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Blue Economy: A Brief Discussion on the Concept

Sariful Islam

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.71391/sbv1i2_0001

Pages: 2-3

Keywords: Research Coordinator, International Research Center, SIMEC Institute of Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Abstract

Blue Economy (hereafter BE) is now a buzzword. In common parlance, BE is an ocean-based economy. Seas and oceans have recently been presented as sources of wealth to be exploited to alleviate resource constraints. Concerns from different quarters, particularly environmental experts and activists, have been expressed regarding the extraction of sea resources for humancentric well-being. This article does not delve into the potentials of the resources under and above the blue water and the concerns related to the exploitation of these resources and its by-product problems; instead, it takes a step back and clarifies the concept of BE in order to understand whether it just only refers the economic activities above and under the blue water or more than that.

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Published

01/04/2024

How to Cite

Islam, S. (2024). Blue Economy: A Brief Discussion on the Concept. SIMEC Bulletin, 1(2), 2-3. doi: 10.71391/sbv1i2_0001

Islam, Sariful. 2024. “Blue Economy: A Brief Discussion on the Concept.” SIMEC Bulletin 1, no. 2: 2–3. https://doi.org/10.71391/sbv1i2_0001

S. Islam, “Blue Economy: A Brief Discussion on the Concept,” SIMEC Bulletin, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 2–3, 2024. doi: 10.71391/sbv1i2_0001.

Islam, Sariful. “Blue Economy: A Brief Discussion on the Concept.” SIMEC Bulletin, vol. 1, no. 2, 2024, pp. 2–3. https://doi.org/10.71391/sbv1i2_0001

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SIMEC Bulletin

2024, Vol. 1(2): 2-3

DOI: https://doi.org/10.71391/sbv1i2_0001

ISSN: 3006-211X (online);

3006-2101 (print)

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