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Environment, scarcity, and violence /

The Earth's human population is expected to pass eight billion by the year 2025, while rapid growth in the global economy will spur ever increasing demands for natural resources. The world will consequently face growing scarcities of such vital renewable resources as cropland, fresh water, and...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Homer-Dixon, Thomas F.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, N.J. ; Chichester : Princeton University Press, 2001.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Overview; 3. Two Centuries of Debate; 4. Environmental Scarcity; 5. Interactions and Social Effects; 6. Ingenuity and Adaptation; 7. Violence; 8. Conclusions; Notes; General Readings on Environmental Security; Index.