Juan Carlos Castilla – författare

The world’s stocks of wild fish continue to decline, making the task of finding innovative, sustainable and socially acceptable methods of fisheries management more important than ever.

Several new approaches from around the world have proved to be successful in stemming the decline whilst increasing fish catches, and under the editorship of McClanahan and Castilla this international team of authors have looked to these examples to provide the reader with carefully chosen case studies offering practical suggestions and solutions for problem fisheries elsewhere. Coverage includes:

Community based fisheries Collaborative and co-operative fisheries management Coastal fisheries management The future for sustainable fisheries management

Written by many of the world’s most experienced practitioners Fisheries Management: Progress toward sustainability is an important purchase for all fisheries scientists, managers and conservationists. All libraries in universities and research establishments where this area is studied and taught will find this book a valuable addition to their shelves.

The world’s stocks of wild fish continue to decline, making the task of finding innovative, sustainable and socially acceptable methods of fisheries management more important than ever. Several new approaches from around the world have proved to be successful in stemming the decline whilst increasing fish catches, and under the editorship of McClanahan and Castilla this international team of authors have looked to these examples to provide the reader with carefully chosen case studies offering practical suggestions and solutions for problem fisheries elsewhere. Coverage includes: Community based fisheries Collaborative and co-operative fisheries management Coastal fisheries management The future for sustainable fisheries management Written by many of the world’s most experienced practitioners Fisheries Management: Progress toward sustainability is an important purchase for all fisheries scientists, managers and conservationists. All libraries in universities and research establishments where this area is studied and taught will find this book a valuable addition to their shelves.

This book offers an authoritative analysis of the challenges that have arisen as a result of modern technologies. It covers several environmental problems, such as climate change, overexploitation of natural resources, loss of natural habitats, pollution and human population growth, and discusses practical scenarios for sustainable human dwelling of our planet.  Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, the first part introduces “global changes”, describing how they are happening in reality, and the challenges arising from them. The second part introduces methodological approaches borrowed from various disciplines, such as engineering, management science, philosophy and theology, which can help deal with the contemporary challenges resulting from global changes. Lastly, the third part discusses some of the themes presented in the light of novel concepts, such as the Anthropocene, and includes interesting proposals and ideas about how human beings could dwell the Earth in this new age. Offering a comprehensive theoretical reflection on the relation between technology, environment and human beings, it also provides a practice-oriented guide for researchers and decision-makers working on a new ethical paradigm of acting in the Anthropocene.

This book offers an authoritative analysis of the challenges that have arisen as a result of modern technologies. It covers several environmental problems, such as climate change, overexploitation of natural resources, loss of natural habitats, pollution and human population growth, and discusses practical scenarios for sustainable human dwelling of our planet.  Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, the first part introduces “global changes”, describing how they are happening in reality, and the challenges arising from them. The second part introduces methodological approaches borrowed from various disciplines, such as engineering, management science, philosophy and theology, which can help deal with the contemporary challenges resulting from global changes. Lastly, the third part discusses some of the themes presented in the light of novel concepts, such as the Anthropocene, and includes interesting proposals and ideas about how human beings could dwell the Earth in this new age. Offering a comprehensive theoretical reflection on the relation between technology, environment and human beings, it also provides a practice-oriented guide for researchers and decision-makers working on a new ethical paradigm of acting in the Anthropocene.

Chilean Patagonia, located at the southwestern tip of South America, is one of the last regions on earth where highly intact environments predominate. With a coastline that extends along some 100,000 km of fjords, channels, and islands, it has one of the world´s most extensive marine-terrestrial interfaces. Local place-based and Indigenous cultures and management practices are a vital presence across the region, while the long and rich history of conservation efforts have resulted in officially protected areas covering over 50% of the land and 41% of the coastal-marine area. However, Chilean Patagonia is increasingly facing anthropogenic pressures associated with increased infrastructure and access, salmon aquaculture, extractive industries, and the spread of invasive exotic species. Despite widespread recognition that Chilean Patagonia represents a unique global reservoir of socio-natural heritage, to date there has been no region-wide assessment of the scientific evidence of the conservation status of its ecosystems or the priorities for their effective conservation.Conservation in Chilean Patagonia: Assessing the state of knowledge, opportunities, and challenges is the first book to gather and synthesize the available scientific and socio-environmental information related to Patagonian conservation. It presents the collaborative work of 68 researchers and local experts, representing a range of specialties and perspectives, including: biology, ecology, socio-ecology, fisheries, aquaculture, anthropology, economics, geography, tourism, cryosphere, oceanography, climate and global change. The book’s 18 chapters focus on the status of key ecosystems and conservation tools, and provide recommendations toward the construction of a renewed, inclusive, and integrated conservation agenda for the Chilean Patagonian region. It provides an essential primer for anyone interested in the future of this ecologically vital region, as well as lessons on interdisciplinary collaboration and integrated analysis of conservation issues useful for conservation practitioners and scholars. This is an open access book.This book is a translation of an original Spanish edition. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL.com). A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content, so that the book will read stylistically differently from a conventional translation.

