James R. Lee is a Researcher in Residence, School of International Service, American University, Washington, DC, USA.

"This book is a first and authoritative attempt to lay out a top-down view describing the field of environmental conflict and cooperation. It also makes the strong case that such a field exists and will become much more important. It is a fantastic companion reader to the bottom-up work I edited, the Routledge Handbook of Environmental Conflict and Peacebuilding." –Ashok Swain, Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University, Sweden

• Part IThe premise of environmental conflict1 The ancient roots of environmental conflict2 An environmental conflict story3 Why a book on environmental conflict?Part IIThe purpose of environmental conflict4 Defining environmental conflict5 The dimensions of environmental conflict6 Stages of environmental conflict research7 What is a field and why does it grow? Is there a fieldof environmental conflict?PART IIIPersuasions of environmental conflict8 Ten agreed upon assumptions9 Pictures of the field10 Types of cases11 Visualizing the field through dimensional plotsPART IVThe promise of environmental conflict12 Where do we go from here?13 Using scenarios for problem solving14 Future cases of environmental conflict and cooperation15 Will the future surprise us?Appendix A: ICE coding categoriesAppendix B: Ranked data points used in plotsIndex

James R. Lee is a Researcher in Residence, School of International Service, American University, Washington, DC, USA.

"This book is a first and authoritative attempt to lay out a top-down view describing the field of environmental conflict and cooperation. It also makes the strong case that such a field exists and will become much more important. It is a fantastic companion reader to the bottom-up work I edited, the Routledge Handbook of Environmental Conflict and Peacebuilding." –Ashok Swain, Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University, Sweden

• Part IThe premise of environmental conflict1 The ancient roots of environmental conflict2 An environmental conflict story3 Why a book on environmental conflict?Part IIThe purpose of environmental conflict4 Defining environmental conflict5 The dimensions of environmental conflict6 Stages of environmental conflict research7 What is a field and why does it grow? Is there a fieldof environmental conflict?PART IIIPersuasions of environmental conflict8 Ten agreed upon assumptions9 Pictures of the field10 Types of cases11 Visualizing the field through dimensional plotsPART IVThe promise of environmental conflict12 Where do we go from here?13 Using scenarios for problem solving14 Future cases of environmental conflict and cooperation15 Will the future surprise us?Appendix A: ICE coding categoriesAppendix B: Ranked data points used in plotsIndex

James R. Lee is a Researcher in Residence, School of International Service, American University, Washington, DC, USA.

"This book is a first and authoritative attempt to lay out a top-down view describing the field of environmental conflict and cooperation. It also makes the strong case that such a field exists and will become much more important. It is a fantastic companion reader to the bottom-up work I edited, the Routledge Handbook of Environmental Conflict and Peacebuilding." –Ashok Swain, Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University, Sweden

• Part IThe premise of environmental conflict1 The ancient roots of environmental conflict2 An environmental conflict story3 Why a book on environmental conflict?Part IIThe purpose of environmental conflict4 Defining environmental conflict5 The dimensions of environmental conflict6 Stages of environmental conflict research7 What is a field and why does it grow? Is there a fieldof environmental conflict?PART IIIPersuasions of environmental conflict8 Ten agreed upon assumptions9 Pictures of the field10 Types of cases11 Visualizing the field through dimensional plotsPART IVThe promise of environmental conflict12 Where do we go from here?13 Using scenarios for problem solving14 Future cases of environmental conflict and cooperation15 Will the future surprise us?Appendix A: ICE coding categoriesAppendix B: Ranked data points used in plotsIndex