This is actually the very first publication to address modern seaports from the legal point of view. The author has provided a comprehensive and professional overview of the seaports of today’s world. He will give readers an essential instrument to be applied for when establishing the legal basis of the sea ports. The document opens with the information about the sea ports in general; the author addresses the problem of lack of interest for them in the modern international law.

The main body of the publication deals with such important topics as the pre-industrial and industrial ports, the port of globalization, the Colonial factories, Paolo Sarpi’s doctrine and Geneva Convention of 1923, as well as the Mar del Plata and the Montego Bay Conventions…

In short, this is an excellent compilation of the information that would be required for everyone dealing with the law aspects of the seaports since it will let them stay updated. The remarkable coverage of the publication has gained it the worldwide popularity. Note that all recent developments in the industry have been duly addressed in the publication. The seaports have been dealt with in detail together with all legal aspects.

This excellent volume is providing the informative insights into several important aspects of the marine faunal communities in the Indian region. Subject communities are considered extremely diversed, taking into account both climatic and geo-morphologic variations that can be observed along the coast of India. The publication consists of thirty chapters written based on the valuable contributions provided by the world recognized experts in the relevant fields.

The editors have divided the main content of the book into two major parts, with the first half covering the tropical marine faunal communities, and the second part addressing the problems of the ecology and conservation. The first part is mainly intended to provide readers with the highlight of the distribution and biological diversity of Foraminifera, echinoderms, oysters, fishes and crabs, horseshoe and Polychaets, various sponges commonly associated with the sea grass, various fish parasites and other representatives of marine fauna.

In turn, the second half of the publication includes the current status and relevant environmental parameters of benthos, together with the coral reefs, snowflake coral invasion, conservation and management of the biological diversity in the region, protected areas, methods of recovery of the bleached corals etc. The editors hope that the volume will be of some use for marine scientists and environmental managers, as well as to the policy makers.

Here is the latest edition of the popular and premier air pollution book - it was completely revised by the team of author and now includes many new components. This textbook covers the wide range of topics that er relating to the study of the air pollution; in addition to that, there are some new chapters included in the book covering the atmospheric emissions and long term effects of the pollution.

The authors of the book also present the updated info on acidic development, mathematical modeling, long distance transport etc. It is a perfect compendium for every person involved, either directly or not directly, in making serious decisions in conjunction with the air pollution prevention and control. It will be useful even for non-specialists since they will find very concise and technically correct answers to the most difficult problems. We would say that the book presents a thorough multi-disciplinary overview of all the aspects that are relating to the air pollution - it will also be very interesting for people willing to know a bit more about the subject topic in general.

Written by the recognized industry experts, this textbook is a truly outstanding place to start learning about pollution topics and their relations to the other problems. The material has been presented in a very easy to read manner making the book very handy and helpful for everyone, not only to specialists.

The volume is a result of the collective efforts by the world leading and recognized experts in the industry, bringing together numerous valuable assorted contributions that were presented in the course of the OS-017, standing for the Ocean Science Session, and the Joint Assembly that were both held in Singapore some years back.

The chapters of the present publication are dealing with the modeling and the assessment of the dispersal communication incoming with SGD in the coastal areas affected by tsunami, numerical simulation applied to the coastal sediment transport by the earthquake tsunami which occurred in Tohoku-Oki in 2011, database of the tsunami events, raw/processed water level information, simulations of the tsunamis in the Western Pacific Ocean and in the East China Sea aroused from the earthquakes that took place along the Nankai-Suruga trough, various negative consequences of tsunamis on the ecosystem services, discussion related to the interaction of tsunami with fringing coral reef, effects of the wave erosion caused by tsunamis on the natural landscapes, concatenated hazards, floods, tropical cyclones and climate change, vertical evaluation system, contribution of the multiple wave arrivals to the duration of the tsunami and the damage caused, and so many other relevant and indeed critically important topics.

Currently, the basis of the revival of world economy is still unsteady with the risks of economic downturn. The developed economies of USA, Europe, and Japan and the emerging market economies represented by China and India are both faced with the pressure to seek the momentum mechanism for economic growth to resuscitate or stabilize economy.

From the perspective of maintaining economic growth rate, the divergence among the economies is quite salient. The impetus to promote the real economy through international trade and OFDI is quite insufficient. For both the developed economies and the developing economies, they are faced with the challenge to adjust the industrial structure and further economic reform to prevent the economy from declining. To a certain extent, this is both the "cause" brought by the globalization and also the "effect" of the globalization of economy.

Faced with the globalization, some are happy and some are worried. The globalization against the background of the entire world not only enables an unstoppable multipolar trend in the world, but also makes the Golden Age of sea right gone forever. As a matter of fact, this world has never lacked in the impetus to progress, and what the world lacks is only the new cooperation concepts and mechanisms to promote economic growth in different eras and at different stages of development...

The end stage of the "Cold War" has seriously affected debates concerning the maritime doctrine and strategy as well as the maritime operations and technologies involved. This, in turn, has eventually led to the reconsideration of the theoretical fundamentals and practical side of the maritime power.

The present publication features the content prepared by a group of internationally recognized industry experts, addressing subject topics in a very overarching and systematic manner, and bringing together the results of the joint efforts of the widely renowned scholars in a single volume.

The thorough analysis conducted by the authors is moving on to the exploration of the impact that the changed international environment had on the shipping operations; they have also analyzed how exactly the emerging technological advances are forming this process.

When preparing the material of the book, they have used United Kingdom case study to illustrate the main thesis. The publication concludes with the professional evaluation of how the changes of maritime power influence the western navy fleets. This is an interesting source of information for the persons seriously dealing with the problems covered.

The present publication was prepared by the World Maritime University to provide all interested parties with the general overview of the ongoing challenges and trends in the modern MEM, standing for the maritime energy management. In order for the energy efficient and low-carbon-emission future to be eventually achieved, all actions shall be duly coordinated and this is where the energy management is coming into action, providing the regulatory framework that is directly aimed at the reduction of the GHG emissions commonly originating from the activities of the international maritime shipping industry.

The content of the book will familiarize you with the current situation in this field, paving the proper way for all of us to find the correct solutions to those challenges. There are six areas covered by the authors, starting from the applicable regulations and then proceeding to the ship design considering all aspects of energy efficiency, port operations, and economic dimensions and, finally, marine renewable energy and different alternative fuels – here you will find information about the wind-assistant propulsion, as well. The book will be helpful to both practitioners and people having the academic interest in the subject.

The publication that is offered to our users today has been specifically prepared and released for the industry professionals who are working in the fields of applied maths, fluid mechanics, physical oceanography, geophysics and other related fields and also for the students learning subject disciplines. The authors have attempted to detail the significant progress that could easily be observed in the understanding of the most important physical mechanisms of the "rogue wave" phenomenon during last several years.

To discuss subject phenomenon, the authors have used the fully non-linear hydrodynamic numerical models. Throughout this interesting publication, the readers will find combinations of theoretical and empirical treatment required for the proper and complete examination of the problem. we would say that this book shall definitely be considered as a valuable and very helpful contribution to the technical literature that is covering the wave theory as well as statistics, since it helps to fill in the existing serious gap in people's knowledge of unusual waves.

The book will for sure present a great professional interest to both the engineers and scientists who are studying the physical oceanography as well as wave dynamics and other related aspects, or involved in the relevant scientific researches.