Blue Economy

Germond-Duret, Celine and Garland, Michaela and Heidkamp, C Patrick and Morrissey, John (2023) Blue Economy. In: The International Encyclopedia of Geography : People, the Earth, Environment and Technology. Wiley. ISBN 9780470659632

Abstract

Geography has engaged in insightful discussions on how to understand, analyze, criticize, and implement the blue economy. United Nations agencies, Small Island Developing States, and increased academic interest in oceans have played important roles in the global adoption of the blue economy idea, that is, the sustainable exploitation of marine and coastal resources. Geographical research on the blue economy has addressed key themes such as economic and political discourse, relational thinking and assemblage, sustainability and just transitions, and blue economy risks.