Establishing a legal research agenda for ocean energy Articles uri icon

authors

  • WRIGHT, GLEN
  • O´HAGAN, ANNE MARIE
  • DE GROOT, JISKA
  • LEROY, YANNICK
  • SOININEN, NIKO
  • SALCIDO, RACHAEL
  • ABAD CASTELOS, MONTSERRAT
  • JUDE, SIMON
  • ROCHETTE, JULIEN
  • KERR, SANDY

publication date

  • January 2016

start page

  • 126

end page

  • 134

volume

  • 63

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 0308-597X

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 1872-9460

abstract

  • The literature on ocean energy has, to date, largely focussed on technical, environmental, and, increasingly, social and political aspects. Legal and regulatory factors have received far less attention, despite their importance in supporting this new technology and ensuring its sustainable development. Building on the social sciences research agenda developed by the International network for Social Studies of Marine Energy (ISSMER) and published in Energy Policy, a complementary agenda for legal research linked to ocean energy was set out. Key directions for future research structured around the core themes of marine governance: (i) international law; (ii) environmental impacts; (iii) rights and ownership; (iv) consenting processes; and (v) management of marine space and resources were identified. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

keywords

  • ocean energy; research agenda; marine governance; environmental impact assessment; resource management; marine spatial planning; marine renewable energy; sea use management; wave energy; governance; industry; land; communities; integration; fisheries