Freedom for the Seas in the 21st Century
Subtitle: Ocean Governance And Environmental Harmony
Contributors: Jon M. Van Dyke (Editor); Durwood Zaelke (Editor); Grant Hewison (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Island Press
Published: November 1, 1993
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 524
ISBN-13: 9781559632423
Subjects: NATURAL HISTORY, COUNTRY LIFE & PETS; Nature/Ecology; Environmental law, International; Environmental Science; Environmental Studies; Maritime law; Marine resources conservation; Law and legislation; Environmental; Oceans & Seas; Science / Oceanography; Environmental law, Internation; Marine pollution
First sentence: THE IMAGE OF THE "LIMITLESS SEA" has dominated Western thought for the past millennium, and modern Western civilization has been built on the explorations, "discoveries," and conquests of the lands across the seas and the seas themselves and their resources.