Understanding Marine Changes Environmental Knowledge and Methods of Research
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Edited by Savitri Jetoo, Adjunct Professor, Public Administration, Faculty of Social Sciences, Business and Economics, and Law, Åbo Akademi University, Jaana Kouri, Adjunct Professor, Study of Religion, University of Turku, Silja Laine, Senior Research Fellow, Cultural History, (title of) Docent in Urban Cultural History, School of History, Culture and Arts Studies, University of Turku, Nina Tynkkynen, Professor in Environmental Governance and Policy, Faculty of Social Sciences, Business and Economics, and Law, Åbo Akademi University and Anna Törnroos, Associate Professor in Functional Marine Ecology and Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Åbo Akademi University, Finland<i>‘Through 13 chapters, the editors and authors of this book are to be congratulated in showcasing not only Finnish research into marine social and natural sciences but also including information in adjacent Baltic waters as well as theories and concepts which are relevant worldwide. The chapters show the importance of integrated research linked to marine and coastal management and governance.’</i>
- Mike Elliott, University of Hull, UK,
<i>‘This volume offers an impressive array of case studies demonstrating how different disciplines, and different community voices, can work in dialogue to illuminate the complexity of “wicked” environmental problems – and how they may be remediated. A rich and stimulating read for scholars, artists and activists concerned with the world’s oceans.’</i>
- Jane Costlow, Bates College, US,
<i>‘This is a rare case of transdisciplinary study that deals with so-called wicked environmental problems i.e. those, where the stakeholders represent different systems of values, and natural sciences can’t give the full picture. Reaching for art, traditional knowledge and the new field of “marine social sciences” permits us to present the complexity of situations that we are all going to face with climate change.’</i>
- Jan Marcin Węsławski, Institute of Oceanology PAN, Poland,
With no linear cause-and-effect relationship between marine environmental changes and the often human-induced stressors which produce them, the changes to our seas and oceans are complex and uncertain, arising from multiple and interconnected issues. Bringing together academic expertise from different fields of study, this innovative book engages with stakeholders and branches of local ecological knowledge to address marine changes, outlining how they must be studied from multiple perspectives rather than a single academic discipline to reach effective solutions. Discussing marine interdisciplinarity in action, the book features international case studies from diverse fields across the ocean sciences, humanities and social sciences that explore art and science collaborations in practice.
Showcasing the practical challenges and opportunities of such research, this will prove an invigorating read for students and scholars across such subject areas as environmental governance and regulation, marine and ocean sciences, sustainability studies and climate change. Its findings will also be of use to policymakers and practitioners concerned with marine changes across the world.