Routledge Handbook of Environmental Security by Richard A. Ma... - 9781138092297

Taylor & Francis

Routledge Handbook of Environmental SecurityAuthor(s): Richard A. Matthew, Evgenia Nizkorodov, Crystal Murphy\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138092297, 978-1138092297\nSynopsis\nThe Routledge Handbook on Environmental Security provides a comprehensive, accessible, and sophisticated overview of the field of environmental security.\n\nThe volume outlines the defining theories, major policy and programming interventions, and applied research surrounding the relationship between the natural environment and human and national security. Through the use of large-scale research and ground-level case analyses from across the globe, it details how environmental factors affect human security and contribute to the onset and continuation of violent conflict. It also examines the effects of violent conflict on the social and natural environment and the importance of environmental factors in conflict resolution and peacebuild.