Introduction to seascape

1 Seascape contexts and concepts

Gloria Pungetti

PART I Seascape and nature

2 Biodiversity, coastal ecosystem restoration and climate change mitigation in action

Hazel Thornton and Chris McOwen

3 The ecoacoustic dimension of seascape

Almo Farina

4 Seascape ecology in an Asian geographical context

Jae-Eun Kim and Rob H.G. Jongman

5 Seascape ecosystem services and small islands

Mario Balzan

PART II Seascape and people

6 Satoumi: prolonged interaction between humans and nature

Katsue Fukamachi and Tsunao Watanabe

7 Marine resources, submerged heritage and local communities in the Subarctic Sea

Ragnar Edvardsson

8 Traditional coastal resources of the indigenous people: resilience and vulnerability assessment

Sean Russell Williams

9 Geographies of migration and new seascapes

Maria Gabriella Trovato

10 Seascape changes in areas of marine protection

Gloria Pungetti, Pierpaolo Congiatu and Amelia Congiatta

PART III Seascape character

11 Characterising seascape’s historic cultural dimension: developing an approach to historic seascape characterisation

Dave Hooley

12 Consolidating the National Historic Seascape Characterisation layer for England

Diana Manson

13 Historic seascape characterisation and the North Atlantic

Oscar Aldred

14 Seascape character assessment in England and Wales

Sally Marshall

15 Seascape character assessment of small islands in the East Mediterranean

Aikaterini Gkoltsiou and Aikaterini Siakavara

16 Biocultural seascape assessment: methodology and tools for the West Mediterranean

Gloria Pungetti, Maria Rosaria Filigheddu and Arianna Carboni

PART IV Seascape design and planning

17 City seascapes: the prospect of Ocean Cities

Timothy Beatley

18 Developing the littoral gradient: speculation or geologic necessity?

Fadi Masoud and Hadi El-Shayeb

19 Reconceptualising coastal rivers and streams: a seascape design and planning approach

Jala Makhzoumi and Salwa Al-Sabbagh

20 A seascape framework: contributions to disaster prevention and tourism development

Misako Matsuba

21 Counteracting urbanization: design and planning for sustainable and resilient seascapes in the Euro-Mediterranean

Emma Salizzoni

22 Socio-cultural values and seascape planning

Maggie Roe and Selina Stead

PART V Seascape policy, management and governance

23 Traditional knowledge in the management of seascapes

Evonne Yiu

24 Volcanic seascapes: disaster recovery for community wellbeing and habitat protection

Merites Merida Buot and Inocencio E. Buot

25 Fragmentation drivers and community education for coastal biodiversity reconstruction

Leajim Ayapana Villanueva, Errol Abada Gatumbato and Arnan Araza

26 The interplay of politics and coastal tourism development

Mona Khechen

27 The dynamic seascape of the North Sea: policy of use and management

Rob Jongman

PART VI Seascape futures

28 Seascape restoration for climate change, resilience and a sustainable future

Sun-Kee Hong

29 Nissology: economy, technology and policy for future sustainable development of seascapes

Hiroshi Kakazu

30 The promise of city seascapes

Timothy Beatley

31 Community voices and the capture of seascape values

Maggie Roe

32 A seascape integrative framework for a way forward

Gloria Pungetti, Dave Hooley and Rob Jongman

Seascape studies have developed in response to questions arising from composite correlations such as coastal, island and marine research, social requirements, landscape design and planning, marine ecology, and environment and resource management. This global volume is the first comprehensive overview to provide a solid foundation on the concept of seascape, with the latest research findings from leading experts across a variety of fields, offering a holistic approach to seascape linking nature with culture, and theory with practice.

Divided into six parts, it includes over 30 chapters from contributors around the world. Pioneering methods with illustrated case studies from the Mediterranean, Scandinavia, North Sea, North America and Asia serve as examples for future seascape development, conservation and governance.

An important and extremely timely resource, the Routledge Handbook of Seascapes provides academics, practitioners, NGOs, consultants and government officials with a broad overview of current research and practice for future application and advance worldwide.

Sun-Kee Hong
Jae-Eun Kim