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  • Sea Change

    Charting a Sustainable Future for Oceans in Canada

    Edited by Ussif Rashid Sumaila, Derek Armitage, Megan Bailey, William W.L. Cheung ...
    Series series Sustainability and the Environment
    As climate change, resource overexploitation, and pollution leave ever more visible marks, ocean ecosystems, economies, and people are all affected. With coasts on the Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic, Canada faces a formidable challenge in building resilient, sustainable oceans and supporting the communities that rely on them.Sea Change reports on the OceanCanada Partnership, a multidisciplinary ... Read more

    $35.99 CAD

  • Shifting Baselines

    The Past and the Future of Ocean Fisheries

    by Jeff Bolster, Francisco Chavez, Jamie Cournane, Jon Erlandson, David Field, Marah J. Hardt, Carina B. Lange, William B. Leavenworth, Heike Lotze, Alec D. MacCall, Loren McClenachan, Richard Norris, Daniel Pauly, Andrew A. Rosenberg, Kaustuv Roy, Carl Safina, Paul Smith, Tim D. Smith, Rashid Sumaila, Daniel Vickers, Christine R. Whitcraft, Randy Olson, Dr., Stephen R. Palumbi, Dr. ...
    Shifting Baselines explores the real-world implications of a groundbreaking idea: we must understand the oceans of the past to protect the oceans of the future. In 1995, acclaimed marine biologist Daniel Pauly coined the term "shifting baselines" to describe a phenomenon of lowered expectations, in which each generation regards a progressively poorer natural world as normal. This seminal volume ... Read more

    $95.99 CAD

  • Infinity Fish

    Economics and the Future of Fish and Fisheries

    by Ussif Rashid Sumaila ...
    Infinity Fish: Economics and the Future of Fish and Fisheries is a practical and science-based reference that demonstrates how to value the benefits from restored marine ecosystems to sustain ocean and fishery resources for years to come. It discusses ecological and economical aspects to support the preservation of marine resources by understanding cost-benefits of fishery management systems. The ... Read more

    $132.79 CAD

  • Game Theory and Fisheries

    Essays on the Tragedy of Free for All Fishing

    by Ussif Rashid Sumaila ...
    Series series Routledge Explorations in Environmental Economics
    Today, there is a growing sense of urgency among fisheries scientists regarding the management of fish stocks, particularly among those who predict the imminent collapse of the fishing industry due to stock depletion. This book takes a game theoretic approach to discussing potential solutions to the problem of fish stock depletion. Acknowledging the classification of fish stocks as destructible ... Read more

    $100.99 CAD

  • Managing Ocean Environments in a Changing Climate

    Sustainability and Economic Perspectives

    by Kevin J. Noone, Robert J. Diaz, Ussif Rashid Sumaila ...
    Managing Ocean Environments in a Changing Climate summarizes the current state of several threats to the global oceans. What distinguishes this book most from previous works is that this book begins with a holistic, global-scale focus for the first several chapters and then provides an example of how this approach can be applied on a regional scale, for the Pacific region. Previous works usually ... Read more

    $106.39 CAD

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  • Vanishing Fish

    Shifting Baselines and the Future of Global Fisheries

    by Daniel Pauly ...
    "Daniel Pauly is a friend whose work has inspired me for years."—Ted Danson, actor, ocean activist, and co-author of Oceana"This wonderfully personal and accessible book by the world’s greatest living fisheries biologist summarizes and expands on the causes of collapse and the essential actions that will be required to rebuild fish stocks for future generations.”—Dr. Jeremy Jackson, ocean ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Climate Change and Natural Disasters

    Transforming Economies and Policies for a Sustainable Future

    by Vinod Thomas ...
    The Open Access version of this book, available at https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781351527927*, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license*The start of the new millennium will be remembered for deadly climate-related disasters - the great floods in Thailand in 2011, Super Storm Sandy in the United States in 2012, and Typhoon Haiyan ... Read more

    Free

  • Economic Analysis for Ecosystem-Based Management

    Applications to Marine and Coastal Environments

    by Daniel Holland, James Sanchirico, Robert Johnston, Deepak Jogleka ...
    Ocean and coastal management regimes are increasingly subject to competing demands from stakeholders. Regulations must not only address fishing, recreation, and shipping, but also sand and gravel mining, gas pipelines, harbor/port development, offshore wind and tidal energy facilities, liquefied natural gas terminals, offshore aquaculture, and desalinization plants. The growing variety and ... Read more

    $102.99 CAD

  • Global Atlas of Marine Fisheries

    A Critical Appraisal of Catches and Ecosystem Impacts

    Edited by Daniel Pauly, Dirk Zeller ...
    Until now, there has been only one source of data on global fishery catches: information reported to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations by member countries. An extensive, ten-year study conducted by The Sea Around Us Project of the University of British Columbia shows that this catch data is fundamentally misleading. Many countries underreport the amount of fish caught ... Read more

    $107.99 CAD

  • Blue Planet Law

    The Ecology of our Economic and Technological World

    Edited by Maria da Glória Garcia, António Cortês ...
    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    Blue Planet Law is the global and future-oriented environmental law that is necessary to face the global environmental crisis in the Anthropocene, assuming especially the link between climate action (SDG 13) and ocean sustainability (SDG 14). This open access book focuses on means of overcoming global environmental problems such as climate change, ocean degradation and biodiversity loss and the ... Read more

    Free

  • Climate Change in California

    Risk and Response

    by Fredrich Kahrl, David Roland-Holst ...
    California is synonymous with opportunity, prosperity, and natural beauty, but climate change will certainly influence the state’s future. Changes will affect the economy, natural resources, public health, agriculture, and the livelihoods of its residents. But how big is the risk? How will Californians adapt? What will it cost? This book is the first to ask and attempt to answer these and other ... Read more

    $39.99 CAD

  • Advances in Fisheries Bioeconomics

    Theory and Policy

    Edited by Juan Carlos Seijo, Jon G. Sutinen ...
    Series series Routledge Explorations in Environmental Economics
    Efforts to effectively conserve and manage marine resources are facing increasing complexity of environmental and governance challenges. To address some of these challenges, this book presents advancements in fisheries bioeconomics research that provides significant ideas for addressing emerging environmental and fisheries management issues.Advances in Fisheries Bioeconomics gives insights into ... Read more

    $93.99 CAD