Conflicts over Natural Resources
Jacqueline Vaughn · 2007
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About the book
Conflicts over natural resources are not new. But they are now worldwide, enduring, increasingly contentious, and in some cases, intractable. In this new book, political scientist Jacqueline Vaughn explores conflicts over natural resourcesoboth renewable and nonrenewableoin the United States and from a worldwide perspective.Conflicts over Natural Resources focuses on four major controversies: minerals, oil, and natural gas drilling; protected areas policy; range land management; and timber and forests. On the global level, the work also explores issues surrounding diamonds and precious metals, forest destruction, and water scarcity. For students, professionals, and lay readers alike, this book offers a thorough and balanced grounding in both the problems surrounding resource management and the successful strategies for resolution.
Book details
- Year
- 2007
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO
- Editions
- 4
- Pages
- 312
- ISBN
- 9781598840155
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