The Politics of Large Marine Protected Areas documents the efforts of activists and states to increase the pace and scale of global ocean protections, leading to a new global norm in ocean conservation of large marine protected areas exceeding 200,000 km2. Through an analysis of domestic political economies, the book explains how states have protected millions of square kilometers of ocean space while remaining highly responsive to the interests of businesses. It argues that states design environmental policies above all around two key features of a given space: (1) the composition of extractive versus non-extractive industry interests; and (2) the salience of various industry interests, defined as the degree to which businesses would suffer tangible and significant costs in response to new environmental regulations. Through an analysis of large marine protected area advocacy campaigns in Australia, Palau, and the United States, this book demonstrates how the political economy of a given marine space shapes how governments align their environmental and economic goals, sometimes strengthening conservation but more often than not undermining it. While recognizing important global progress and growing ambition to conserve ocean ecosystems, Conserving the Oceans demonstrates that even ambitious large marine protected areas have so far not fundamentally challenged a neoliberal paradigm of environmentalism that has caused considerable ecological harm"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Marine parks and reserves -- Management -- Case studies.
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Marine parks and reserves -- Government policy -- Case studies.
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Marine resources conservation -- Government policy -- Case studies.
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Marine resources conservation -- Political aspects.
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Political ecology.
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Marine parks and reserves -- Government policy.
(OCoLC)fst01009793
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Marine parks and reserves -- Management.
(OCoLC)fst01009796
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Marine resources conservation -- Government policy.
(OCoLC)fst01009912
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Political ecology. (OCoLC)fst01069284
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies. (OCoLC)fst01423765
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| ISBN |
0197540538 (hardback) |
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9780197540534 (hardback) |
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9780197540558 (epub) |
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