 | Global Change in Marine Systems: Societal and Governing Responses Subjects: Environment & Agriculture; Bioscience; Environment and Sustainability; Geography; Social Sciences; Marine & Aquatic Science; Environmental Studies; Conservation - Environment Studies; Ecology - Environment Studies; Environmental Policy; Environmental Law - Environmental Studies; Environmental Change & Pollution; Environment & Society; Biodiversity & Conservation; Sociology & Social Policy; Agriculture & Environmental Sciences; Plant & Animal Ecology; Biology; Environmental Management; Human Geography; Fisheries Science; Oceanography; Biodiversity; Marine Biology; Climate Change; Coastal Management; Resource Management - Environmental Studies; Environmental Geography; 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. Patrice Guillotreau is Professor of Economics at the University of Nantes, France Alida Bundy is a Research Scientist with Fisheries and Oceans Canada Ian Perry is a Research Scientist with Fisheries and Oceans Canada |
