Table of Contents
Section 1: Towards a sustainable blue economy and ocean governance 1.1 Blue Economy: Oceans as a huge, sustainable, and equitable economic system 1.2 Charting a course for a sustainable blue economy. 1.3 Global pathways for a secure and resilient blue economy 1.4 Underpinning blue economy through a sustainable and equitable growth 1.5 Unlocking the commercial value of oceans in blue economy 1.6 Enhancing capacity building for ocean governance in blue economy 1.7 Transitioning to a Blue Economy in Industry 4.0 era through digital technology in ocean management 1.8 Blue economy: the way forward in Industry 4.0 era using digitalization of ocean governance. Section 2. Promoting a healthy ocean that benefits everyone. 2.1 Life below water: Health challenges and solutions 2.2 Sustainable economic, social, and environmental strategies to achieve healthy oceans. 2.3 Keeping oceans healthy to keep the blue economy running. 2.4 COVID-19 global pandemic: Impacts on Blue Economy and ocean health 2.5 Turning the tide: Promoting a sustainable ocean recovery post-COVID-19. Section 3. Contribution of Blue Economy to UN SDGs 3.1 Uncovering the roles of oceans in promoting sustainable development. 3.2 Blue economy in the UN SDGs: Challenges and opportunities 3.3 Ocean conservation and development to advance the UN SDGs Section 4. Ocean: A secret weapon against climate change 4.1 Empowering blue economy initiatives?as solutions for climate change 4.2 Ocean as nature-based solutions to climate change 4.3 Ocean acidification as a physical indicator of climate change 4.4 Impacts of ocean acidification on climate change and fisheries 4.5 Promoting sustainable, resilient and inclusive blue economies to mitigate climate change. 4.6 How the blue economy could save oceans from climate change? 4.7 Energy from sea waves for climate change mitigation 4.8 Ocean-based CO2 removal: a new frontier in blue economy for climate mitigation 4.9 Blue economy: Opportunities and bottlenecks for green recovery Section 5. Improving ocean-based economies 5.1 Riding the wave of blue economy: An ocean of opportunity. 5.2 Strengthening sustainable ocean-based economies in coastal cities. 5.3 Shaping the future of the world's oceans through blue economy. 6. Successful case-studies of blue economy 6.1 How archipelagic countries in global south can harness the blue economy? 6.2 Prioritizing the blue economy to promote North-South global initiatives. 6.3 Role of ocean finance in transitioning to a blue economy in Asia-Pacific 6.4 Shaping a sustainable blue economy in Southeast Asian region. 6.5 Nourishing the blue economy in North America for sustainable development. 6.6 Ocean management in archipelagic countries 7. Concluding remarks References
Authors
Mika Sillanp�� Professor, University of Johannesburg., South Africa.Mika Sillanp��'s research work centers on chemical treatment in environmental engineering and environmental monitoring and analysis. The recent research focus has been on the resource recovery from waste streams.
Sillanp�� received his M.Sc. (Eng.) and D.Sc. (Eng.) degrees from the Aalto University where he also completed an MBA degree in 2013. Since 2000, he has been a full professor/adjunct professor at the University of Oulu, the University of Eastern Finland, the LUT University, the University of Eastern Finland and the University of Johannesburg.
Tonni Agustiono Kurniawan College of Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China. Dr. Tonni Agustiono Kurniawan's degrees include a B.Sc. in chemistry from the Bogor Agricultural University (Indonesia), a M.Sc. in environmental technology from the Thammasat University (Thailand), and a Ph.D. in applied chemical technology from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (China). He is the author of over 130 peer-reviewed publications in ISI-rated journals, 26 conference proceedings, including 9 book chapters and 6 monographs on waste to energy and wastewater treatment. He received the 2010 Green Talent Award from German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), the 2013 Young Scientist Award from the World Economy Forum (WEF) (Switzerland), and the 2014 Scope-Zhongyu (France) for his outstanding research contribution to the fields of study. Elsevier and Stanford University (US) listed him among the top 2% of highly cited scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences.
