Establishing a legal research agenda for ocean energy

Glen Wright, O’Hagan, Anne Marie, Jiska de Groot, Yannick Leroy, Niko Soininen, Rachael Salcido, Montserrat Abad Castelos, Simon Jude, Julien Rochette and Sandy Kerr

Marine Policy, 2016, vol. 63, issue C, 126-134

Abstract: The literature on ocean energy has, to date, largely focussed on technical, environmental, and, increasingly, social and political aspects. Legal and regulatory factors have received far less attention, despite their importance in supporting this new technology and ensuring its sustainable development. Building on the social sciences research agenda developed by the International network for Social Studies of Marine Energy (ISSMER) and published in Energy Policy, a complementary agenda for legal research linked to ocean energy was set out. Key directions for future research structured around the core themes of marine governance: (i) international law; (ii) environmental impacts; (iii) rights and ownership; (iv) consenting processes; and (v) management of marine space and resources were identified.

Keywords: Ocean energy; Research agenda; Marine governance; Environmental impact assessment; Resource management; Marine spatial planning (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2015.09.030

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