Earth wars : the battle for global resources /

• Main Author: Hiscock, Geoff
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons Singapore, 2012.
• Subjects: Natural resources > Political aspects.; Energy development > Political aspects.; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Environmental Economics.; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Green Business.; NATURE > Natural Resources.; Natural resources > International cooperation.; Power resources > International cooperation.; Global Resources Information Database.; Natural resources.; United Nations Environment Programme.; Electronic books.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9781119199229; 1119199220
• DOI: 10.1002/9781119199229

"A fascinating insight into the global battle for our energy future. The global competition for scarce natural resources that pits the West against the super-hot economies of China and India, plus a clutch of other contenders including Russia, Brazil, and Indonesia, has become one of the biggest issues facing the world today. Whether it is the rare metal lithium found in salt pans in the Andes, gas from the Caspian Sea, oil off the coast of Brazil, coal from Africa's Zambezi River, or uranium from Kazakhstan, China and India are desperate to ensure the security of their future energy supplies. The same goes for food and water, as contamination and over-use take their toll, the need to provide continued access for the next generation and beyond has increased exponentially. In Earth Wars: The Battle for Global Resources, international business journalist Geoff Hiscock explores the problems, potential solutions, and inevitable tensions in this ongoing scramble for finite natural resources"--Provided by publisher.