Climate change and armed conflict [[electronic resource] ] : hot and cold wars / / James R. Lee
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| Autore: |
Lee James R. <1951->
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| Titolo: |
Climate change and armed conflict [[electronic resource] ] : hot and cold wars / / James R. Lee
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, : Routledge, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (193 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 303.48/5 |
| Soggetto topico: | Climatic changes - Political aspects |
| War - Environmental aspects | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Maps; Tables; Acknowledgments; 1 The Climate Change War; 2 A brief history of climate change and conflict; 3 Climate change and conflict trends; 4 Scenarios of climate change and conflict; 5 Climate change, conflict, and political choices; Bibliography; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This book examines the evolution of the relationship between climate change and conflict, and attempts to visualize future trends. Owing to the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, current trends in climate change will not appreciably alter over the next half century even if drastic action is taken now. Changes in climate will produce unique types and modes of conflict, redefine the value of important resources, and create new challenges to maintaining social order and stability. This book examines the consequences of climate change and argues that it has and will produce two |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Climate change and armed conflict |
| ISBN: | 1-135-21163-9 |
| 1-282-23422-6 | |
| 9786612234224 | |
| 0-203-87220-7 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910454888603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Routledge Studies in Peace and Conflict Resolution