The blue economy: perspectives and challenges for the seventh continent

Olivier Thébaud (1)

1 AMURE - Aménagement des Usages des Ressources et des Espaces marins et littoraux - Centre de droit et d'économie de la mer

On a planet which is now considered too small, many see the ocean as a new frontier of the global economy. As a provider of energy, goods and services, and a vector for trade, the ocean is already an essential component of global economic development. All over the world, investments in ‘blue growth’ appear to be on the rise, supported by economic sectors rooted in the history of human societies. New sectors filled with potential and promise are also setting their sights on the ocean.

Mots clés: Ocean; Frontier; Global economy; Energy; Goods; Services; Vector; Trade; Global economic development; Investments; Blue growth; Human societies

Domaines: Environnement et Société; Economies et finances

Olivier Thébaud. The blue economy: perspectives and challenges for the seventh continent. Agathe Euzen; Françoise Gaill; Denis Lacroix; Philippe Cury. The Ocean revealed, CNRS éditions, pp.42--43, 2017, A découvert, 978-2-271-11907-0. ⟨hal-02155295⟩