Ebook: Strategic Management of Marine Ecosystems: Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Strategic Management of Marine Ecosystems Nice, France 1–11 October 2003
- Tags: Environmental Management, Ecosystems, Marine Ecology, Environmental Monitoring/Analysis, Nature Conservation
- Series: NATO Science Series IV: Earth and Environmental Series 50
- Year: 2005
- Publisher: Springer Netherlands
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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The demand for advanced management methods and tools for marine ecosystems is increasing worldwide. Today, many marine ecosystems are significantly affected by disastrous pollution from industrial, agricultural, municipal, transportational, and other anthropogenic sources. The issues of environmental integrity are especially acute in the Mediterranean and Red Sea basins, the cradle of modern civilization. The drying of the Dead Sea is one of the most vivid examples of environmental disintegration with severe negative consequences on the ecology, industry, and wildlife in the area. Strategic management and coordination of international remedial and restoration efforts is required to improve environmental conditions of marine ecosystems in the Middle East as well as in other areas. The NATO Advanced Study Institute (ASI) held in Nice in October 2003 was designed to: (1) provide a discussion forum for the latest developments in the field of environmentally-conscious strategic management of marine environments, and (2) integrate expertise of ecologists, biologists, economists, and managers from European, American, Canadian, Russian, and Israeli organizations in developing a framework for strategic management of marine ecosystems. The ASI addressed the following issues: Key environmental management problems in exploited marine ecosystems; Measuring and monitoring of municipal, industrial, and agricultural effluents; Global contamination of seawaters and required remedial efforts; Supply Chain Management approach for strategic coastal zones management and planning; Development of environmentally friendly technologies for coastal zone development; Modeling for sustainable aquaculture; and Social, political, and economic challenges in marine ecosystem management.
The demand for advanced management methods and tools for marine ecosystems is increasing worldwide. Today, many marine ecosystems are significantly affected by disastrous pollution from industrial, agricultural, municipal, transportation, and other anthropogenic sources. The issues of environmental integrity are especially acute in the Mediterranean and Red Sea basins, the cradle of modern civilization. The drying of the Dead Sea is one of the most vivid examples of environmental disintegration with severe negative consequences on the ecology, industry, and wildlife in the area. Strategic management and coordination of international remedial and restoration efforts is required to improve environmental conditions of marine ecosystems in the Middle East as well as in other areas.The NATO Advanced Study Institute (ASI) held in Nice in October 2003 was designed to: (1) provide a discussion forum for the latest developments in the field of environmentally-conscious strategic management of marine environments, and (2) integrate expertise of ecologists, biologists, economists, and managers from European, American, Canadian, Russian, and Israeli organizations in developing a framework for strategic management of marine ecosystems. Papers in this book were submitted by the ASI lecturers and participants. In addition, several papers were invited from the leading scientists in the field.
The demand for advanced management methods and tools for marine ecosystems is increasing worldwide. Today, many marine ecosystems are significantly affected by disastrous pollution from industrial, agricultural, municipal, transportation, and other anthropogenic sources. The issues of environmental integrity are especially acute in the Mediterranean and Red Sea basins, the cradle of modern civilization. The drying of the Dead Sea is one of the most vivid examples of environmental disintegration with severe negative consequences on the ecology, industry, and wildlife in the area. Strategic management and coordination of international remedial and restoration efforts is required to improve environmental conditions of marine ecosystems in the Middle East as well as in other areas.The NATO Advanced Study Institute (ASI) held in Nice in October 2003 was designed to: (1) provide a discussion forum for the latest developments in the field of environmentally-conscious strategic management of marine environments, and (2) integrate expertise of ecologists, biologists, economists, and managers from European, American, Canadian, Russian, and Israeli organizations in developing a framework for strategic management of marine ecosystems. Papers in this book were submitted by the ASI lecturers and participants. In addition, several papers were invited from the leading scientists in the field.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-7
