Handbook of Ocean-Driven Sustainable Development in China

This handbook provides a systematic framework for understanding and advancing ocean-driven sustainable development in China in the context of rapid digital and ecological transformation. By integrating smart ocean technologies with marine resource asset accounting and sustainability-oriented governance, it offers a structured response to the growing challenges of marine resource depletion, environmental pressure, and fragmented decision-making.

Bringing together technological foundations, accounting methodologies, and governance frameworks, the handbook demonstrates how digital ocean systems-such as marine sensing networks, big data platforms, and intelligent analytics-can directly support the identification, valuation, and management of marine resource assets and liabilities. Rather than treating technology, resources, and policy as separate domains, it establishes an integrated analytical approach that links data infrastructure with ecological and economic governance objectives.

Grounded in China's national policy context and illustrated through selected pilot practices-particularly from Shandong Province as a leading experimental region-the handbook combines conceptual rigor with empirical application. Designed for researchers, graduate students, and policymakers in marine science, environmental economics, and sustainable development, it serves both as a reference work and a methodological guide for ocean governance in China and other coastal regions undergoing sustainability transitions.