Oceans and Society

Ana K. Spalding is an Associate Professor of Marine and Coastal Policy at Oregon State University, and Research Associate at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and Coiba Research Station - AIP in Panama.

This unique textbook presents an introduction to the interdisciplinary field of marine studies, exploring the dynamic relationship between people and the marine environment.

Part I: Setting the Stage 1. An Introduction to Marine Studies 2. Human Dimension Approaches to Marine Studies 3. The Ocean: An Introduction to the Marine Environment Part II: Grand Challenges 4. Wild Capture Fisheries: Processes, Technology, and Solutions 5. Global Marine Aquaculture Development 6. Marine Pollution: Science, Art, and the Accumulations of Time 7. Oceans and the Changing Climate 8. Marine Renewable Energy: Policy, People, and Prospects 9. Marine Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction Part III: Approaches to the Grand Challenges 10. Ocean Governance: Definitions, framework, and implementation 11. Stewardship and Conservation of the Marine Environment: Marine Protected Areas 12. Social Justice in Coastal Spaces 13. Truth-Telling: Understanding Historical and Ongoing Impacts to Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) 14. Coastal Community Development 15. Marine Entrepreneurship 16. Measuring Progress Towards a Blue Economy: A Critical Overview of Development Indicators 17. Conclusion: Marine Studies as an interdisciplinary approach to the study of the coupled natural-human Ocean system