Natural Resource Conflicts: From Blood Diamonds to Rainforest Destruction [2 volumes]
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Burnett, M. Natural Resource Conflicts: From Blood Diamonds to Rainforest Destruction [2 volumes]. ABC-CLIO, 2016. ABC-CLIO, publisher.abc-clio.com/9781610694650.
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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 many contemporary examples that offer reasons for both hope and concern.
• Provides a "case-based" approach to natural resource conflicts with examples of different scales, including timely cases drawn from the developed and developing world• Enables readers to reach a broader understanding of the scope of the issues through the variety of topics and cases—one of which is climate change in many of the emerging conflicts
• Presents balanced information regarding each case argued from multiple viewpoints and perspectives, allowing the reader to gain a more balanced and comprehensive sense of the topics
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Table of Contents
Natural Resource Conflicts: From Blood Diamonds to Rainforest Destruction [2 volumes]
Author(s): Burnett, M.;Contributors: Burnett, M.; Burnett, M.;Abstract: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 many contemporary examples that offer reasons for both hope and concern.
• Provides a "case-based" approach to natural resource conflicts with examples of different scales, including timely cases drawn from the developed and developing world• Enables readers to reach a broader understanding of the scope of the issues through the variety of topics and cases—one of which is climate change in many of the emerging conflicts
• Presents balanced information regarding each case argued from multiple viewpoints and perspectives, allowing the reader to gain a more balanced and comprehensive sense of the topics
Editor(s): Burnett, M.;SortTitle: natural resource conflicts: from blood diamonds to rainforest destruction [2 volumes]Author Info:M. Troy BurnetteditorM. Troy BurnettauthoreISBN-13: 9781610694650Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781610694650.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781610694643Imprint: ABC-CLIOPages: 1008Publication Date: 20160930Table of Contents pages: 1 2 3
- 6. To Minimize Conflict in the Circumpolar North, Should the Northwest Passage Be Considered Canadian Sovereign Territory or an International Strait? 519608
- 7. What Social Conflicts Have Resulted from the United States’ Enactment of the Endangered Species Act? 528617
- 8. What Is the Best Way to Minimize Conflict over New England Fisheries? 538627
- 9. What Role Have International Peace Parks/Transboundary Protected Areas Played in Lessening International Conflicts? 547636
- 10. How Has the Proposed Keystone Pipeline Been a Source of Conflict between the United States and Canada? 557646
- 11. Do the Benefits of Exploiting Alberta’s Oil Sands Outweigh the Adverse Environmental Effects and Political Controversy? 568657
- 12. What Is the Primary Cause of Conflict in the Klamath Basin? 579668
- 13. How Should the Colorado River Basin Be Managed to Mitigate Interstate Conflict? 587676
- 14. Is the Exploitation of Greenland’s Rare Earth Elements Worth the Environmental Costs? 596685
- 15. Do the Economic Benefits of Hydraulic Fracturing Outweigh the Risks? 606695
- 16. Will Global Warming and the Thawing of the Arctic Promote Conflict or Cooperation? 614703
- 17. To Avoid Conflicts, How Should California Manage Its Water Resources? 622711
- 18. Will the Drilling of Oil in the Gulf of Mexico Be a Source of Regional Conflict between Domestic Stakeholders in the United States? 631720
- Part II. Central/South America and the Caribbean 643732
- 19. Sitting atop a Large Oil Reserve, How Should Ecuador’s Yasuní National Park Be Managed? 645734
- 20. Is the Conflict in Chiapas, Mexico, between the Zapatistas and the Mexican Government Primarily a Conflict over Natural Resources? 654743
