The Indian Ocean Nodule Field

• Author : Ranadhir Mukhopadhyay,Anil Kumar Ghosh,Sridhar D. Iyer
• Publisher : Elsevier
• Release : 27 November 2017

The Indian Ocean Nodule Field: Geology and Resource Potential, Second Edition, provides a view of the most recent studies along with classical theories starting from the 1960s. New concepts, hypotheses and critical appreciation of the state-of-the-art knowledge on nodule formation and resource management are featured in this new edition. The economy of the Indian Ocean has vast potential and yet it is one of the least studied oceans. Garnering economic advantage out of mineral resources from deep oceans has been

• Author : Ranadhir Mukhopadhyay
• Publisher : Elsevier Science Limited
• Release : 01 January 2008

The most comprehensive assessment on Indian Ocean manganese nodule formational processes in one source.

• Author : Ranadhir Mukhopadhyay,Victor J. Loveson,Sridhar D. Iyer,P.K. Sudarsan
• Publisher : CRC Press
• Release : 04 November 2020

The economic paradigms currently dominating the world are not sustainable. The threats from climate change, exploitation-based approaches to commerce, and the excess acquisition of resources loom large as well as the possibility of military flare-ups. Maintaining a balance between development and ecosystems, aspirations for growth, and the need for sustainability is a prescient challenge. The Indian Ocean Region (IOR) encompasses some of the poorest countries in the world and those that will bear the brunt of the negative impacts from

• Author : G.N. Baturin
• Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
• Release : 06 December 2012

Manganese nodules were first discovered on the ocean floor 160 miles south-west of the Canary Islands on February 18, 1803, during the first complex oceano logical cruise of the Challenger. They surprised researchers by their unusual shape and also by their unusual chemical composition; nevertheless for many years after wards, they were considered merely as one of Nature's exotic marine tricks. After the Secpnd World War, a comprehensive investigation of the World Ocean started, and new data were obtained on a wide distribution

• Author : Md. Nazrul Islam,Steven M. Bartell
• Publisher : CRC Press
• Release : 28 November 2022

A global blue economy is an economic arena that depends on the benefits and values realized from the coastal and marine environments. This book explains the "sustainable blue economy" as a marine-based economy that provides social and economic benefits for current and future generations. It restores, protects, and maintains the diversity, productivity, and resilience of marine ecosystems, and is based on clean technologies, renewable energy, and circular material flows.

• Author : Antony Joseph
• Publisher : Elsevier
• Release : 08 December 2016

Investigating Seafloors and Oceans: From Mud Volcanoes to Giant Squid offers a bottom-to-top tour of the world’s oceans, exposing the secrets hidden therein from a variety of scientific perspectives. Opening with a discussion of the earth’s formation, hot spots, ridges, plate tectonics, submarine trenches, and cold seeps, the text goes on to address such topics as the role of oceans in the origin of life, tidal bore, thermal effects, ecosystem services, marine creatures, and nutraceutical and pharmaceutical resources.

• Author : K.L. Shrivastava
• Publisher : Scientific Publishers
• Release : 01 July 2009

Economic Mineralization - the volume sets out to present various aspects of a very broad details of a narrow field of economic mineralization at a time when the competitively growing global economy and the pressing needs of the society are compelling economic geology to grow and pile of data is accumulating and opinions changing very rapidly. The volume incorporates papers, a resultant of information explosion and electrifying conceptual revolution in economic geology, describing the new and exciting results and timely

• Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,Ottaviani, D.
• Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
• Release : 01 May 2020

This circular stems from a study carried out for FAO projects “Sustainable Fisheries Management and Biodiversity Conservation of Deep-Sea Living Marine Resources and Ecosystems in the Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction” (GCP/GLO/366/GFF) and “Deep-Sea Sponge Grounds Ecosystems of the North Atlantic: An Integrated Approach Towards their Preservation and Sustainable Exploitation” (GCP/GLO/679/EC). These projects included outputs related to the economic valuation of goods and services provided by the deep seas in areas beyond national jurisdiction. This study compiled

• Author : Bimal N. Patel
• Publisher : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
• Release : 14 July 2016

The State Practice of India and the Development of International Law by Bimal N. Patel provides a critical analysis of India’s state practice and development of international law.

• Author : Rahul Sharma
• Publisher : Springer
• Release : 28 March 2017

This comprehensive book contains contributions from specialists who provide a complete status update along with outstanding issues encompassing different topics related to deep-sea mining. Interest in exploration and exploitation of deep-sea minerals is seeing a revival due to diminishing grades and increasing costs of processing of terrestrial minerals as well as availability of several strategic metals in seabed mineral resources; it therefore becomes imperative to take stock of various issues related to deep-sea mining. The authors are experienced scientists and

• Author : K.L. Shrivastava,Arun Kumar
• Publisher : Scientific Publishers
• Release : 01 May 2014

The book will be an everlasting and invaluable reference for, academia, industry and planners specialized in georesouce and for those who need updated information and current research in the field. The book will also be equally useful for advance level students and research scholars throughout the world.

• Author : Anonim
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 07 June 1982

• Author : Ganpat Singh Roonwal
• Publisher : CRC Press
• Release : 31 October 2017

The current scenario provides an ideal opportunity to confer higher priority to the marine resources of the Indian Ocean, particularly in terms of integrated management of the deep sea, shallow sea and coastal resources. This will maximize their potential in the sustainable development goal (SDG) pattern, leading to an appropriate environmental management. Therefore, this book aims to provide an overview of the area and to highlight the potential market opportunities represented by this vast and rapidly developing nation. In doing

• Author : Vineet K. Gahalaut,M. Rajeevan
• Publisher : Springer Nature
• Release : 16 December 2022

This book collects research papers on the economic and social impact of earth sciences. It covers topics related to weather forecasting, climate modelling, monsoon variability, air pollution, heat and cold wave, deep sea mineral and living resources, ocean state monitoring, tsunami and earthquake monitoring, desalination, coastal research, etc. The book focuses on the activities of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, India, in promoting the societal and economic impacts of earth science research in a simple language and in the form

• Author : Syed Zahoor Qasim
• Publisher : Universities Press
• Release : 07 June 1998

This Is Perhaps The First Book Of Its Kind To Be Published On The Indian Ocean. In An Informative And Readable Account, The Author Attempts To Enlighten The Layman And Remind The Specialist About The Vast Resources Of This Great Ocean And Their Sustainable Utilisation. Starting With The Physiography Of The Indian Ocean, The Book Discusses A Wide Variety Of Ocean Subjects Including The Indian Eez, Progress Of Ocean Sciences In India, Food Resources, Fresh Water Supply, Chemicals, Bioactive Substances,