Abstract
ABSTRACT; It is said that human beings is now in a situation that is difficult to continue sustainable development. According to The Limits to Growth: The 30-Year Global Update, annual report 2001 by WWF, etc., danger of the annihilation of the human race would be inevitable if we are to stay on the present economic system and life style. Also in “The Pentagon Report” 2003, serious food, energy, and water crises would shake the area of Europe, the Caribbean Sea and North East Asia between 2010 and 2030. Those international crises could happen to Japan earlier and fiercer because of the lowest ratio of self-sufficiency among major countries in the world. Conceivable scenarios to tackle the serious crises are:(1) Drastic reduction of consumption, (2) Improvements and enhancement of product system and energy efficiency, and (3) Focus on ocean potential. It is highly desirable that Japan takes those scenarios into actions as soon as possible as a leading country with hope for spreading the success on a global scale afterwards. Based on the premise of practical use of revolutionary technological innovation, we aim at realizing “floating ekmene”, as one of the best measures to make the best use of ocean potential.
