ABSTRACT
Global Change in Marine Systems analyses and appraises societal and governing responses to change affecting marine social and ecological systems around the world. Acknowledging the stakes – local societies that depend on marine systems for food, livelihoods and wellbeing can suffer great hardship – this book highlights and explains similarities and distinctions between successful and unsuccessful responses.
The book presents an analytical framework (‘I-ADApT’) that enables decision-makers to consider possible responses to global change based on experiences elsewhere. Here an international group of researchers from the natural and social sciences apply the ‘I-ADApT’ framework to twenty enlightening case studies, covering a wide range of marine systems challenged by critical global change issues around the world.
The innovative research presented here guides marine system researchers, policymakers, decision-makers and practitioners in responding to global change in a timely and appropriate manner. It will appeal to students and researchers interested in environmental studies, natural resources, marine resources, environmental sociology, sustainability, and climate change.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|44 pages
Oyster farming systems under stress
part II|31 pages
Vulnerable mixed fisheries
chapter 4|16 pages
Fisheries in Indonesia between livelihoods and environmental degradation
part III|58 pages
Coastal water quality issues
chapter 6|11 pages
Management of the Amvrakikos Gulf massive fish mortality crisis
part IV|112 pages
Overexploited and weakly governable fisheries
chapter 11|14 pages
A balancing act
chapter 12|12 pages
Threats of extreme events to the Bangladesh Sundarbans
chapter 16|17 pages
Local fisheries and land reclamation
chapter 17|16 pages
Natural, social and governance responses of a small-scale fishery to mass mortalities
chapter 18|14 pages
The degradation of Cameroon’s mangroves
part V|47 pages
Habitat restoration programs