A Blue Economy: equitable, sustainable, and viable development in the world’s oceans
Cisneros-Montemayor, A.M. (2019). A Blue Economy: equitable, sustainable, and viable development in the world’s oceans, in: Cisneros-Montemayor, A.M. et al. Predicting future oceans: Sustainability of ocean and human systems amidst global environmental change. pp. 395-404. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-817945-1.00034-4 In: Cisneros-Montemayor, A.M.; Cheung, W.W.L.; Ota, Y. (Ed.) (2019). Predicting future oceans: Sustainability of ocean and human systems amidst global environmental change. Elsevier: Amsterdam. ISBN 978-0-12-817945-1. xxvii, 554 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/c2018-0-02416-0, more |
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| Abstract | The concept of the Blue Economy is increasingly in use but under different, sometimes contradictory, definitions. This chapter argues for a Blue Economy as a framework for ocean and coastal development that explicitly focuses on social equity concerns in addition to environmental sustainability and economic viability. Many marine industries are already well-established across the world, so a Blue Economy entails deep transformations of large sectors as well as innovation and planning for emerging ones. The Blue Economy approach should not be seen as a slight improvement on business-as-usual but as an opportunity for a fundamental shift towards ambitious social and environmental goals. |
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