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Peter Jacques - Globalization and the World Ocean - 9780759105850 - V9780759105850
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Globalization and the World Ocean

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Description for Globalization and the World Ocean Paperback. Offers an analysis of the connections between global marine and atmospheric conditions to global political phenomena. This book shows how human survival is intricately linked to the sustainability of the world ocean, a singular connected body of regional oceans. Series: Globalization and the Environment. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
Jacques offers a unique analysis of the connections between global marine and atmospheric science to global political phenomena. He shows how human survival is intricately linked to the sustainability of the world ocean, a singular connected body of regional oceans that is by definition a global resource that touches all other ecosystems. Jacques warns that the world ocean now offers evidence of several existential crises for global human populations, including declining global fisheries, coral reef losses, and climate change, but there has been a lack of global or regional cooperation in sustaining this complex ecosystem. He suggests how we can ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Series
Globalization and the Environment
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
California, United States
ISBN
9780759105850
SKU
V9780759105850
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

About Peter Jacques
Peter Jacques is assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, where he teaches Global Environmental Politics, Sustainability, and Urban and Domestic Environmental Politics. He is co-author of Ocean Politics and Policy: A Reference Handbook, with Zachary Smith, and has published articles in several journals including Global Environmental Politics, the ... Read more

Reviews for Globalization and the World Ocean
Peter Jacques has written a unique and important book that makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the relationship between environmental quality, globalization, and international conflict. By drawing together regional case studies of ocean sustainability he demonstrates a startlingly strong correlation between economic globalization, the relative decline of marine systems, and armed conflict. The more intense the ... Read more

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