The Atlas Of Coasts And Oceans: Mapping The World's Marine Areas

Description

An assessment of the world's coasts and oceans that details the ecological, environmental and economic importance of each and the global challenges we face to manage common waters and the resources they contain before development threatens to destroy the ultimate source of all life on the 'blue planet'.

Reviews

'An excellent comprehensive survey of the main problems confronting our seas and coasts.' Jens Sorensen, International Coastal and Ocean Organization 'An extremely important contribution to marine science and a superb way of consolidating large amounts of complex information, and putting it into a format and language that can only enhance our understanding of the marine world around us.' Greg Stone, Senior Vice President for Marine Conservation and Chief Scientist for Oceans, Conservation International 'Hinrichsen is one of the best writers specializing in ocean and coastal issues.' Stephen B. Olsen, Director, Coastal Resources Center, University of Rhode Island