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 …

As land-based mining industries face increasing complexities, eg, diminishing return on
investments, environmental degradation, and geopolitical tensions, governments are …

The development of solar energy has been depicted as a paradigmatic break in
unsustainable global growth, largely because it is framed as an innovation with minimal …

The ocean is currently a central element in discussions around sustainability, whether the
locus of these discussions is its protection or its exploitation. This is also the case in the most …

Abstract The Blue Economy concept is being embraced enthusiastically in Africa, both
internally and externally. However, this new framing creates and calls for new …

This article is based on the 2019 Dialogues in Human Geography plenary lecture at the
Royal Geographical Society. It has four parts. The first discusses my work on territory in …

Of late, there has been a rise in interest in deep-sea minerals such as manganese nodules.
Commercial mining operations to extract such minerals may commence soon. However …

This article examines the wide acceptance and endorsement of the notion of the blue
economy. It places the blue economy at the intersection of three discourses: the …

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 an era when critical minerals have become the cornerstone of technological advancement
and economic security, the evolution of geopolitical trading blocs signifies a transformative …