Warfare Ecology A New Synthesis for Peace and Security /

The purpose of this book is specific and ambitious: to outline the distinctive elements, scope, and usefulness of a new and emerging field of applied ecology named warfare ecology. Based on a NATO Advanced Research Workshop held on the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico, the book provides both a theoret...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Machlis, Gary E. (Editor ), Hanson, Thor (Editor ), Špirić, Zdravko (Editor ), McKendry, Jean E. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
Edición:1st ed. 2011.
Colección:NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security,
Temas:
Ecology .
Applied ecology.
Environmental management.
Social sciences.
Conservation biology.
Ecology.
Applied Ecology.
Environmental Management.
Society.
Conservation Biology.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • Introduction:  A New Synthesis
  • Part 1. Foundations
  • Environmental Consequences of the Second Indo-China War
  • Environmental Change and Violent Conflict
  • Resource Competition and World Pollitics in the Twenty-First Century
  • Warfare Ecology
  • Part 2.  Preparations
  • Climate Change, Natural Resources, and Conflict: A Contribution to the Ecology of Warfare
  • Ecological Impacts of Large-Scale War Preparations: Semipalatinsk Test Site, Kazakhstan
  • Ecological, Radiological and Toxicological Effects of Naval Bombardment on the Coral Reefs of Isla de Vieques, Puerto Rico
  • Part 3. War
  • War and Biodiversity Conservation: The Role of Warfare Ecology
  • A Public Health Approach to Warfare
  • The Application of Warfare Ecology to Belligerent Occupations
  • Part 4. Postwar
  • Restoration and Reconstruction for Environmental Security
  • Environmental Biomonitoring as a Tool in Risk and Impact Assessment Associated with Post-Conflict Restoration and Rehabilitation- Stability and Sustainability in Peace Building: Priority Area for Warfare Ecology
  • Territory Spoiled by Blasting Mines - A Croatian Case Study
  • Part 5. Advancing the Field of Warfare Ecology
  • The Certain Uncertainty: The Political Ecology of Environmental Security
  • Application of the Human Ecosystem Model in Warfare Ecology
  • Professional Training and Graduate Education Needs in Warfare Ecology
  • An Essay on the Relationship of Warfare Ecology to General Ecology
  • Observations and Insights from the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Warfare Ecology.

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