Global resources : conflict and cooperation / edited by Roland Dannreuther, Wojciech Ostrowski.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dannreuther, Roland.

Ostrowski, Wojciech (Research fellow)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Strategic materials.

Environmental law.

Physical Description:

xiii, 276 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.

Summary:

Oil, gas and minerals are vital natural resources which meet crucial human needs. Modern civilization would struggle to survive without readily available access to these resources at reasonable and affordable prices. This volume provides critical insights into the dynamic processes of conflict and cooperation in relation to oil, gas and minerals. There is no easy and clear separation - these relations co-exist in complex and continually evolving ways. The contributors argue that the nature of conflict and cooperation is increasingly being shaped by the shift towards state capitalism in many parts of the resource-producing world. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Historical Legacies

1 History of the International Oil Industry / Paul Stevens Stevens, Paul 13

2 Minerals: Industry History and Fault Lines of Conflict / David Humphreys Humphreys, David 33

3 History of the Gas Industry / Chris Cragg Cragg, Chris 59

Part II Theoretical Frameworks

4 Geopolitics and International Relations of Resources / Roland Dannreuther Dannreuther, Roland 79

5 The Political Economy of Global Resources / Wojciech Ostrowski Ostrowski, Wojciech 98

Part III Companies, Contracts and Communities

6 Corporations vs. States in the Shaping of Global Oil Regimes / Giacomo Luciani Luciani, Giacomo 119

7 Communities: A Case Study of Oil Sands in Nigeria / Murtala Chindo Chindo, Murtala, Michael Bradshaw Bradshaw, Michael 140

8 Sector Legal Frameworks and Resource Property Rights / Evelyn Dietsche Dietsche, Evelyn 159

Part IV Scarcity, Technology and Future Supply

9 Peak Oil: Myth or Impending Doom? / Patrick Criqui Criqui, Patrick 187

10 Peak Gas: Technology and Environmental Consequences / Ariel Bergmann Bergmann, Ariel 206

11 Mineral Depletion and Peak Production / Magnus Ericsson Ericsson, Magnus, Patrik Söderholm Söderholm, Patrik 222.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780230360501

0230360505

OCLC:

827256468