Marine Eutrophication in Perspective: On the Relevance of Ecology for Environmental Policy

de Jong, Folkert

Is ecological knowledge relevant for environmental policy and if so, to what extent and in what way? These are some of the basic questions addressed in this book.

Triggered by a series of oxygen depletion events in German, Danish and Swedish coastal waters at the beginning of the 1980s, international policies to reduce inputs of nitrogen and phosphorus to the North Sea were agreed upon by the North Sea states.

The book provides a critical analysis of the role, scientists and scientific information, as well as civil servants, have played in the formulation and implementation of these decisions.

Details

Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2006-05-22

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9783540336471

DOI: 10.1007/3-540-33648-6

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 335