The Geopolitics of Deep Oceans

by John Hannigan

Book Overview

Long regarded as an empty and inhospitable environment, the deep ocean is rapidly emerging as an ecological hot spot with a remarkable diversity of biological life. Yet, the world?s oceans are currently on a dangerous trajectory of decline, threatened by acidification, oil and gas drilling, overfishing, and, in the long term, deep-sea mining, bioprospecting, and geo-engineering.

In The Geopolitics of Deep Oceans, noted environmental...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745680194
• ISBN13: 9780745680194
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.4"