Environmental Conflict: An Anthology
Publisher: Routledge
Author(s): Paul F. Diehl and Nils Petter Gleditsch
Date: 2018
Topics: Conflict Causes, Conflict Prevention, Cooperation, Renewable Resources
Countries: South Africa
As environmental security gains increasing attention, there is a pressing need for rigorous examinations of environmental causes of conflict and the potential for conflict resolution. Environmental Conflict explores the relationship between environmental degradation or scarcity and either intrastate or interstate violent conflict. Informed by theoretical perspectives, a major strength is the focus on demanding empirical tests of hypothesized relationships between environmental factors and violence. Identifying the causes of conflict can assist in developing meliorative measures. The contributors are eminent scholars who address a pressing issue in innovative ways.