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.

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...

Table of Contents:

• Preamble
• Part I: Role of Resources for International Conflict Constellations
• Part II: Conflicts on Fossil and Nuclear Energy Supply
• Part III: Perspectives of Strategic Material Resources Management
• Part IV: Sustainable Solutions for Resource Consumption
• Part V: Water Conflict Prevention by Water Resource Management
• Part VI: Resource Aspects in Renewable Energy Technologies.