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Record Nr.

UNINA9910377840503321

Autore

Omstedt Anders

Titolo

A Philosophical View of the Ocean and Humanity / / by Anders Omstedt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020

ISBN

3-030-36680-4

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XXIV, 127 p. 25 illus., 23 illus. in color.)

Disciplina

551.46

Soggetti

Nature

Ecology

Oceanography

Community psychology

Environmental psychology

Sustainable development

Climatic changes

Popular Science in Nature and Environment

Community and Environmental Psychology

Sustainable Development

Climate Change

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. An Attempt to Connect to the Ocean -- 3. Knowledge in Science and the Arts -- 4. Ice and Curiosity -- 5. Stratification, turbulence and Services -- 6. Currents, Circulation and Vulnerability -- 7. Heat Balance, Water Tempertaure and Interpretations. 8. Water Balance, Salinity and Belonging -- 9. Oxygen, Life and Partnership.

Sommario/riassunto

This book is about the ocean and about the future. It is written in two modes, a concerned analytical scientific mode and an intuitive artistic mode in which the ocean is given a voice. The disconnect in the relationship between human dependency on and feelings about the ocean is examined in a dialogue between these two modes. The book illustrates how science and the arts can be connected to increase our



awareness of the state of the ocean and support behavioural change. This book is intended for everyone who would like to contribute to the sustainable use of the ocean. Includes forewords by Alice Newton, University of Algarve, Portugal and Martin Visbeck, GEOMAR, Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research, Kiel, Germany. .