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100 1 $aHomer-Dixon, Thomas F.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93111129
245 10 $aEnvironment, scarcity, and violence /$cThomas F. Homer-Dixon.
260 $aPrinceton, N.J. :$bPrinceton University Press,$c[1999], ©1999.
263 $a9904
300 $axvi, 253 pages :$billustrations ;$c25 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [241]-245) and index.
505 00 $g1.$tIntroduction --$g2.$tOverview --$g3.$tTwo Centuries of Debate --$g4.$tEnvironmental Scarcity --$g5.$tInteractions and Social Effects --$g6.$tIngenuity and Adaptation --$g7.$tViolence --$g8.$tConclusions.
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.
520 8 $aThomas 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.
520 8 $aBut 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.
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852 00 $bleh$hHN981.V5$iH65 1999