Dr. Elena Perez-Alvaro is a researcher and lecturer in underwater cultural heritage. She is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow in heritage diplomacy and international security, and an Expert Member of the ICOMOS International Committee on the Underwater Cultural Heritage.

• AcknowledgementsList of Figures and TablesAbstractIntroduction. Human Waters1 The Past: the Memories2 The Present: the Identity3 The Future: the Development4 Underwater Cultural Heritage in the Media, Literature, Cinema and Painting5 The Legal Aspects6 Impact of this Book7 The Possibilities8 The Structure of this Book1 Water CrisisStrategy: Memories of a submerged knowledge1 Introduction2 Water and Heritage: Intangible Dimension3 Underwater Cultural Heritage’s Contribution to Water Knowledge4 Conclusions2 Gender IssuesStrategy: Women, shipwrecks and the maritime world1 Introduction2 Gender Identity and Heritage3 Gendered Waters4 Women and Underwater Cultural Heritage5 Conclusions3 Indigenous RightsStrategy: Intangible heritage, submerged landscapes and anthropological laws1 Introduction2 Indigenous Rights and/or Development3 Cultural Perspective: Underwater Cultural Heritage of Indigenous Communities4 Legal Standpoint5 Anthropological Angle6 Intangible Cultural Heritage/Underwater Cultural Heritage7 Conclusions4 Mental HealthStrategy: An underwater integral heritage1 Introduction2 The Concept of Integral Submerged Heritage3 Good Health and Well-Being4 Conclusions5 Environmental ConcernsStrategy: Submerged culture in nature, submerged nature in culture1 Oceans1.1 Marine Spatial Planning1.2 Decommissioning Offshore Structures1.3 Nuclear Waste2 Rivers3 Deltas4 Lakes5 Islands6 Glaciers7 Conclusions6 Hybrid WarfareStrategy: The diplomacy power of underwater cultural heritage1 Introduction2 Historical Manipulation3 Hybrid Warfare4 Geopolitics5 Military Operations6 Treasure Hunters7 Drug Stash Shipwrecks8 The 1954 Hague Convention9 Future Developments10 Conclusions7 Economic AlternativesStrategy: Innovative submerged approaches to tourism1 Introduction2 Heritage and Tourism3 Visitor Innovation3.1 Accessibility3.2 Happiness3.3 User Experience3.4 Innovation for Families3.5 Innovation in Education3.6 Innovation in User Participation3.7 Innovation in the Presentation Product3.8 Innovation with People of Physical and/or Mental Health Issues4 Business Model Innovation4.1 Innovation in the Product4.2 Innovation in Value Creation4.3 Innovation in Museums4.4 Innovation in Heritage Routes4.5 Innovation in Applications5 Site-Specific Innovation5.1 Innovation Focused on Preservation and Tourism5.2 Underwater Cultural Heritage that Was not Previously Under Water5.3 Innovation in Forgotten Heritage5.4 Innovation in the Intangibility of Underwater Cultural Heritage5.5 Innovation with Animals6 Impact Innovation6.1 Innovation in Working with Indigenous Communities6.2 Innovation in Local Economic Development6.3 Innovation in the Impact for the Local Community6.4 Innovation in Dissemination7 Conclusions8 Sustainable AgendasStrategy: The hereinafter of the underwater cultural heritage1 Introduction2 GOAL 1: No Poverty3 GOAL 2: Zero Hunger4 GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-Being5 GOAL 4: Quality Education6 GOAL 5: Gender Equality7 GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation8 GOAL 7: Affordable and Clean Energy9 GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth10 GOAL 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure11 GOAL 10: Reduced Inequality12 GOAL 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities13 GOAL 12: Responsible Consumption and Production14 GOAL 13: Climate Action15 GOAL 14: Life Below Water16 GOAL 15: Life on Land17 GOAL 16: Peace and Justice Strong Institutions18 GOAL 17: Partnerships to Achieve the Goals19 ConclusionsConclusions. Blue Futures1 Intelligence for the Omens1.1 Omen 1. Water Crisis1.2 Omen 2. Gender Issues1.3 Omen 3. Indigenous Rights1.4 Omen 4. Mental Health1.5 Omen 5. Environmental Concerns1.6 Omen 6. Hybrid Warfare1.7 Omen 7. Economic Alternatives1.8 Omen 8. Sustainable Agendas2 Other Concepts Worth Repeating2.1 Tourism and Underwater Cultural Heritage2.2 Underwater Cultural Heritage and the Future2.3 Legislation and Underwater Cultural Heritage3 Prospectives3.1 Artificial Intelligence: New Threats, New Opportunities3.2 Oceans and Space: Mutual Lessons to be Learned3.3 World Heritage3.4 Return of Cultural Objects From Vessel Cargoes4 Last RemarksIndex