ABSTRACT
To understand Consideration should be centred on
Where the roots of ocean governance may be found
The rise of modern society, in the late eighteenth century
How the principles of ocean governance may be designed
The rise of post-modern society, in the 1970s
How ocean resource exploitation has evolved
The development of modern society, 1760s to 1970s
What targets ocean resource exploitation is being directed towards
The take-off of post-modern society, 1970s to 1990s
What political trigger developments in ocean governance have already been implemented
The UN international conferences from the 1970s to 1990s
What economic factors have arisen The globalisation process The influence of physical and ecological factors
The global change process
How culture has influenced policy The rise of the sustainable development concept
Which ocean sciences have the greatest influence in the twenty-first century
Life, management and engineering sciences
How many fields ocean governance consists of
The global, multi-national, and national scales of governance
the first steam-propelled iron vessels to sail in Atlantic waters, and their race marked the beginning of modern society in the ocean. In 1996, the first fully cellular vessels leaving North America’s Eastern seaboard and heading for Europe, heralded the start of the so-called ‘Atlantic Battle’ – the fight for control of the deep-sea container routes between the United States and Western Europe. This event marked the beginning of a profound transformation of the modern ocean, accomplished within the space of just a few years, and the subsequent rise of the post-modern ocean.
