Globalization and the World Ocean

by Peter Jacques

Overview

Jacques offers a unique analysis of the connections between global marine and atmospheric science to global political phenomena. He shows how human survival is intricately linked to the sustainability of the world ocean, a singular connected body of regional oceans that is by definition a global resource that touches all other ecosystems. Jacques warns that the world ocean now offers evidence of several existential crises for global human populations, including declining global fisheries, coral reef losses, and climate change, but there has been a lack of global or regional cooperation in sustaining this complex ecosystem. He suggests how we can synthesize and coordinate global ecological information, exploring three regional areas in their local and global context: the South Pacific, Caribbean basin, and Southeast Asia. His book will be a valuable resource for researchers and students in environmental studies, marine sciences, and globalization studies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780759114326
Publisher:	AltaMira Press
Publication date:	05/04/2006
Series:	Globalization and the Environment
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	208
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Peter Jacques is assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, where he teaches Global Environmental Politics, Sustainability, and Urban and Domestic Environmental Politics. He is co-author of Ocean Politics and Policy: A Reference Handbook, with Zachary Smith, and has published articles in several journals including Global Environmental Politics, the Social Science Journal, and the Radical Review of Political Economy.

Table of Contents

1
Chapter 1: Sea Mist and Salt Air for Sale 2
Chapter 2: Global Environmental Theory, Oceanic Circles 3
Chapter 3: Marine Political Ecology 4
Chapter 4: Sustainability in the South Pacific 5
Chapter 5: Sustainability in the Caribbean Basin 6
Chapter 6: Sustainability in Southeast Asia 7
Chapter 7: Connecting the Parts?Theoretical Connections 8
Chapter 8: Conclusion

Editorial Reviews

This is an important addition to the literature on the international relations of global marine politics. Peter Jacques combines a global perspective with the study of the world oceans, which is going to be a major issue area in the 21st century.

Gabriela Kütting

Globalization and the World Ocean provides poignant critique of the application of neo-liberal politics, and its associated economic structures, in ocean space.

Global Environmental Politics

Peter Jacques has written a unique and important book that makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the relationship between environmental quality, globalization, and international conflict. By drawing together regional case studies of ocean sustainability he demonstrates a startlingly strong correlation between economic globalization, the relative decline of marine systems, and armed conflict. The more intense the globalization is in a region, the greater the likelihood of marine ecosystem destruction and increased armed conflict. This book demonstrates that the current trend of economic globalization will not provide a sustainable environmental future and, contrary to the prevailing international relations wisdom, will also lead to increased human conflict. Dr. Jacques' work should be read by government, business, and NGO leaders all over the world as a well as by any serious students of security and environmental policy..

Zachary A. Smith

Globalization and the World Ocean provides poignant critique of the application of neo-liberal politics, and its associated economic structures, in ocean space.--Global Environmental Politics

This is an important addition to the literature on the international relations of global marine politics. Peter Jacques combines a global perspective with the study of the world oceans, which is going to be a major issue area in the 21st century.--Gabriela Kütting, Rutgers University

Peter Jacques has written a unique and important book that makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the relationship between environmental quality, globalization, and international conflict. By drawing together regional case studies of ocean sustainability he demonstrates a startlingly strong correlation between economic globalization, the relative decline of marine systems, and armed conflict. The more intense the globalization is in a region, the greater the likelihood of marine ecosystem destruction and increased armed conflict. This book demonstrates that the current trend of economic globalization will not provide a sustainable environmental future and, contrary to the prevailing international relations wisdom, will also lead to increased human conflict. Dr. Jacques' work should be read by government, business, and NGO leaders all over the world as a well as by any serious students of security and environmental policy.--Zachary A. Smith, Northern Arizona University

From the Publisher

This is an important addition to the literature on the international relations of global marine politics. Peter Jacques combines a global perspective with the study of the world oceans, which is going to be a major issue area in the 21st century.

Gabriela Kütting