Commercial deep sea mining (DSM) stands at a threshold as both national and global legal
regimes seek to move beyond exploration of the seabed towards its exploitation. As an …

Abstract The Blue Economy is a recent economic development paradigm, being promoted
worldwide as a way to deliver sustainable ocean development in the context of the …

In recent years, a profusion of methods, practices, and experiences has emerged in the
interface between arts and sustainability science. Drawing from two strong currents within …

In the context of a climate crisis and accelerating green transition, companies are scrambling
to secure supply over the coming decades, including through artisanal mining (ASM) and …

In 2017 the Japanese government reported that its state-owned mining company had
successfully extracted zinc from the seabed off the coast of Okinawa. This piloting of …

While borders traverse both land and sea, current research has mostly concentrated on
issues concerning terrestrial borders. Simultaneously, a new body of scholarship has shown …

New marine industries that develop and grow in response to the changing demand for their
products have the potential to exert pressure on fragile marine environments. These …

This review engages with the ongoing blue economy debate to decipher old and emerging
forms of economic, institutional, physical and social exclusions of local communities and …

Abstract 'Volume'is increasingly mobilised as a conceptual framework through which to
engage, embrace and interrogate space in three-rather than two-dimensional terms. This …

The way we value the environment affects how we treat it. While public awareness of human
impacts on the ocean is increasing, industrial activities in the deep sea are accelerating …