Springer-Verlag
Berlin
Heidelberg
New York
D.ARoss
Opportunities
and Uses of the
Ocean
1980. 144 figures, 48 tables. XI, 320 pages
ISBN 3-540-90448-4
Contents: The Opportunity of the Ocean. -
How the Ocean Works. - The Legal Aspects
of the Ocean. - Marine Shipping. - The Resources of the Ocean. - Marine Pollution. -
Military Uses of the Ocean. - The Coastal
Zone. - Innovative Uses ofthe Ocean. - Index.
This book explores the opportunities that exist
for present day and future utilization of the
oceans. After a concise introduction to the field
of oceanography, the author discusses the legal
aspects of the oceans, marine shipping, ocean
resources and pollution, military uses and
many more topics of crucial concern. A key
aim ofthe author is to focus on those problems
that can be solved with available scientific and
technical capabilities.
This book will be fascinating and invaluable
to a broad range of readers, including all those
concerned with our oceans and wise marine
policy.