Ecoviolence

Links Among Environment, Population, and Security

Häftad, Engelska, 1998

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Beskrivning

Ecoviolence explores links between environmental scarcities of key renewable resources—such as cropland, fresh water, and forests—and violent rebellions, insurgencies, and ethnic clashes in developing countries. Detailed contemporary studies of civil violence in Chiapas, Gaza, South Africa, Pakistan, and Rwanda show how environmental scarcity has played a limited to significant role in causing social instability in each of these contexts. Drawing upon theory and key findings from the case studies, the authors suggest that environmental scarcity will worsen in many poor countries in coming decades and will become an increasingly important cause of major civil violence.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1998-09-03
Mått:160 x 226 x 14 mm
Vikt:336 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:248
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9780847688708

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Thomas Homer-Dixon is associate professor of political science and director of the peace and conflict studies program at the University of Toronto.Jessica Blitt is an M.A. candidate at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs in Ottawa and an honors graduate of and former research assistant for the peace and conflict studies program at the University of Toronto.

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These days speculation is rampant about whether environmental stresses and scarcities are factors contributing to violent conflict within societies. This volume—based on carefully structured case studies from five very different countries—offers a valuable reality check. Ecoviolence effectively demonstrates that the causal relationships between the environment and societal unrest are considerably more complex than is widely presumed.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1 Introduction: A Theoretical OverviewChapter 2 The Case of Chiapas, MexicoChapter 3 The Case of GazaChapter 4 The Case of South AfricaChapter 5 The Case of PakistanChapter 6 The Case of RwandaChapter 7 Key Findings