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2003, Oceanography 16(4):109, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2003.21
BOOK REVIEW | Oceans 2020: Science, Trends, and the Challenge of Sustainability
Book Information | Reviewer | First Paragraph | Full Review | Citation
Book Information
Oceans 2020: Science, Trends, and the Challenge of Sustainability
Edited by John G. Field, Gotthilf Hempel, and Colin P. Summerhayes, Island Press, 365 pages,
ISBN 1-55963-470-7
Reviewer
John H. Steele | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA
First Paragraph
This is an interesting and useful compendium written by well established oceanographers. It will be of value to marine researchers and administrators. The editors deserve our thanks for a coherent attempt to review the relevance of ocean science to human concerns. The title, however, promises more—a 20/20 vision for the future. Yet, as the editors say " the best we can do is look back on developments that have shaped marine science during the most recent decades." In this spirit I went back to the previous "vision" commissioned by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission in 1982—"Ocean Science for the year 2000".
Full Review
Citation
Steele, J.H. 2003. Review of Oceans 2020: Science, Trends, and the Challenge of Sustainability, edited by J.G. Field, G. Hempel, and C.P. Summerhayes. Oceanography 16(4):109, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2003.21.