Research Catalog

Title

Facing global environmental change : environmental, human, energy, food, health and water security concepts / Hans Günter Brauch ... [et al.] (editors) ; with forewords by R.K. Pachauri ... [et al.] ; with prefaces by Luc Gnacadja ... [et al.].

Publication

Berlin ; Heidelberg : Springer, c2009.

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Additional Authors

• Brauch, Hans Günter, 1947-
• Berghof-Stiftung für Konfliktforschung

Description

xlviii, 1586 p. : ill., ports., maps; 27 cm.

Summary

This policy-focused, global and multidisciplinary security handbook on Facing Global Environmental Change addresses new security threats of the 21st century posed by climate change, desertification, water stress, population growth and urbanization. These security dangers and concerns lead to migration, crises and conflicts. They are on the agenda of the UN, OECD, OSCE, NATO and EU. In 100 chapters, 132 authors from 49 countries analyze the global debate on environmental, human and gender, energy, food, livelihood, health and water security concepts and policy problems. In 10 parts they discuss the context and the securitization of global environmental change and of extreme natural and societal outcomes. They suggest a new research programme to move from knowledge to action, from reactive to proactive policies and to explore the opportunities of environ-mental cooperation for a new peace policy.

Series Statement

Hexagon series on human and environmental security and peace, 1865-5793 ; vol. 4

Uniform Title

• Hexagon series on human and environmental security and peace v. 4.
• Hexagon Series on Human and Environmental Security and Peace, 4

Alternative Title

Environmental, human, energy, food, health and water security concepts

Subject

• Global environmental change > Social aspects > Congresses
• Climatic changes > International cooperation > Congresses
• Security, International > Environmental aspects > Congresses
• Human beings > Effect of environment on > Congresses
• Environmental sciences
• Geography
• Climatic changes
• Environmental law
• Environmental economics
• Sociology
• Environment
• Environment, general
• Geography (general)
• Climate Change
• Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice
• Environmental Economics
• Global environmental change > Social aspects
• Climatic changes > International cooperation
• Security, International > Environmental aspects
• Human beings > Effect of environment on

Note

• "Berghof Foundation."
• Revised version of papers presented at 3 workshops held at Montreal, Sopron, and Hague.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [1347]-1501) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Forewords -- Prefaces -- Part I Contextualization of Gobal Environmental Change -- Part II Securitization of Global Environmental Change -- Part III Securitization 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

9783540684879 (hd.bd.)

OCLC

• 431424331
• SCSB-12041032

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library