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050	0	0	_aHN981.V5 _bH65 1999
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100	1		_aHomer-Dixon, Thomas F.
245	1	0	_aEnvironment, scarcity, and violence / _cThomas F. Homer-Dixon.
260			_aPrinceton, N.J. : _bPrinceton University Press, _cc1999.
263			_a9904
300			_axvi, 253 p. : _bill. ; _c24 cm.
500			_aIncludes index.
505	0		_a1. Introduction -- 2. Overview -- 3. Two Centuries of Debate -- 4. Environmental Scarcity -- 5. Interactions and Social Effects -- 6. Ingenuity and Adaptation -- 7. Violence -- 8. Conclusions.
520			_aThe 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.
520	8		_aHomer-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.
650		0	_aViolence _xEnvironmental aspects _zDeveloping countries.
650		0	_aSocial conflict _zDeveloping countries.
650		0	_aEnvironmental degradation _xSocial aspects _zDeveloping countries.
650		0	_aRenewable natural resources _zDeveloping countries.
650		0	_aScarcity _xSocial aspects.
651		0	_aDeveloping countries _xEnvironmental conditions.
856	4	2	_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/prin021/98034878.html
856	4	1	_3Table of contents _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/prin032/98034878.html
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