Ocean Energy

This book provides the first comprehensive exploration of legal, economic, and social issues related to the emerging ocean energy industry, in particular wave and tidal energy technologies.

Glen Wright is a Research Fellow at the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI, SciencesPo), Paris, France. Sandy Kerr is Director and Associate Professor, International Centre for Island Technology, Heriot-Watt University, based in the Orkney Islands, UK. Kate Johnson is an Assistant Professor, International Centre for Island Technology, Heriot-Watt University, based in the Orkney Islands, UK.

1. Introduction: technology and governance Part I Risk and economics 2. Risk and Ocean Energy 3. Government Policy, Risk and Investment Timing Part II Marine governance 4. Building Governance at Sea 5. Marine Planning: an ocean energy perspective 6. Mare Reservarum: enclosure of the commons and the evolution of marine rights in an age of ocean industrialisation Part III Project consenting and regulation 7. Consenting Ocean Energy Projects: issues, challenges and opportunities 8. Consenting Ocean Energy Projects: an overview of procedures in selected jurisdictions 9. Ensuring Sustainable Development of Ocean Energy Technologies: the role of environmental assessment laws and policies Part IV Community and conflicts 11. A Sea of Troubles? Evaluating user conflicts in the development of ocean energy 12. Community Benefits Schemes: fair shares or token gestures? 13. Consultation in Ocean Energy Development 13. Ocean Energy at the Edge