Blue Economy is an economic arena that depends on the benefits and values realized from the coastal and marine environment. This book explains the "Sustainable Blue Economy" as a marine-based economy that provides social and economic benefits for current and future generations. It restores, protects, and maintains the diversity, productivity, and resilience of marine ecosystems, and is based on…
"The USA and China are each actively pursuing development of a Blue Economy to promote greater marine, maritime, and naval capabilities through more sustainable and environmentally friendly means. This book examines China's approach to developing a Blue Economy, compares China's efforts to developments in the United States, analyses prospects, cooperation, and competition, and outlines strategi…
This book presents state-of-the-art perspectives on the blue economy. It applies important geographical and sustainability transitions perspectives, and underscores how blue economy dynamics are situated in regional contexts and shaped by the people who live there. The book highlights the blue economy concept as a potential driver of regionally sensitive, ecologically embedded and community foc…