Meta-Analysis of the Radioactive Pollution of the Ocean....Pages 11-27
Marine Protected Areas: A Tool for Coastal Areas Management....Pages 29-52
Damage Control in the Coastal Zone: Improving Water Quality by Harvesting Aquaculture-Derived Nutrients....Pages 53-64
A Modular Strategy for Recovery and Management of Biomass Yields in Large Marine Ecosystems....Pages 65-80
Express Methods of Nondestructive Control for Physiological State of Algae....Pages 81-91
Strategic Management of Ecological Systems: A Supply Chain Perspective....Pages 95-107
Modelling the Environmental Impacts of Marine Aquaculture....Pages 109-125
Addressing Uncertainty in Marine Ecosystems Modelling....Pages 127-142
Environmental Games and Queue Models....Pages 143-157
Computational Complexity of Modeling Ecosystems....Pages 159-166
Performance Metrics for Oil Spill Response, Recovery, and Restoration: A Critical Review and Agenda for Research....Pages 169-177
The Challenges to Safety in the East Mediterranean: Mathematical Modeling and Risk Management of Marine Ecosystems....Pages 179-197
Strategic Management of Marine Ecosystems Using Whole-Ecosystem Simulation Modelling: The ‘Back to the Future’ Policy Approach....Pages 199-258
Towards Using Comparative Risk Assessment to Manage Contaminated Sediments....Pages 261-269
Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis: A Framework for Managing Contaminated Sediments....Pages 271-297
Barriers to Adoption of Novel Environmental Technologies: Contaminated Sediments....Pages 299-311
Back Matter....Pages 313-313
The demand for advanced management methods and tools for marine ecosystems is increasing worldwide. Today, many marine ecosystems are significantly affected by disastrous pollution from industrial, agricultural, municipal, transportation, and other anthropogenic sources. The issues of environmental integrity are especially acute in the Mediterranean and Red Sea basins, the cradle of modern civilization. The drying of the Dead Sea is one of the most vivid examples of environmental disintegration with severe negative consequences on the ecology, industry, and wildlife in the area. Strategic management and coordination of international remedial and restoration efforts is required to improve environmental conditions of marine ecosystems in the Middle East as well as in other areas.The NATO Advanced Study Institute (ASI) held in Nice in October 2003 was designed to: (1) provide a discussion forum for the latest developments in the field of environmentally-conscious strategic management of marine environments, and (2) integrate expertise of ecologists, biologists, economists, and managers from European, American, Canadian, Russian, and Israeli organizations in developing a framework for strategic management of marine ecosystems. Papers in this book were submitted by the ASI lecturers and participants. In addition, several papers were invited from the leading scientists in the field.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-7
Meta-Analysis of the Radioactive Pollution of the Ocean....Pages 11-27
Marine Protected Areas: A Tool for Coastal Areas Management....Pages 29-52
Damage Control in the Coastal Zone: Improving Water Quality by Harvesting Aquaculture-Derived Nutrients....Pages 53-64
A Modular Strategy for Recovery and Management of Biomass Yields in Large Marine Ecosystems....Pages 65-80
Express Methods of Nondestructive Control for Physiological State of Algae....Pages 81-91
Strategic Management of Ecological Systems: A Supply Chain Perspective....Pages 95-107
Modelling the Environmental Impacts of Marine Aquaculture....Pages 109-125
Addressing Uncertainty in Marine Ecosystems Modelling....Pages 127-142
Environmental Games and Queue Models....Pages 143-157
Computational Complexity of Modeling Ecosystems....Pages 159-166
Performance Metrics for Oil Spill Response, Recovery, and Restoration: A Critical Review and Agenda for Research....Pages 169-177
The Challenges to Safety in the East Mediterranean: Mathematical Modeling and Risk Management of Marine Ecosystems....Pages 179-197
Strategic Management of Marine Ecosystems Using Whole-Ecosystem Simulation Modelling: The ‘Back to the Future’ Policy Approach....Pages 199-258
Towards Using Comparative Risk Assessment to Manage Contaminated Sediments....Pages 261-269
Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis: A Framework for Managing Contaminated Sediments....Pages 271-297
Barriers to Adoption of Novel Environmental Technologies: Contaminated Sediments....Pages 299-311
Back Matter....Pages 313-313
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