Confronting the Blue Revolution: Industrial Aquaculture and Sustainability in the Global South

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Saidul Islam

Confronting the Blue Revolution

Industrial Aquaculture and Sustainability in the Global South

Saidul Islam

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English

University of Toronto Press
07 February 2014

Society & culture: general; Age groups: adults; Alternative lifestyles; Social groups: clubs & societies; Sociology & anthropology

Like the Green Revolution of the 1960s, a ""Blue Revolution"" has taken place in global aquaculture. Geared towards quenching the appetite of privileged consumers in the global North, it has come at a high price for the South: ecological devastation, displacement of rural subsistence farmers, and labour exploitation. The uncomfortable truth is that food security for affluent consumers depends on a foundation of social and ecological devastation in the producing countries.

In Confronting the Blue Revolution, Md Saidul Islam uses the shrimp farming industry in Bangladesh and across the global South to show the social and environmental impact of industrialized aquaculture. The book pushes us to reconsider our attitudes to consumption patterns in the developed world, neoliberal environmental governance, and the question of sustainability.

By: Saidul Islam
Imprint: University of Toronto Press
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 158mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 490g
ISBN: 9781442646384
ISBN 10: 1442646381
Pages: 277
Publication Date: 07 February 2014
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dedication Table of Contents List of Tables, Figures, and Boxes Acknowledgements Glossary of Terms and Acronyms Chapter 1: Introduction: Globalizing Food and Industrial Aquaculture Chapter 2: Analytical Framework: Global Agro-Food Commodity Chains, Environmental Governance, Agrarian Transformation, and Gender Relations Chapter 3: Neoliberalism and the Emergence of the Blue Revolution in the Global South Chapter 4: The Blue Revolution and Environmental Dilemmas: Resistance and Response Chapter 5: The International Environmental Regulations Regimes Chapter 6: Agrarian Transformation and Local Regulations Chapter 7: Gender and Employment Relations Chapter 8: Conclusion: Industrial Aquaculture, Future Trends and Sustainability Appendix 1 References Notes Index

Md Saidul Islam is an assistant professor in the Division of Sociology at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Reviews for Confronting the Blue Revolution: Industrial Aquaculture and Sustainability in the Global South

"""Presenting a wealth of details on aquaculture in the global South, Confronting the Blue Revolution is an interesting read on a very relevant and controversial issue.""--Peter J.M. Oosterveer, Associate Professor of Environmental Policy, Department of Social Sciences, Wageningen University, Netherlands ""Weaving together complex debates on the food system, development, and global governance in an original and insightful way, Confronting the Blue Revolution is a carefully written, detailed, and articulate study. Professor Islam provides us with important insights into industrialization and standardization of food production and processing and into the patterns and impacts of local and regional integration into global markets.""--Mustafa Koç, Department of Sociology and Centre for Studies in Food Security, Ryerson University"