02727cam a2200409 a 4500 142241 BD-DhUL 20160402145144.0 980701s1999 nju b 001 0 eng 98034878 C00-2875-4 GBA1-43456 0691027943 CL alkaline paper cased 0691089795 paperback 142241 TOC eng TOC TOC BD-DhUL HN981.V5 H65 1999 303.6 21 HOE Homer-Dixon, Thomas F. Environment, scarcity, and violence / Thomas F. Homer-Dixon. Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1999. 9904 xvi, 253 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Includes index. 1. Introduction -- 2. Overview -- 3. Two Centuries of Debate -- 4. Environmental Scarcity -- 5. Interactions and Social Effects -- 6. Ingenuity and Adaptation -- 7. Violence -- 8. Conclusions. The Earth's human population is expected to pass eight billion by the year 2025, while rapid growth in the global economy will spur ever increasing demands for natural resources. The world will consequently face growing scarcities of such vital renewable resources as cropland, fresh water, and forests. Thomas Homer-Dixon argues in this sobering book that these environmental scarcities will have profound social consequences - contributing to insurrections, ethnic clashes, urban unrest, and other forms of civil violence, especially in the developing world. Homer-Dixon is careful to point out that the effects of environmental scarcity are indirect and act in combination with other social, political, and economic stresses. He also acknowledges that human ingenuity can reduce the likelihood of conflict, particularly in countries with efficient markets, capable states, and an educated populace. But he argues that the violent consequences of scarcity should not be underestimated - especially when about half the world's population depends directly on local renewables for their day-to-day well-being. Violence Environmental aspects Developing countries. Social conflict Developing countries. Environmental degradation Social aspects Developing countries. Renewable natural resources Developing countries. Scarcity Social aspects. Developing countries Environmental conditions. Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/prin021/98034878.html Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/prin032/98034878.html ddc BK ANL YY 303.6 H766 51902 51902 0 0 ddc 0 303_600000000000000_HOE 0 NFIC 86505 DUL DUL GEN 2016-04-02 purchased 303.6 HOE 408812 2016-04-02 3 2016-04-02 BK 0 0 ddc 0 303_600000000000000_HOE 0 NFIC 86506 DUL DUL GEN 2016-04-02 purchased 303.6 HOE 408814 2016-04-02 5 2016-04-02 BK 0 0 ddc 0 303_600000000000000_HOE 0 NFIC 86507 DUL DUL GEN 2016-04-02 purchased 303.6 HOE 421030 2016-04-02 6 2016-04-02 BK 0 0 ddc 0 303_600000000000000_HOE 0 NFIC 86508 DUL DUL GEN 2016-04-02 purchased 303.6 HOE 408810 2016-04-02 1 2016-04-02 BK 0 0 ddc 0 303_600000000000000_HOE 0 NFIC 86509 DUL DUL GEN 2016-04-02 purchased 303.6 HOE 408813 2016-04-02 4 2016-04-02 BK 0 0 ddc 0 303_600000000000000_HOE 0 NFIC 86510 DUL DUL GEN 2016-04-02 purchased 303.6 HOE 408811 2016-04-02 2 2016-04-02 BK