Environmental security and global stability : problems and responses / edited by Max G. Manwaring.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Manwaring, Max G.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental policy--International cooperation.

Environmental policy.

Environmental protection--International cooperation.

Environmental protection.

Global environmental change--International cooperation.

Global environmental change.

Sustainable development--International cooperation.

Sustainable development.

Physical Description:

xiii, 191 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, [2002]

Contents:

Preface: Environmental Security and Global Stability: Rethinking Problem and Response / Max G. Manwaring ix

Introduction: Making Sense of Environmental Security / Frank McNeil, Max G. Manwaring 1

Chapter 1 Geopolitics, National Security, and the Environment: An Example from the Trans-Caspian Region / Stephen J. Blank 9

Chapter 2 Security Implications of Asia's Environmental Problems / Frank McNeil 29

Chapter 3 Environment and Conflict in West Africa / Aondover A. Tarhule 51

Chapter 4 Environmental Flashpoints in Africa: Ethiopia and the Blue Nile / John P. Warren 85

Chapter 5 Security Implications of Latin America's Environmental Problems / Frank McNeil 99

Chapter 6 Environmental Challenges in the Panama Canal Watershed / Darci Glass-Royal, Ray C. Simmons 117

Chapter 7 Water: The Hydraulic Parameter of Conflict in the Jordan River Basin / Stephen D. Kiser 133

Conclusion: The Environment as a Global Stability-Security Issue / Max G. Manwaring 165.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0739104470

OCLC:

50065041