(Earthscan Oceans) 1st Edition
by Karen A. Alexander (Author)
This book explores the types of conflicts that occur over marine and
coastal resources, the underlying causes, and attempts to prevent them.
Despite
the emergence of various marine and coastal governance approaches to
address the effects of human activities within the marine environment,
conflict continues. In this book, the author outlines the reasons
conflicts can, and do, arise in the marine and coastal environment.
Drawing on case studies from both the northern and southern hemispheres,
the book takes a broad view of how we interact with our environment, of
how and why conflict is perpetuated as a political and cultural
phenomenon, and how this varies or remains constant across space and
place. The case studies explore not only the underlying perceptions and
needs of those involved in marine and coastal conflict and the types of
conflicts that arise in oceanic and coastal areas, but also the
underpinning reasons for these conflicts. Marine and coastal resource
conflicts have the potential to derail conservation efforts and blue
growth policies, as well as the United Nations Sustainable Development
Goals. Thus, it is imperative we understand the drivers and exacerbating
factors of marine and coastal conflict. Arguing that there is an urgent
need for renewed thinking and focus on conflict prevention, the author
develops a theory of marine and coastal conflict which allows us to
understand those factors and the means to help prevent such conflicts
arising in the first place.
This book will be of interest
to students and researchers of coastal and marine science and
environmental management as well as those working in the field of marine
resource management, including coastal zone managers and fisheries
managers.
