New book by Emeritus Professor Michael Roe
What the Maritime Context Can Offer Outer Space
This book provides a unique analysis of the complex relationship between governance and the global commons. It has a specific reference to the dynamic and growing outer space economy and society, and how experience in the maritime sector (which exhibits many of the same issues and challenges as outer space) can be useful in suggesting moves forward in policy-making and design.This book fills a large gap in the literature of both governance and the development of outer space. Whilst the maritime sector has a long history of debate, albeit little in terms of governance and policy-making, outer space has much less and what there has been, commonly focused upon technical considerations. The importance of this book is that the failures of maritime governance need to be avoided in the outer space sector which exhibits many of the same issues particularly those related to the global commons. Innovative and exciting, this book will be of interest to academics studying corporate governance, business management, and space capitalism.
- Explores how the lessons learned from maritime governance can be applied to the governance of outer space
- Offers practical policy and design on how governments and business may be conducted in an age of galactic exploration
- Provides fresh perspectives on issues of sustainability, sociology and democracy in outer space
