Introduction: Beyond Brown and Green Policies in North America

Abstract

This introductory chapter presents the reader with the context in which North American environmental cooperation is found at both bilateral and trilateral levels. Commenting on the environmental brown and green issues that are currently dealt with, the editor affirms that a transition towards blue approaches is required. Efforts towards such a transition are observable, but more work needs to be done. In this sense, this introduction states that the edited book provides different environmental and policy perspectives about the importance of ocean and coastal issues in and for North America, commenting briefly about each of the chapters’ content while setting the tone for the discussion of what the editor considers are some of the most important issues to take into account.