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Cross-Border Resource Management.

Cross-Border Resource Management, Third Edition covers theoretical and analytical issues relating to cross-border resource management. This book holistically explores issues when two entities share a border, such as sovereign countries, dependent states and others, where each seeks to maximize their...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Guo, Rongxing
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: San Diego : Elsevier Science, 2017.
Edición:3rd ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover
  • Cross-Border Resource Management
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • List of Boxes
  • Preface
  • New to the third edition
  • Acknowledgements
  • Abbreviations
  • 1 Border, Boundary and Frontier: Concepts
  • 1.1 Some Basic Concepts
  • 1.1.1 Traditional Definitions
  • 1.1.2 An Extended Definition
  • 1.2 A World of Borders
  • 1.2.1 Artificial Barriers
  • 1.2.2 Geometrical Lines
  • 1.2.3 Invisible Borders
  • 1.3 Borders: Political Hierarchy
  • 1.3.1 Independent-Country Level
  • 1.3.2 Internally Independent Political-Entity Level1.3.3 Dependent Political-Entity Level
  • 1.3.4 Other Political-Unit Levels
  • 1.4 Borders: Dimension and Structure
  • 1.4.1 Spatial Dimension
  • 1.4.2 Convex and Concave Borders
  • 1.4.3 Enclave and Exclave Borders
  • 1.5 Case 1. Who Owns the South China Sea?
  • References
  • Further Reading
  • 2 Globalization, Natural Resources and Borders
  • 2.1 Globalization and Resources
  • 2.1.1 Earth Is Becoming Smaller
  • 2.1.2 Demand for Resources
  • 2.2 A Story About Earth
  • 2.2.1 Some Basic Facts
  • 2.2.2 Earth�a#x80;#x99;s Tectonic Plates2.2.3 Earth�a#x80;#x99;s Varied Topography
  • 2.3 Topography and Borders
  • 2.3.1 Mountains as Borders
  • 2.3.2 Rivers as Borders
  • 2.3.3 Lakes/Seas as Borders
  • 2.3.4 Bays/Gulfs as Borders
  • 2.3.5 Straits/Channels as Borders
  • 2.4 Natural Resources and Borders
  • 2.4.1 Natural Resources: Formation
  • 2.4.2 Natural Resources: Classification
  • 2.4.3 Old Boundary, New Boundary
  • 2.5 Case 2. Sea-Level Changes and the Borders
  • References
  • Further Reading
  • 3 Studying Borders, Evaluating Border Effects
  • 3.1 Good Boundary, Bad Boundary3.1.1 Why the Qin Dynasty Fails?
  • 3.1.2 Samoa Shifts its Time Zone
  • 3.2 Viewing the Border From Both Sides
  • 3.2.1 Proximity and Adjacency
  • 3.2.2 Pros and Cons of Borders
  • 3.2.3 Views From a Larger Extent
  • 3.3 Borders and Border Effects
  • 3.3.1 Story 1: �a#x80;#x98;1>27�a#x80;#x99;
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  • 3.3.3 A Simple Model
  • 3.4 Measuring Border Effects
  • 3.4.1 Border-Related Barriers
  • 3.4.2 Political Economy of Borders
  • 3.5 Research on and Across Boundaries
  • 3.5.1 Natural Sciences
  • 3.5.2 Social Science
  • 3.5.3 Interdiscipline3.5.4 Cross-Border Research
  • 3.6 Case 3. Estimating Border Effects: A Model
  • References
  • Further Reading
  • 4 Cross-Border Resource Management: Institutions
  • 4.1 Doctrines and Obligations
  • 4.1.1 Early Doctrines
  • 4.1.2 Equity and Justice
  • 4.1.3 The Obligation Not to Cause Harm
  • 4.2 Cross-Border Management: Categories
  • 4.2.1 Resource Allocation
  • 4.2.2 Resource Management
  • 4.2.3 Integrated Spatial Planning
  • 4.3 Cross-Border Management: Regimes
  • 4.3.1 Cooperative Management
  • 4.3.2 Joint Management