Environmental Security and Global Stability (Hardcover)

Hardcover. Environmental Security and Global Stability places environmental security at the center of the new, complex global security debate. By meshing strategic and operational expertise with academic and policy research the work demonstrates the imperative need to move theoretical and moral environmental protection programs from the state of study and rhetoric to the realm of action. The essays highlightthrough case study discussions of environmental flash points in Asia, Africa, and Latin Americathe clear linkages between environmental degradation, population growth, ethnic tension, economic distress, and political instability. Offering a theoretical framework from which to approach environmental security policy as well as suggesting practical preventative and mitigatory measures for its implementation, this volume is an invaluable resource for scholars and policymakers alike. By meshing strategic and operational expertise with research the work demonstrates the need to move theoretical and moral environmental protection programs to the realm of action. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…