Warfare Ecology A New Synthesis for Peace and Security /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Machlis, Gary E. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Hanson, Thor (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Špirić, Zdravko (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), McKendry, Jean E. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2011.
• Σειρά: NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security,
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Ecology.; Applied ecology.; Environmental management.; Nature conservation.; Social sciences.; Life Sciences.; Applied Ecology.; Environmental Management.; Social Sciences, general.; Nature Conservation.

The purpose of this book is specific and ambitious: to outline the distinctive elements, scope, and usefulness of a new and emerging field of applied ecology named warfare ecology. Based on a NATO Advanced Research Workshop held on the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico, the book provides both a theoret...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Preface
• Introduction:  A New Synthesis
• Part 1. Foundations
• Environmental Consequences of the Second Indo-China War
• Environmental Change and Violent Conflict
• Resource Competition and World Pollitics in the Twenty-First Century
• Warfare Ecology
• Part 2.  Preparations
• Climate Change, Natural Resources, and Conflict: A Contribution to the Ecology of Warfare
• Ecological Impacts of Large-Scale War Preparations: Semipalatinsk Test Site, Kazakhstan
• Ecological, Radiological and Toxicological Effects of Naval Bombardment on the Coral Reefs of Isla de Vieques, Puerto Rico
• Part 3. War
• War and Biodiversity Conservation: The Role of Warfare Ecology
• A Public Health Approach to Warfare
• The Application of Warfare Ecology to Belligerent Occupations
• Part 4. Postwar
• Restoration and Reconstruction for Environmental Security
• Environmental Biomonitoring as a Tool in Risk and Impact Assessment Associated with Post-Conflict Restoration and Rehabilitation- Stability and Sustainability in Peace Building: Priority Area for Warfare Ecology
• Territory Spoiled by Blasting Mines – A Croatian Case Study
• Part 5. Advancing the Field of Warfare Ecology
• The Certain Uncertainty: The Political Ecology of Environmental Security
• Application of the Human Ecosystem Model in Warfare Ecology
• Professional Training and Graduate Education Needs in Warfare Ecology
• An Essay on the Relationship of Warfare Ecology to General Ecology
• Observations and Insights from the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Warfare Ecology.