International Regulation of Underwater Sound Establishing Rules and Standards to Address Ocean Noise Pollution /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: McCarthy, Elena (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2004.
• Θέματα: Environment.; Political science.; Environmental sciences.; Agriculture.; Environmental management.; Noise control.; Pollution.; Pollution, general.; Environmental Science and Engineering.; Noise Control.; Environmental Management.; Political Science.

Concern over the effects of noise on marine life, particularly marine mammals, has emerged as a topic of considerable interest to both professionals and laypersons alike. The controversy has been fueled by a series of international events that suggest a relationship between man-made sound and marine...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Scientific Aspects of Underwater Sound
• Focusing Events
• Policy Development
• Politics, Potential Solutions, and Obtacles to Effective Policy
• The Use of Marine Protected Areas
• Conclusion.