- 21. How Do Environmental Conditions and Resource Management Explain the Differing Levels of Conflict/Crisis in Haiti and the Dominican Republic? 664753
- 22. Is Oil the Main Source of the Conflict over the Falkland Islands? 673762
- 23. Was the Mayan Civilization Brought Down by a Natural Resource Crisis? 681770
- 24. How Did Water Rights Become a Source of Conflict between the Quechua People and the Government in Peru’s Colca Valley? 691780
- 25. How Have Plans to Build Hydroelectric Dams in the Patagonia Region Been a Source of Conflict? 700789
- 26. How Should the Natural Resources of the Amazon Rainforest Be Managed to Avoid Conflict? 707796
- Key Concepts 717806
- Afforestation 717806
- Agenda 21 719808
- Amazon Conservation Team 720809
- Amazon Rainforest 720809
- Amazon River 721810
- Amnesty International 721810
- Amu Darya 722811
- Antienvironmental Movement 722811
- Arctic Council 723812
- Arctic Ocean 724813
- Association for the Conservation of Amazonian Wildlife 724813
- Association of Southeast Asian Nations 725814
- Augusto Pinochet 726815
- Bedouins 726815
- Biomes 727816
- Borneo 727816
- Bureau of Land Management 730819
- Cap and Trade 730819
- Carbon Sequestration 732821
- Carbon Taxes 733822
- Carrying Capacity 735824
- Carson, Rachel 736825
- Chernobyl Disaster 736825
- Chukchi 737826
- Climate Change 738827
- Coal 738827
- Cold War 739828
- Comparative Advantage 740829
- Conflict Diamonds 740829
- Conservation International 743832
- Convention on Biological Diversity 744833
- Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species 745834
- Correa, Rafael 745834
- Dams: Environmental Impacts 745834
- Darfur 746835
- Dead Sea 748837
- Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill (2010) 748837
- Defenders of Wildlife 749838
- Deforestation 749838
- Demographic Transition Model 751840
- Desertification 753842
- Drought 754843
- Earth Summit 754843
- East Timor 755844
- Easter Island 755844
- Ecofeminism 756845
- Ecosystem Services 756845
- Ecosystems 757846
- Ecotourism 757846
- El Niño 758847
- Endangered Species 758847
- Endangered Species Act (1973) 759848
- Environmental Determinism 759848
- Environmental Ethics 760849
- Environmental Impact Statements 764853
- Environmental Justice 766855
- Environmental Protection Agency 767856
- Environmental Refugees 767856
- Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Organization 768857
- Exclusive Economic Zone 769858
- Extinction 769858
- Fertile Crescent 770859
- Fish and Wildlife Service 771860
- Forest Conservation 772861
- Forest Stewardship Council 773862
- Fossil Fuels 774863
- Fossil Fuels and Climate Change 774863
- Freshwater 776865
- Ganges River Valley 778867
- Glacier National Park 780869
- Global Environmental Monitoring System 781870
- Global Warming 781870
- Globalization 782871
- Greenhouse Effect 782871
- Greenhouse Gases 783872
- Greenland 783872
- Greenpeace 784873
- Gross Domestic Product 784873
- Groundwater 785874
- Gulf Hypoxia 788877
- Harappan Civilization 789878
- Hutu 789878
- Hydraulic Fracturing (“Fracking”) 789878
- Indigenous 790879
- Indigenous Peoples and Premodern Claims 791880
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 792881
- International Union for Conservation of Nature 793882
- International Whaling Commission 793882
- Intifada 794883
- Inuit 794883
- Inuit Brotherhood (Inuit Ataqatigiit) 795884
- Invasive Species 795884
- Irredentism 796885
- Janjaweed 796885
- Japan: Environment 797886
- Jordan River 798887
- Kagame, Paul 799888
- Kyoto Protocol 799888
- Los Angeles River 800889
- Lost Boys 800889
- Malthusian Theory 801890
- Marcos, Subcomandante 804893
- Marine Life, Fisheries, and Global Warming 804893
- Marine Pollution 805894
- Montreal Protocol 807896
- Mugabe, Robert 807896
- National Center for Atmospheric Research 808897
- National Coalition for Marine Conservation 808897
- Natural Gas 809898
- Natural Resources Defense Council 810899
- Nature Conservancy 810899
- Neocolonialism 811900