The Meaning of Environmental Security: Ecological Politics and Policy in the New Security Era

The Meaning of Environmental Security: Ecological Politics and Policy in the New Security Era
ISBN-10
1856497860
ISBN-13
9781856497862
Category
Political Science
Pages
184
Language
English
Published
2001
Publisher
Zed Books
Author
Jon Barnett

Description

This book is a comprehensive, critical discussion of the new idea of environmental security. Jon Barnett looks at links between environmental degradation and national security. But the meaning of the concept is ambiguous, and an examination of its various interpretations and applications reveals much about the state of global environmental politics. Barnett argues that environmental security is ultimately driven more by the power of security-makers than by the need to address environmental problems. By systematically uncovering the deficiencies of existing discourses, he develops an alternative, critical Green approach with practical implications.

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