Natural Resource Conflicts: From Blood Diamonds to Rainforest Destruction [2 volumes]

Natural resource and environmental conflicts have long been issues confronting human societies. This case-based examination of a wide range of natural resource disputes exposes readers to many contemporary examples that offer reasons for both hope and concern.· Provides a "case-based" approach to natural resource conflicts with examples of different scales, including timely cases drawn from the developed and developing world· Enables readers to reach a broader understanding of the scope of the issues through the variety of topics and cases―one of which is climate change in many of the emerging conflicts· Presents balanced information regarding each case argued from multiple viewpoints and perspectives, allowing the reader to gain a more balanced and comprehensive sense of the topics