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SMA 500, Autumn 2004
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Unit 1. Ocean & Coastal Governance |
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UNIT 1. OCEAN AND COASTAL
GOVERNANCE We start the course with an
introduction to the authoritative governance framework now in place guiding
ocean and coastal use. Virtually
all management decisions, whether by government, non-governmental organizations
or private interests, are made in recognition of the organization and
policies established in the framework.
Many think the framework is still only an outline with much substance
yet to be filled in. Some argue
that the framework establishes only an arena in which interests seek to
achieve their goals. Others
think the framework itself is weak and needs overhaul. Nevertheless, coastal and marine
areas and resources are already heavily managed and it is essential to
understand the current laws, organizations, policies, and procedures making
up the framework. Because of
it's potential to change fundamentally the framework for ocean and coastal
governance in the U.S., the work of the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy and
the Pew Oceans Commission is highlighted. Required Readings
Cicin-Sain, Biliana, and Robert W.
Knecht, 2000. The Future of U.S. Ocean Policy. Washington, D.C.: Island
Press. This book is an informative and
comprehensive overview of key issues and concerns that are essential to
formulating and implementing ocean policy. It gives a useful background to the National Ocean Policy
of the US. Read Chapter One
“Introduction: A Time for Reassessment of U.S. Ocean Policy”, Chapter Two,
“From the Founding of the Republic to the 1960’s: The Background of American
Ocean Policy” and Chapter Six, “The U.S. and the World: Regaining Leadership
in Ocean and Coastal Affairs” for this unit. The remaining chapters should be read as the course
progresses, and should be completed before the final project. Note that Chapter Seven, “Today. Toward a New System of National Ocean
Governance”, is valuable both for the perspective it provides for critiquing
the work of the two commissions and for pursuing the course’s integration
theme. Buck, Susan J. The Global Commons.
Washington, DC: Island Press, 1998. This book does an excellent job
discussing the concept of common or shared resources and provides
philosophical background for the management of these areas. Read chapters
1,2, and 4. Guest Speakers Ed Miles, Virginia and Prentice
Bloedel Professor of Marine Studies, and Public Affairs, University of
Washington. Former Director, School of Marine Affairs, 1982-1993. Senior
Fellow, Joint Institute for the Study of Atmosphere and Ocean (JISAO),
University of Washington. Co-Director Center for Science in the Earth System
(CSES), University of Washington Director of the CSES Climate Impacts Group
(CIG), University of Washington. Adjunct Professor, School of Fisheries,
University of Washington Specialties include international law and
organization; science, technology, and international relations; marine policy and ocean
management; and the impacts of climate variability and climate change. Marc Hershman, Professor and
former Director, School of Marine Affairs, University of Washington. Adjunct Professor, School of
Law. Specialties include law of
the coastal zone and marine environment, legislative, administrative, and
socioeconomic aspects of uses of coasts and their resources, coastal planning
and management, port development, exclusive economic zone use and governance,
administrative law. Prof.
Hershman serves on the US Commission on National Ocean Policy and is
Editor-in-Chief of Coastal Management Journal. Craig Allen, Professor, School of
Law, University of Washington.
Adjunct Professor, School of Marine Affairs. Professor Allen is a retired U.S. Coast Guard officer and
holds an oceangoing Mater's license. Professor Allen was the Honor Graduate
in his law school class and served as Editor-in-Chief of the Washington Law
Review. He is a member of the Oregon and Washington state bars, the Maritime
Law Association, the Nautical Institute, and the American Society of
International Law. Professor Allen is on the board of editors of the Ocean
Development and International Law journal and served as chairman of the
Marine Pollution Subcommittee in the American Bar Association's Litigation
Section for five years. His teaching and research interests include
admiralty, law of the sea, marine environmental law, and marine trade and
transportation. Suggested General Reading Cicin-Sain, Biliana and Robert W.
Knecht, 1998. Integrated Coastal and Ocean Management: Concepts and
Practices. Washington, D.C.: Island Press. Wilder, Robert Jay, 1998.
Listening to the Sea: The Politics of Improving Environmental
Protection. Pittsburgh, Pa:
University of Pittsburgh Press. National Research Council, 1997.
Striking a Balance: Improving Stewardship of Marine Areas. Washington, D.C.:
National Academy Press. The Ocean Our Future, 1998. The
Report of the Independent World Communities on the Oceans. Cambridge
University Press. |
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