Marine Resources and Society

Interested in the human dimension of marine resource management? Convinced that knowledge on economics, law and governance is crucial in order to sustainably use marine resources? Then choose the specialisation Marine Resources and Society.

You will learn which social and economic strategies can help protect, restore and sustainably use the oceans. From local to national and international levels, taking into account social and cultural norms, values, rules and knowledge.

You can follow courses on Environmental Policy, Globalization, Politics, International Environmental Law and Environmental Economics.

Thesis examples

Some thesis examples for the specialisation Marine Resources and Society:

• Does MSC certification make fisheries more sustainable?
• The economics of overfishing and poverty traps
• Bottom-up sustainability standards for South East Asian aquaculture
• The evolution of social norms for cooperative resource harvesting
• Options for an International Environmental Agreement to combat marine plastic litter