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Climate change and armed conflict : hot and cold wars /
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 a...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2009.
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| Colección: | Routledge studies in peace and conflict resolution.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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 ty. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 180 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-177) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780203872208 0203872207 0415778697 9780415778695 9781135211639 1135211639 9781135211585 1135211582 9781135211622 1135211620 9780415592512 0415592518 |