Paving Ways for Sustainable Marine Development: Carrying Capacity Assessment, Economic Growth and Resource Management
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Oceans".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 December 2022) | Viewed by 2334
Special Issue Editor
Interests: doughnut economics; energy policy; digital governance; marine economics and management
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In our finite planet, the ocean is the only un-explored ‘Virgin Land’ which contains rich resources supporting future human development. Thus, the theme of how humans can obtain valuable marine resources in a environment-friendly way is the key to realizing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as well as the carbon neutrality proposed by almost all the countries around the globe. It is also a feasible way to resolve the ‘path dependence’ problem in the energy transition process from traditional fossil fuel energies to renewable energies. Yet, the marine-related research areas are far from being satisfactorily explored, including the nexus between land economy and marine economy, marine economic growth, marine resource exploration and utilization, marine pollution management, etc.
This Special Issue aims to further discuss the aforementioned themes in a diverse international background using a range of research methodologies, focusing on how to utilize the ocean in a sustainable way. Thus, this Special Issue contains but is not limited to the following themes:
- The land–ocean nexus;
- Marine carrying capacity assessment;
- Marine economic growth;
- Marine pollution;
- Marine resource exploration;
- Marine tourism.
Dr. Qinglong Shao
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- marine economic growth
- marine pollution mitigation
- marine resource management
- marine carrying capacity assessment
- marine tourism
