Natural resource conflicts : from blood diamonds to rainforest destruction / M. Troy Burnett, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Burnett, M. Troy (Mark Troy), 1971-

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Natural resources--Environmental aspects.

Natural resources.

Natural resources--Political aspects.

Natural resources--International cooperation.

Environmental degradation.

Conservation of natural resources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (2 volumes (xlv, 911 pages)) : illustrations, maps

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, [2016]

Summary:

Natural resource and environmental conflicts have long been issues confronting human societies. This case-based examination of a wide range of natural resource disputes exposes readers to contemporary examples.

Contents:

Cover; Volume 1: International Conflicts, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and the Pacific; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Volume 1: List of Entries by Region; Volume 1: List of Entries by Topic; Part I. International Conflicts; 1. Is the World's Increasing Population Stressing the Earth's Resources and Becoming a Major Source of Conflict?; Overview; The Earth's "Population Problem" Is Overstated and Wrong; Overpopulation Stresses Resources, Which in Turn Stresses People; 2. How Have Natural Resource Conflicts Led to the Demise of Past Civilizations?; Overview

The Collapse of Easter Island-A Valuable Lesson for Our Modern WorldSoil and the Collapse of the Mighty Roman Empire; 3. As the World's Population Becomes More Urbanized, How Are Cities Being Designed to Avoid Conflicts?; Overview; Copenhagen, Bogotá, and Singapore: Three Inspiring Examples of Sustainable Cities; Making Sustainable Cities-The Need to Focus on Transportation; 4. How Have Global Warming and Climate Change Promoted Conflict in Pastoral Communities?; Overview; Mongolian Pastoralism, Climate Change, and Conflict; Conflict in Syria-Pastoral Communities and Global Warming

5. Will Air Quality Be a Source of Regional Conflict?Overview; Conflicts and Air Pollution-The Future Is Here; Air Quality: Hardly Ever a Source of Regional Conflict; 6. What Role Does Ecotourism Play in Natural Resource Conflicts?; Overview; Ecotourism: Cooperation or Bust?; Successful Ecotourism: Inauthentic Tourism Experience versus Integrating Environmental Management and Conservation; 7. How Do Global Warming and Climate Change Influence a Nation's Security Policy?; Overview; Climate Change: An Emerging Concern of National Security; War Is Environmentally Obsolete

8. Is Nuclear the Right Option to Avoid Future Energy Conflicts?Overview; How to Avoid Future Energy Conflicts? Promote Nuclear!; Nuclear Energy Is a Conflict Multiplier; 9. Could Conflicts over Water Actually Promote Peace and Stability?; Overview; Countries Do Not Go to War over Water; Transboundary Water Management-Some Success Stories; 10. What Steps Should Be Taken to Help Provide Access to Clean Water for More People in the World?; Overview; Infrastructure First, Then Better Management; Infrastructure Is Fine, But We Need to Focus on Regulation, Management, and International Cooperation

11. To Mitigate Conflicts over Water, Is It Better to Treat Water as a Commodity or a Human Right?Overview; Water Is, and Always Has Been, a Commodity; Water Should Be a Human Right!; 12. Which Water Basins Are Presently Sites of the Highest Potential for Conflict?; Overview; From Aral Sea to Aral Desert; Moving People, Moving Earth: The Yangtze River and the Three Gorges Dam; 13. Will the International Trade in Hazardous Waste Promote Stability or Conflict?; Overview; Controversy and Conflict with the Trade in Hazardous Waste; International Trade of Hazardous Waste Causes Stability

14. With Future Conflicts Seemingly Guaranteed, Is a Technological Breakthrough Needed to Avert the Climate Crisis?

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9798400690020

9798216121800

9781610694650

1610694651

OCLC:

966009414