Crucible for survival : environmental security and justice in the Indian Ocean region / edited by Timothy Doyle and Melissa Risely.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Doyle, Timothy, 1960-

Risely, Melissa, 1972-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental policy--Indian Ocean Region.

Environmental policy.

Environmental protection--Indian Ocean Region.

Environmental protection.

Environmental justice--Indian Ocean Region.

Environmental justice.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (344 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this collection, Timothy Doyle and Melissa Risely bring together an international group of environmentalists, political scientists, and international relations scholars to address key issues vital to determining the human and environmental security of the Indian Ocean Region. Addressing topics that include agrifood production systems, the geopolitics of water resources along the Mekong River basin, oil production, transportation, waste disposal, and climate change, the contributors highlight the importance of regional collaboration and offer policy and management strategies for cooperative, multinational problem solving.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Part I. Introduction

1. Crucible for Survival: Earth, Rain, Fire, and Wind / Doyle, Timothy

2. Securitizing the Indian Ocean Region: Concrete Entity and Geopolitical Imaginations / Rumley, Dennis

3. The Post-Tsunami Indian Ocean Region: Emerging Perspectives on Environmental Security / Chaturvedi, Sanjay

4. Coasts Under Pressure: Marine and Coastal Environmental Security in the Indian Ocean Context / Haward, Marcus

Part II. Earth

5. Earth Security in the Indian Ocean Region: Food, Fisheries, and Biodiversity / Risely, Melissa / Doyle, Timothy

6. Food and Environmental Security in the Indian Ocean Region: Interrogating the GM Doubly Green Revolution / Hindmarsh, Richard

7. Plundered Waters: Somalia's Maritime Resource Insecurity / Schofield, Clive

8. Responses and Resilience of Fisherfolks on the Tsunami Event in Southern Thailand / Tan-Mullins, May / Rigg, Jonathan / Grundy-Warr, Carl

Part III. Rain

9. The Essence of Life: Water Security in the Indian Ocean Region / Doyle, Timothy / Risely, Melissa

10. Mapping the Mekong Basin: Geopolitical Imaginations and Contestations / Saroch, Eva

11. Water Resources Development and Water Conflicts in Two Indian Ocean States / D'souza, Radha

12. Struggles for River Security: Movements Against Dams / Doyle, Timothy

Part IV. Fire

13. Fire and Firepower: Energy Security in the Indian Ocean Region / Doyle, Timothy

14. Issues of Energy Security and the Indian Ocean Region / Biswas, Aparajita

15. Gas Pipelines and Security in South and Southeast Asia: A Critical Perspective / Simpson, Adam

16. The Uranium Trade in the Indian Ocean Region / Rumley, Dennis / Doyle, Timothy

Part V. Wind

17. Wind: Air Security in the Indian Ocean Region / Doyle, Timothy

18. Climate Change, Sea Level Rise, and Development in Small Island States and Territories of the Indian Ocean / Bouchard, Christian

19. Climate Security: An Australian Perspective / Walker, Campbell

20. Environmental Cooperation in the Indian Ocean Basin: A Comparative Analysis of the Indus Basin Treaty and the Malé Declaration / Ali, Saleem H.

Part VI. Conclusion

21. The Politics of Hope: Understanding Environmental Justice and Security in the Indian Ocean Region within a Post- Colonialist Frame / Doyle, Timothy

Notes on the Contributors

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 21. Dez 2019)

ISBN:

1-281-77644-0

9786611776442

0-8135-4513-7

OCLC:

476190924