International Control of World Resources
Author: United States. Department of Agriculture. Office of Communication
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Published: 1975
Total Pages: 16
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Author: United States. Department of Agriculture. Office of Communication
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Published: 1975
Total Pages: 16
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Gregg Mathews
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Published: 1976
Total Pages: 194
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Roy Edward Furr
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Published: 1975
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research Staff
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Total Pages: 127
ISBN-13: 9780598167040
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Resources for the Future
Publisher: [Baltimore] : Published for Resources for the Future by the Johns Hopkins Press
Published: 1963
Total Pages: 1184
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKA detailed examination of the adequacy of natural resources in the U.S. to provide the standard of living expected.
Author: American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
Publisher: American Enterprise Institute Press
Published: 1975
Total Pages: 144
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Michael T. Klare
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Published: 2012-03-13
Total Pages: 464
ISBN-13: 1429973307
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom Michael Klare, the renowned expert on natural resource issues, an invaluable account of a new and dangerous global competition The world is facing an unprecedented crisis of resource depletion—a crisis that goes beyond "peak oil" to encompass shortages of coal and uranium, copper and lithium, water and arable land. With all of the planet's easily accessible resource deposits rapidly approaching exhaustion, the desperate hunt for supplies has become a frenzy of extreme exploration, as governments and corporations rush to stake their claim in areas previously considered too dangerous and remote. The Race for What's Left takes us from the Arctic to war zones to deep ocean floors, from a Russian submarine planting the country's flag on the North Pole seabed to the large-scale buying up of African farmland by Saudi Arabia, China, and other food-importing nations. As Klare explains, this invasion of the final frontiers carries grave consequences. With resource extraction growing more complex, the environmental risks are becoming increasingly severe; the Deepwater Horizon disaster is only a preview of the dangers to come. At the same time, the intense search for dwindling supplies is igniting new border disputes, raising the likelihood of military confrontation. Inevitably, if the scouring of the globe continues on its present path, many key resources that modern industry relies upon will disappear completely. The only way out, Klare argues, is to alter our consumption patterns altogether—a crucial task that will be the greatest challenge of the coming century.
Author: Robert Mandel
Publisher: Praeger
Published: 1988-10-24
Total Pages: 170
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs resource scarcity threatens and the economic gap between affluent and poorer nations continues to widen, conflict over natural resources is assuming critical dimensions. Mandel analyzes the causes and consequences of present tensions and offers case studies of five recent or ongoing resource conflicts illustrating major areas of confrontation and identifying the range of policy issues we need to confront. Synthesizing his findings, Mandel demonstrates the need for rethinking current policy and suggests alternative approaches that may help to reduce international conflict. The author first describes worldwide scarcity trends and trends in resource conflict and their relation to international conflict as a whole. He looks at the dynamics of resource competition, assessing the impact of scarcity, declining economic development, environmental awareness, resource interdependence, and other factors. The first case study, centering on the protection of an endangered species, examines the whaling confrontation that began in 1972. The oil crisis and the continuing conflict over fossil fuels is considered next. Other case studies focus on political coercion in the conflict over food; the scarcity of strategic minerals and competition to control them; and the conflict arising from nuclear pollution in the wake of the Chernobyl disaster. The concluding chapter, dealing with policy implications, explains why prevailing attitudes toward resources are counterproductive, and suggests ways of working more effectively to minimize international resource conflict. Combining solid empirical analysis with a thorough understanding of environmental theory and comparative resource issues, Mandel's study will be important reading for students and specialists concerned with resource policy, development, international relations, and conflict resolution.
Author: Marcelle C. Dawson
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2017-11-02
Total Pages: 230
ISBN-13: 1315281597
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA common perception of global resource scarcity holds that it is inevitably a catalyst for conflict among nations; yet, paradoxically, incidents of such scarcity underlie some of the most important examples of international cooperation. This volume examines the wider potential for the experience of scarcity to promote cooperation in international relations and diplomacy beyond the traditional bounds of the interests of competitive nation states. The interdisciplinary background of the book’s contributors shifts the focus of the analysis beyond narrow theoretical treatments of international relations and resource diplomacy to broader examinations of the practicalities of cooperation in the context of competition and scarcity. Combining the insights of a range of social scientists with those of experts in the natural and bio-sciences—many of whom work as ‘resource practitioners’ outside the context of universities—the book works through the tensions between ‘thinking/theory’ and ‘doing/practice’, which so often plague the process of social change. These encounters with scarcity draw attention away from the myopic focus on market forces and allocation, and encourage us to recognise more fully the social nature of the tensions and opportunities that are associated with our shared dependence on resources that are not readily accessible to all. The book brings together experts on theorising scarcity and those on the scarcity of specific resources. It begins with a theoretical reframing of both the contested concept of scarcity and the underlying dynamics of resource diplomacy. The authors then outline the current tensions around resource scarcity or degradation and examine existing progress towards cooperative international management of resources. These include food and water scarcity, mineral exploration and exploitation of the oceans. Overall, the contributors propose a more hopeful and positive engagement among the world’s nations as they pursue the economic and social benefits derived from natural resources, while maintaining the ecological processes on which they depend.
Author: Michael Klare
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9780805055764
DOWNLOAD EBOOKKlare argues that wars in the near future will be fought over the control of dwindling natural resources like oil and water.