Long description:

This perceptive book evaluates the effectiveness of current ocean governance as it aims to respond to the threats of increased sea temperatures, salination, biodiversity loss, overfishing, and exploitation of ocean resources. Contributors pose the key question: what type of political space are the oceans and is it possible to create, implement and assess an international framework which enables the oceans to be governed?

Recognising that the oceans are consistently underexplored in international relations, Governing Oceans adopts a unique interdisciplinary approach, bringing together experts in the fields of political sciences, heritage management, marine policy and coastal ecosystems who identify current challenges and good practices, and develop pragmatic suggestions for improvement. Chapters cover opportunities for improved governance of fisheries, underwater cultural heritage as a forgotten discipline, multi-level cooperation and the agency of IOC-UNESCO in shaping marine spatial planning. Embracing innovative approaches to spatial mapping policies and identifying patterns of cooperation, Governing Oceans provides a blueprint for improving the management of the seas.

Combining comprehensive theory and practical case studies, this book will be an insightful read for students, academics and researchers working in sustainable development, development studies, environmental economics, environmental and international law, and geopolitics. It will also be a highly informative read for governance practitioners and professionals working in the marine cultural heritage, ocean geography and international relations sectors.

This perceptive book evaluates the effectiveness of current ocean governance as it aims to respond to the threats of increased sea temperatures, salination, biodiversity loss, overfishing, and exploitation of ocean resources. Contributors pose the key question: what type of political space are the oceans and is it possible to create, implement and assess an international framework which enables the oceans to be governed?

?Governing Oceans, edited by Catherine Jones, brings together a diverse group of researchers from different countries that approach the governance of the oceans from various perspectives, cases, and fields. Based on sound research, the book sets the parameters to think critically about the multiple challenges regarding the matter.?

Table of Contents:

Contents:

1 Introduction ? governing oceans: what, why and how? 1
Catherine Jones
2 Barriers and opportunities for improved governance of
fisheries within the context of marine spatial planning 17
Rachel Shucksmith and Inne Withouck
3 Bridging the gap between legislation and implementation:
strategies for improved implementation of South Africa?s
marine living resource legislation 33
Danai J. Tembo
4 Underwater cultural heritage as a forgotten discipline in
oceans governance 61
Elena Perez-Alvaro
5 A value tree approach to integrate policy and legislation
into spatial decision support tools for siting offshore renewables 78
Inne Withouck, Paul Tett, John Doran, Beth Mouat and
Rachel Shucksmith
6 Multilevel cooperation on behalf of the ocean governance:
the Brazilian Navy case study 100
Carolina Ambinder de Carvalho, Daniele Dionisio da
Silva and Sabrina Evangelista Medeiros
7 The agency of IOC-UNESCO in shaping marine spatial
planning as a novel policy solution 120
Pavlina Miteva-Bölter
8 Enforcing ocean governance cooperation through
transboundary marine protected areas: establishing
opportunities and overcoming challenges 154
Sheila Kong Mukwele
9 Conclusion to Governing Oceans 169
Catherine Jones