Environment, scarcity, and violence
Auteur :
Homer-Dixon, Thomas F.
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691089799
Date de publication :
22 juil. 2001
Dimensions :
21,0 x 15,0 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
399 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Argues that the environmental scarcities will have profound social consequences - contributing to insurrections, ethnic clashes, urban unrest, and other forms of civil violence. This book develops a model of the sources of environmental scarcity. It shows that scarcities stem from the degradation and depletion of renewable resources.