Facing global environmental change: environmental, human, energy, food, health and water security concepts

Global environmental change and globalisation pose new security challenges inthe 21st century. More than 100 experts assess the systemic, cultural, religious and spatial context of security in the 21st century, focusing on the referents (individual, society, state, region, global/planetary), major disciplines(philosophy, sociology, international law, economics, political science, international relations, security studies, peace research), dimensions (military, political, economic, societal and environmental), analysing climate change, desertification, water, population, urbanisation, food, hazards and migration asnew security issues and sectoral (energy, food, health, water and livelihood)security concepts with a special focus on debates on environmental and human security. INDICE: Forewords.- Prefaces.- Part I Contextualization of Gobal Environmental Change.- Part II Securitization of Global Environmental Change.- Part IIISecuritization of Extreme Natural and Societal Outcomes.- Part IV Energy Security for the 21st Century.- Part V Food Security for the 21st Century.- Part VI Livelihood and Health Security for the 21st Century.- Part VII Water Security for the 21st Century.- Part VIII Environmental Security Concepts and Debates.- Part IX Human and Gender Security Concepts and Debates.- Part X Conclusions: From Knowledge to Action and Policy Outlook.- Abbreviations.- Bibliography.-Biographies and Contributors.- Index.

• ISBN: 978-3-540-68487-9
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 1520
• Fecha Publicación: 01/02/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés