Beyond resource wars : scarcity, environmental degradation, and international cooperation /

Common wisdom holds that the Earth's dwindling natural resources and increasing environmental degradation will inevitably lead to inter-state conflict, and possibly even set off 'resource wars'. This book offers a different perspective on the links between environmental problems and i...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Dinar, Shlomi (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2011.
Series:Global environmental accord : strategies for sustainability and institutional innovation
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Common wisdom holds that the Earth's dwindling natural resources and increasing environmental degradation will inevitably lead to inter-state conflict, and possibly even set off 'resource wars'. This book offers a different perspective on the links between environmental problems and inter-state conflict.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 335 pages) : illustrations.
ISBN:9780262295505
0262295504
DOI:10.7551/mitpress/9780262014977.001.0001