Burton Howard Burton 
Coral Reefs: Science and Survival — A Conversation with Charles Sheppard [EPUB ebook] 

This book is based on an in-depth conversation between Howard Burton and Charles Sheppard, Professor of Life Sciences at the University of Warwick. Prof. Sheppard has worked extensively for a wide range of UN, governmental and aid agencies in tropical marine and coastal development issues. This conversation explores how Prof. Sheppard is trying to find a way through political shortsightedness, corporate greed and societal indifference to use his experience to make the planet a better place. This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, All Too Relevant, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:I. Watery Beginnings — The power of scuba diving II. Building A Reef — Coral, algae and time III. Gratuitously Unsustainable — The problem with humans IV. Towards Progress? — Leadership, policies and philanthropic foundations V. Climate Change — Two pernicious effects VI. What To Do? — The importance of marine spatial planning About Ideas Roadshow Conversations:This book is part of a series of 100 Ideas Roadshow Conversations. Presented in an accessible, conversational format, Ideas Roadshow books not only explore frontline academic research featuring world-leading researchers but also reveal the inspirations and personal journeys behind the research.