声明
CONTENTS
ABSTRACT
摘要
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS USED
LIST OF FIGURES
LIST OF TABLES
Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION
1．1 General Introduction
1．2 Problem statement
1．3 Hypothesis
1．4 Objectives of the Study
1．5 Research methods
1．5．1 Data Collection
1．5．2 Structure of the Research
Chapter 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
2．1 International conventions and laws of Oil spill
2．1．1 International Conventions about oil spill “Prevention，Preparedness and Response”
2．1．2 UNCLOS
2．2 Norway Oil Spill Liability
Chapter 3 U.S. GOVERNANCE TO OIL SPILL
3．1 U.S. Acts and Plans of Oil Spills
3．1．1 Oil Pollution Act of 1990
3．1．2 Other Federal Laws
3．1．3 National Oil and Hazardous Substances Plan or (NCP)
3．1．4 Governance Framework
3．1．5 Federal Agencies Responsibility
3．1．6 NOAA Responses to Oil Spill
3．1．7 EPA Perspective
3．1．8 U.S. Coast Guard Responses to Oil Spill
Chapter 4 GULF OF MEXICO：DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL SPILL
4．1 Historical Background
4．2 EPA and USCG Role’s in Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
4．3 NOAA Response to Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
4．4 Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund，Gulf Coast Claims Facility and Claims
4．5 Lessons learned
Chapter 5 CONCLUSIONS
5．1 Research Contents and Methods
5．2 Major Findings
5．3 Innovative Ideas and looking forward
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