Chapter 22 Sustainable ocean development and the blue economy
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Timothy Cadman
Abstract
Part 5 of this Handbook begins with a general introduction to the concepts and definitions underlying the notion of the blue economy and continues with an exploration of challenges and controversies confronting the sustainable development of the marine environment. The tensions inherent in the idea that the marine environment can be both exploited for human use and protected for its intrinsic natural values, reflect the origins of the concept of sustainable development itself and these are explored in the chapters presented in this section. These cover an examination of the ethics and values underpinning the blue economy, the role that blue finance can play in advancing sustainable development, particularly for tourism and local communities dependent on the oceans for their wellbeing. The views of various stakeholders on the quality and legitimacy of the governance of a range of blue economy initiatives are also explored, as is the extent to which, philosophically speaking, ocean development can be understood as genuinely sustainable, whatever the rhetoric may be. A concluding chapter from practitioners of marine permaculture completes the perspectives of the contributing authors on the complexities and contradictions within humanity’s use of the many and various resources of the world’s oceans and in the wake of COVID-19.
Abstract
Part 5 of this Handbook begins with a general introduction to the concepts and definitions underlying the notion of the blue economy and continues with an exploration of challenges and controversies confronting the sustainable development of the marine environment. The tensions inherent in the idea that the marine environment can be both exploited for human use and protected for its intrinsic natural values, reflect the origins of the concept of sustainable development itself and these are explored in the chapters presented in this section. These cover an examination of the ethics and values underpinning the blue economy, the role that blue finance can play in advancing sustainable development, particularly for tourism and local communities dependent on the oceans for their wellbeing. The views of various stakeholders on the quality and legitimacy of the governance of a range of blue economy initiatives are also explored, as is the extent to which, philosophically speaking, ocean development can be understood as genuinely sustainable, whatever the rhetoric may be. A concluding chapter from practitioners of marine permaculture completes the perspectives of the contributing authors on the complexities and contradictions within humanity’s use of the many and various resources of the world’s oceans and in the wake of COVID-19.
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Contents V
- List of contributors IX
- Acknowledgements XIX
- Preface XXI
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Part 1: Origins and evolution
- Chapter 1 Origins and evolution of sustainable development and finance 1
- Chapter 2 Complexity and uncertainty in sustainable finance: An analysis of the EU taxonomy 15
- Chapter 3 Ecosystem services and natural capital: Application to sustainable finance 41
- Chapter 4 The World Bank (Group) and sustainable development 71
- Chapter 5 Landscape planning and economics for sustainable finance 89
- Chapter 6 Certification and sustainable development 119
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Part 2: Public finance
- Chapter 7 Public finance for sustainable development 141
- Chapter 8 Public finance and fiscal instruments for sustainable development 153
- Chapter 9 Financing sustainable development goals (SDGs) and the role of digital finance 177
- Chapter 10 Fiscal governance to support post-COVID low-carbon development in Indonesia 193
- Chapter 11 The EU renewable energy policy and its impact on forests 219
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Part 3: Private finance
- Chapter 12 Private finance for sustainable development 251
- Chapter 13 Green Bonds: Debt at the crossroad between finance, law and ecology 265
- Chapter 14 Investing in sustainable business models at the base of the pyramid 293
- Chapter 15 AI and blockchain for sustainable development in India 329
- Chapter 16 Valuing civil society environmental engagement 349
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Part 4: Climate finance
- Chapter 17 Climate finance for sustainable development 385
- Chapter 18 Financing emission reductions: Official development assistance (ODA)-driven climate finance and beyond 397
- Chapter 19 The adaptation fund (AF) 425
- Chapter 20 An analysis of the global carbon market post COP26: How fossil fuel emission reductions and offset integrity must guide carbon market operation 451
- Chapter 21 Financing climate resilience: New opportunities and challenges 475
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Part 5: The blue economy
- Chapter 22 Sustainable ocean development and the blue economy 497
- Chapter 23 Ethics in the blue economy 511
- Chapter 24 Financing sustainable coastal and maritime tourism in the blue economy of the Asia-Pacific 543
- Chapter 25 Evaluating the governance of sustainable development: The quality and legitimacy of the blue economy 567
- Chapter 26 How green is the blue economy? 599
- Chapter 27 Finance approaches supporting social enterprise, non-profits and for-purpose organisations: A marine permaculture case study 621
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Conclusion
- Chapter 28 Sustainable development and finance post-pandemic – future directions and challenges 653
- List of abbreviations and acronyms 667
- List of figures 673
- List of tables 675
- Index 677
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Contents V
- List of contributors IX
- Acknowledgements XIX
- Preface XXI
-
Part 1: Origins and evolution
- Chapter 1 Origins and evolution of sustainable development and finance 1
- Chapter 2 Complexity and uncertainty in sustainable finance: An analysis of the EU taxonomy 15
- Chapter 3 Ecosystem services and natural capital: Application to sustainable finance 41
- Chapter 4 The World Bank (Group) and sustainable development 71
- Chapter 5 Landscape planning and economics for sustainable finance 89
- Chapter 6 Certification and sustainable development 119
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Part 2: Public finance
- Chapter 7 Public finance for sustainable development 141
- Chapter 8 Public finance and fiscal instruments for sustainable development 153
- Chapter 9 Financing sustainable development goals (SDGs) and the role of digital finance 177
- Chapter 10 Fiscal governance to support post-COVID low-carbon development in Indonesia 193
- Chapter 11 The EU renewable energy policy and its impact on forests 219
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Part 3: Private finance
- Chapter 12 Private finance for sustainable development 251
- Chapter 13 Green Bonds: Debt at the crossroad between finance, law and ecology 265
- Chapter 14 Investing in sustainable business models at the base of the pyramid 293
- Chapter 15 AI and blockchain for sustainable development in India 329
- Chapter 16 Valuing civil society environmental engagement 349
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Part 4: Climate finance
- Chapter 17 Climate finance for sustainable development 385
- Chapter 18 Financing emission reductions: Official development assistance (ODA)-driven climate finance and beyond 397
- Chapter 19 The adaptation fund (AF) 425
- Chapter 20 An analysis of the global carbon market post COP26: How fossil fuel emission reductions and offset integrity must guide carbon market operation 451
- Chapter 21 Financing climate resilience: New opportunities and challenges 475
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Part 5: The blue economy
- Chapter 22 Sustainable ocean development and the blue economy 497
- Chapter 23 Ethics in the blue economy 511
- Chapter 24 Financing sustainable coastal and maritime tourism in the blue economy of the Asia-Pacific 543
- Chapter 25 Evaluating the governance of sustainable development: The quality and legitimacy of the blue economy 567
- Chapter 26 How green is the blue economy? 599
- Chapter 27 Finance approaches supporting social enterprise, non-profits and for-purpose organisations: A marine permaculture case study 621
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Conclusion
- Chapter 28 Sustainable development and finance post-pandemic – future directions and challenges 653
- List of abbreviations and acronyms 667
- List of figures 673
- List of tables 675
- Index 677