Table of Contents

List of Contributors vii


Foreword xi


About the Companion Website xiii


Section One: Coastal Seas, Human Health, and Well-Being: Setting the Stage


1 Influences of the Oceans on Human Health and Well-Being 3


2 Integrating Frameworks to Assess Human Health and Well-Being in Marine Environmental Systems 23


Section Two: Anthropogenic Drivers/Pressures and the State of Coastal Seas


3 Coastal Demography: Distribution, Composition, and Dynamics 49


4 The Seas, Ecosystem Services, and Human Well-Being 71


5 Measuring Social Value and Human Well-Being 113


Section Three: Impacts on Coastal Environments


6 The Impact of Climate Change on Coastal Ecosystems 141


7 Coastal Systems and Access to Safe and Potable Water 177


Section Four: Responses


8 Management-Driven Assessments of the Coastal Oceans 203


9 Globalization and Human Health: Regulatory Response and the Potential for Reform 231


Section Five: Common Conclusions and Horizon Scanning


10 Emerging Issues in Oceans and Human Health: Managing Uncertainty and New Knowledge 267


11 Final Thoughts and Future Actions 291


Index 299

About the Author

Robert E. Bowen School for the Environment University of Massachusetts Boston. USA Cinnamon P. Carlarne Michael E. Moritz College of Law The Ohio State University. USA Michael H. Depledge European Centre for Environment and Human Health University of Exeter Medical School. United Kingdom Lora E. Fleming European Centre for Environment and Human Health University of Exeter Medical School. United Kingdom

Reviews

“This book truly needs a wide readership, particularly among management, political, and public policy personnel. . . Summing Up: Highly recommended. All students, researchers/faculty, and professionals/practitioners.”  (Choice, 1 April 2015)


“By focusing on environmental issues, this book provides a remedy to make the common heritage a far healthier one.”  (Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, 11 November 2014)