Marine Business for Sustainability
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Oceans".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 452
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Interests: technology acceptance and diffusion; electronic commerce; enterprise information systems; information ethics; big data analysis
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Dear Colleagues,
Due to issues such as rapid climate change, increased marine pollution, depletion of marine resources (due to fishing), deep-sea mineral mining, and energy development, interest in marine business has recently been increasing. Marine business is a concept that encompasses all economic activities and industries related to the ocean, and it refers to all businesses that create value by utilizing marine resources, space, technology, logistics, etc.
Since marine business accounts for a large portion of the global economy (e.g., more than 80% of global logistics and trade are carried out by sea) and contributes to the protection of marine resources and the environment for the sustainability of mankind, research on marine business needs to be approached more systematically and broadly from theoretical and practical perspectives.
Therefore, the purpose of this topic is to mass-produce various studies related to marine business that can provide theoretical foundations and practical implications for the efficient and sustainable use of marine resources.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Marine law and policy;
- Marine logistics and transportation;
- Development and management of marine resources;
- Marine energy;
- Marine tourism and leisure;
- Marine environmental protection and ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance);
- Digital transformation and innovation in marine technology;
- Sustainable marine business cases.
Prof. Dr. Cheolho Yoon
Dr. Min Jung Kang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- marine business
- marine law and policy
- marine logistics
- marine resources management
- marine tourism
- marine environmental protection
- marine information technology
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