Emerging Trends in Blue Economy: A Roadmap Through the Lens of Sustainable Development

Title

Emerging Trends in Blue Economy: A Roadmap Through the Lens of Sustainable Development

Creator

Pandey, Ananya; Joseph, Jipson

Description

On Earth, the oceans make up 71% of the land area. Approximately 40% of the worlds population lives in coastal regions with 3 billion people depending on it for livelihood. 80% of the global trade is (en)routed via oceans. A long-term unbalanced usage of marine routes leads to unsettling issues such as ocean-acidification, marine pollution and habitat destruction. This causes disruption towards the attainment of sustainability. To safeguard the oceans and marine life, Blue Economy (BE)" was introduced by the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) in 2012. The SDG-14 (life below water) contributes to focusing attention on BE. Till date there is no universally accepted policy towards implementation of BE. However several regions like Africa, Brazil, China, EU and India formulated guidelines towards the implementation of BE. With this perspective, the chapter analyzes the emerging trends of BE as a way forward towards sustainable development. 2025 by IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved.

Source

Securing Sustainable Futures Through Blue and Green Economies;pp.17-36

Date

01-01-2025

Publisher

IGI Global

Coverage

Pandey A., Christ University, India; Joseph J., Christ University, India

Rights

Restricted Access; Hardcopy may be available in the library

Relation

ISBN: 979-836937895-3; 979-836937893-9;

Format

online

Language

English

Type

Book chapter

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-7893-9.ch002

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