Chilean Patagonia, located at the southwestern tip of South America, is one of the last regions on earth where highly intact environments predominate. With a coastline that extends along some 100,000 km of fjords, channels, and islands, it has one of the world´s most extensive marine-terrestrial interfaces. Local place-based and Indigenous cultures and management practices are a vital presence across the region, while the long and rich history of conservation efforts have resulted in officially protected areas covering over 50% of the land and 41% of the coastal-marine area. However, Chilean Patagonia is increasingly facing anthropogenic pressures associated with increased infrastructure and access, salmon aquaculture, extractive industries, and the spread of invasive exotic species. Despite widespread recognition that Chilean Patagonia represents a unique global reservoir of socio-natural heritage, to date there has been no region-wide assessment of the scientific evidence of the conservation status of its ecosystems or the priorities for their effective conservation.Conservation in Chilean Patagonia: Assessing the state of knowledge, opportunities, and challenges is the first book to gather and synthesize the available scientific and socio-environmental information related to Patagonian conservation. It presents the collaborative work of 68 researchers and local experts, representing a range of specialties and perspectives, including: biology, ecology, socio-ecology, fisheries, aquaculture, anthropology, economics, geography, tourism, cryosphere, oceanography, climate and global change. The book’s 18 chapters focus on the status of key ecosystems and conservation tools, and provide recommendations toward the construction of a renewed, inclusive, and integrated conservation agenda for the Chilean Patagonian region. It provides an essential primer for anyone interested in the future of this ecologically vital region, as well as lessons on interdisciplinary collaboration and integrated analysis of conservation issues useful for conservation practitioners and scholars. This is an open access book.This book is a translation of an original Spanish edition. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL.com). A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content, so that the book will read stylistically differently from a conventional translation.

Cambio Climático en Chile: Ciencia, Mitigación y Adaptación es el resultado de un curso multidisciplinario sobre cambio climático dictado en la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile a lo largo de diez años con la colaboración de veinticuatro investigadores de múltiples disciplinas –ingeniería, agronomía, economía, climatología, biología, geografía, oceanografía, estadística y ciencia política– que aborda diferentes aspectos y temáticas del cambio climático y el ambiente.En este libro se analizan tanto las situaciones climáticas globales como la realidad de Chile con respecto a sus principales fuentes de emisiones, los impactos del clima y sus niveles de vulnerabilidad.- En la primera sección se describen las bases científicas sobre el cambio climático, destacándose los roles de la atmósfera, el balance de energía y el ciclo de los gases de efecto invernadero (GEI) en el sistema terrestre.- La segunda sección está centrada en la mitigación de las emisiones de GEI en relación con los sectores nacionales de electricidad, transporte, manejo de residuos sólidos, agricultura, bosques, cambios en el uso del suelo y la economía y política pública de la mitigación. Adicionalmente se analizan los escenarios futuros de emisiones de GEI y las políticas internacionales de mitigación en cambio climático.- La tercera sección se centra en el análisis y discusión de problemas de vulnerabilidad, impactos y adaptaciones al cambio climático, con especial énfasis en recursos hídricos, biodiversidad, salud, infraestructura, ciudades, el sector agrícola y forestal, en el océano y zonas costeras.- El capítulo de cierre se enfoca en los cambios climáticos pasados y presentes en relación con el rol y la responsabilidad de los seres humanos y el necesario y urgente desarrollo de conductas éticas ambientalmente responsables frente al cambio climático.El libro, aunque inicialmente pensado para estudiantes universitarios, contiene información e ilustraciones de fácil acceso y comprensión para un público general y su objetivo último es contribuir a un mejor conocimiento sobre las causas y consecuencias del cambio climático, así como también sobre su mitigación y adaptación.

"El libro Programas de Monitoreo del Medio Marino Costero: Diseños Experimentales, Muestreos, Métodos de Análisis y Estadística Asociada es el primero de su género en el país. En quince capítulos se analizan aspectos, tanto disciplinares como interdisciplinares, relacionados con programas de monitoreo marino costero que forman parte de la legislación ambiental chilena. En cada uno se examinan aspectos sobre historia legislativa ambiental del medio marino, regulaciones de la autoridad nacional, fiscalizaciones, diseño de programas, metodologías de muestreo, organismos marinos, análisis de elementos inorgánicos y sustancias orgánicas, oceanografía costera y la estadística asociada, todo ello avalado por una amplia revisión de la literatura nacional e internacional.Participan en esta publicación treinta investigadores chilenos de ocho universidades, organismos estatales y privados, y dos investigadores españoles, todos ellos con amplia experiencia en investigaciones académicas y profesionales en el diseño, realización y evaluación de programas de monitoreo del medio marino costero."