ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS OF THE OCEANS AND COASTS

Book ID/图书代码： 04289512B59230

English Summary/英文概要： This timely book offers a fresh view on how oceans and coasts are, and should be, managed. The urgency of this issue is increasingly being recognized, as critical limits to the economic exploitation of our oceans and coasts are reached. The authors argue that ecological economics is in a unique position to address this problem given its particular focus on interconnected ecological and economic systems. Four ’cornerstones’ of this ecological economics approach to the oceans and coasts are presented; most importantly, sustainability is the overarching policy goal, rather than economic efficiency, as often emphasized in mainstream economics. Secondly, recognizing the biophysical limits and thresholds of marine systems is fundamental.Thirdly, a complex systems view is adopted, which has profound implications for managing marine systems in the face of intrinsic uncertainty, irreversibility and interdependent behaviour. Finally, the approach is necessarily methodologically pluralistic, given the complexity and multi-faceted character of marine ecological-economic systems. "Ecological Economics of the Oceans and Coasts" is a unique book that will be warmly welcomed by ecological economists, researchers and academics of coastal and marine management and policy as well as natural resource and environmental economists. Policy advisors on oceans and coasts, coastal and marine managers will also find this book of great interest and value.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 這本適時的書向讀者呈現了有關海洋和沿海地區生態環境是應如何管理的全新理念。當我們我們對自己所賴以生存的海洋和沿海地區的經濟過度開發臨界極限時，這一緊迫性的問題正越來越受到關注。作者認為生態經濟學唯一能夠解決與生態和經濟系統這一特殊相關問題的途徑。提出了針對海洋和沿海地區的四種“基本”生態經濟學方法；最重要的是，可持續性發展是首要政策首要目標，而不是經濟效率，正如我們時常強調的主流經濟學。其次，認識到生物物理限制和海洋系統的臨界值是基本的原理。第三，通過對複雜系統採用一種多角度觀察廣告，對管理海洋系統固有的不確定性、不可改變性和相互依存的行為有着深遠的影響。最後，必要的在方法論上採取多元化，鑒於海洋生態經濟系統所具有的複雜性和立體化。"海洋和沿海生態經濟學"是獨特的生態參考類書籍，將會受到來自生態經濟學家、研究人員和沿海區域和海洋管理和政策學者，以及自然資源與環境經濟學家的熱烈追捧。海洋和沿海地區的政策顧問，沿海和海洋管理人員還從這本書中發現極大興趣和價值。(Sandy)

Awards/获奖情况：’This timely book is enhanced by its provision of diverse fresh perspectives on ways to better manage our deteriorating oceans and coastlines. It will be welcomed by all those who value a holistic approach to environmental policy and who appreciate the need for urgent but well thought out improvements in ocean and coastal management.’- Clem Tisdell, University of Queensland, Australia’This book covers a wide spectrum of issues of practical significance to those concerned about the state of the world’s oceans. Its principle contribution is to bring together an ecological economics perspective to the ocean world. In so doing, it broadens the vision of how we should understand the marine environment and, perhaps, what we can do to mitigate or even resolve these challenges.’- Quentin Grafton, The Australian National University

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