Competition and Conflicts on Resource Use

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Hartard, Susanne (Editor), Liebert, Wolfgang (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Natural Resource Management and Policy ; 46
• Subjects: Production management.; International relations.; Environmental sciences.; Industrial engineering.; Production engineering.; Environmental management.; Environmental economics.; Economics.; Environmental Economics.; Environmental Science and Engineering.; Environmental Management.; International Relations.; Industrial and Production Engineering.; Operations Management.
• Physical Description: VI, 288 p. 64 illus., 39 illus. in color. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783319109541

This book reflects on the causes of resource-based conflicts and competition, and presents solutions for safely and sustainably providing resources with a focus on material flow management. The contributions from different disciplines highlight issues such as safe access to resources, conflicts over water and energy supplies, waste of strategic mineral resources, sustainable resource consumption, and renewable energy technologies.