Mankind and the oceans [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Nobuyuki Miyazaki, Zafar Adeel, and Kouichi Ohwada

• Pubblicazione: Tokyo ; ; New York, : United Nations University Press, c2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (242 p.)
• Disciplina: 333.91/64
• Soggetto topico: Marine pollution - Prevention; Marine ecology; Oceanography - Research; Environmental protection - International cooperation
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: MiyazakiNobuyuki AdeelZafar OhwadaKouichi
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: CONTENTS; List of tables and figures; Preface; 1 Overview of the global marine and coastal challenges; Part I: Human activities related to marine life and management; 2 Mankind belongs to the sea; 3 Environmental management of enclosed coastal seas; 4 International marine science activities in Japan; 5 The UNU's international marine environment researchnetworks: An approach towards sustainable seas in thetwenty-first century; Part II: Case studies of marine pollution in the world; 6 Environmental problems in the coastal waters of China ; 7 Marine pollution monitoring of butyltins and organochlorinesin the coastal waters of Thailand, the Philippines, and India8 Organochlorine contamination in Baikal seal (Phoca sibirica) fromLake Baikal, Russia; 9 Marine mammals and environmental contaminants in the PacificOcean: Current knowledge and frontiers for research; 10 Persistent organic pollutants and outbreaks of diseasein marine mammals; Part III: Marine biodiversity and environment in the Black Sea and the south-western Atlantic Ocean; 11 Biodiversity in the Black Sea: Threats and the future ; 12 Marine biodiversity of the south-western Atlantic Oceanand main environmental problems of the regionGlossary; Acronyms; Contributors; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The oceans cover more than 70 percent of the Earth's surface and play an important part in our lives by controlling climate and weather conditions; hosting shipping, transportation, recreation and tourism; and providing us with food, minerals and petroleum. The relationship between mankind and the oceans has been crucial since prehistoric times. With the growth of the human population, especially in coastal zones, there is a growing threat to oceans from land-based activities such as industrial effluent, municipal sewage, and runoff from agricultural areas, as well as antifouling agents used o
• Titolo autorizzato: Mankind and the oceans
• ISBN: 92-808-7086-6; 1-4237-6603-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910450229403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II