Re-Envisioning the Anthropocene Ocean

The world is at a critical moment when humans must grapple with thinking about the planets oceans from ecological, physical, social, and legal perspectives. Re-Envisioning the Anthropocene Ocean brings together leading scientists, lawyers, humanists, and Indigenous voices to tell of the oceans precarious position in the twenty-first century and affirm that the planetary ocean is crucial to our well-being and overdue for a positive change in public action to enhance the worlds resilience to climate change, ocean acidification, and other stressors.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 344 pages
Publication date: 31 March 2023
Publisher: University of Utah Press,U.S.

The world is currently facing a pivotal moment, demanding that humans engage in comprehensive and multifaceted thinking about the planet's oceans from ecological, physical, social, and legal perspectives. The global issues reflected in the planetary ocean, serving as a front line in the unfolding drama of climate change, are numerous and alarming. Warming ocean temperatures, shifting currents, cultural displacement, Indigenous resilience, melting polar ice, habitat loss, and more are just a few of the pressing concerns that threaten the health and stability of our oceans.

To address these challenges, Re-Envisioning the Anthropocene Ocean brings together a diverse group of leading scientists, lawyers, humanists, and Indigenous voices. The contributors firmly assert that the planetary ocean holds immense importance for our well-being and urgently requires a positive shift in public action to enhance the world's resilience to climate change, ocean acidification, and other stressors. These essays serve as a crucial starting point in the endeavor to positively re-imagine the ocean in the Anthropocene era.

This volume offers a comprehensive exploration of the planet's ocean future, presenting a range of diverse perspectives. New essays are contextualized with narratives drawn from earlier ocean writers, providing readers with a historical backdrop that helps them understand how past perceptions of the ocean have shaped our current situation, both in terms of problems and potential new visions. Within the confines of this single volume, readers are granted a unique opportunity to delve into the history of humanity's multi- and interdisciplinary interactions with the ocean, discover fresh perspectives on that history, and uncover innovative ideas for envisioning a brighter future for our oceans.

Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781647691011