Building industries at sea : 'blue growth' and the new maritime economy /

The purpose of this book is to publish the detailed analysis of each prospective and established maritime business sector. Sector experts working to a common template explain what these industries are, how they work, their prospects to create wealth and employment, and where they currently stand in...

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Corporate Author: CRC Press
Other Authors: Johnson, Kate (Kate R.) (Editor), Dalton, Gordon, 1964- (Editor), Masters, Ian, 1972- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Gistrup, Denmark : River Publishers, [2018]
Series:River Publishers series in renewable energy.
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Online Access:Full text (WIT users only)
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; Half Title Page; RIVER PUBLISHERS SERIES IN RENEWABLE ENERGY; Title Page
  • Building Industries at Sea: "Blue Growth" and the New Maritime Economy; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Contributors; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; PART I
  • The Blue Growth Sectors; Chapter 1- Aquaculture; 1.1 Introduction; 1.1.1 General Overview of the Sector; 1.1.2 Marine Aquaculture as a Blue Growth Sector; 1.2 Sector Industry Structure and Lifecycle; 1.3 Market; 1.3.1 Products and Trade Flows in the World.
  • 1.3.2 Market Trends, Prices and a View of FutureDemand in the EU1.3.3 Market Trends, Prices and Supply & Demand Gaps; 1.4 Working Environment; 1.4.1 Economic Indicators for the Aquaculture Sector in the EU; 1.4.2 Driving Forces and Limitations of Aquaculture Sector; 1.4.3 Regulatory Framework of Marine Aquaculturein the European Union; 1.5 Innovation; 1.5.1 Innovation Trends in Coastal and Off the Coast Marine Aquaculture Subsectors; 1.5.2 Recent Technology and Expected New Technologiesin Offshore Mariculture, Opportunities and Challenges; 1.6 Investment.
  • 1.7 Uncertainties and Concluding RemarksReferences; Chapter 2; 2 Blue Biotechnology; 2.1 Introduction; 2.1.1 Definition of Blue Biotechnology and Marine Biotechnology; 2.1.2 Generic Value Chain of Blue Biotechnology; 2.2 Market; 2.2.1 Market Trends; 2.3 Sector Industry Structure and Lifecycle--Sub-sectors and Segments; 2.3.1 Present and Future Centres of Activity; 2.3.2 Atlantic Sea Basin; 2.3.2.1 Assessment; 2.3.2.2 Main initiatives; 2.3.2.3 Way forward; 2.3.3 Baltic Sea Basin; 2.3.3.1 Assessment; 2.3.3.2 Main initiatives; 2.3.3.3 Way forward; 2.3.4 Mediterranean Sea Basin.
  • 2.3.4.1 Assessment2.3.4.2 Main initiatives; 2.3.5 Caribbean Sea Basin; 2.3.6 Business Lifecycle Stage; 2.3.6.1 Overview of sub-sectors; 2.3.6.2 Sub-sector lifecycle stage; 2.3.7 Trend Analysis of Patents; 2.4 Working Environment; 2.4.1 Employment and Skills Availability; 2.4.2 Revenues; 2.4.3 Stakeholders; 2.4.4 Role of SMEs in Blue Biotechnology; 2.4.5 Infrastructure and Clusters; 2.4.6 Public Policy Regulatory Framework; 2.4.6.1 International and regional legal frameworks; 2.4.6.2 European policy framework; 2.5 Innovation; 2.5.1 State of Technology and Trends; 2.6 Investment.
  • 2.7 Uncertainties and Concluding Remarks2.7.1 Bottlenecks and Way Forward; References; Chapter 3; 3 Seabed Mining; 3.1 Introduction; 3.1.1 Challenges for Offshore Mining; 3.1.2 Definitions and Demarcation; 3.2 Market--Investigating Market Trends; 3.2.1 Market Trends, Product Demand, Prices; 3.2.1.1 Metals; 3.2.1.2 Phosphorite; 3.2.1.3 Natural gas; 3.2.1.4 A general model; 3.2.2 A View of Future Supply and Demand; 3.2.2.1 Metals; 3.2.2.2 Phosphorites; 3.2.2.3 Gas hydrates; 3.2.2.4 Potential influence of offshore mining oreson global markets; 3.3 Sector Industry Structure and Lifecycle.