War and Nature: The Environmental Consequences of War in a Globalized WorldThe inherent dangers of war zones constrain even the most ardent researchers, with the consequence that little has been known for certain about the effects of war on stable environments. War and Nature sifts through the available data from past warsto evaluate the actual impact that combat has on natural surroundings. Examining conflicts of various kinds—he long war in tropical Vietnam, the relatively brief and highly technical wars in the Persian Gulf, and various civil wars in Africa and South-Central Asia fought with small arms—Brauer asks whether differences in technology, location, and duration are critical in causing environmental and humanitarian harm. A number of unexpected conclusions are drawn from this data, including practical agendas for collecting scientific evidence in future wars and suggestions about what the world's environmental and conservation organizations can do. One thing War and Nature does is to show us how globalization can be a force harnessed for good ends. |
Contents
Globalization Nature and War | 1 |
12 Nuclear War and Nuclear Weapons Testing | 4 |
13 Need and Greed As Causes of War | 11 |
14 Measuring the Environmental Consequences of War | 19 |
15 The Environment in International Law of War | 32 |
Why Nuclear Weapons? | 33 |
The Vietnam War | 45 |
21 Bombing Bulldozing and Other Nonherbicidal Destruction | 46 |
35 Bibliographic Note | 110 |
Civil War and Borderland Effects | 119 |
41 Rwanda and the Eastern Congo | 121 |
42 Afghanistan and Pakistan | 139 |
43 In Sum | 148 |
44 Bibliographic Note | 149 |
War and Nature in a Globalized World | 155 |
51 Findings | 156 |
22 Herbicide Attacks | 49 |
23 In Sum | 72 |
The Persian Gulf War | 81 |
31 The Persian Gulf | 82 |
32 Marine Environments | 86 |
33 Birds | 102 |
34 In Sum | 108 |
52 A Way Forward | 168 |
Preventing War Preserving Nature | 182 |
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About the Author | |
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War and Nature: The Environmental Consequences of War in a Globalized World Jurgen Brauer Limited preview - 2009 |
War and Nature: The Environmental Consequences of War in a Globalized World Jurgen Brauer No preview available - 2011 |
War and Nature: The Environmental Consequences of War in a Globalized World Jurgen Brauer No preview available - 2009 |
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