Overview
- The book is the first effort to outline and describe the new subfield of warfare ecology
- The book extends beyond proceedings of the Advanced Research Workshop, and includes key classical papers, an overview of the new synthesis, and chapters dealing with war preparations, war, and postwar restoration
- The book includes a wide range of case studies based on research in a diverse set of ecosystems around the world
- The book’s audience includes scientists, military and humanitarian relief professionals, and graduate students interested in this emerging discipline
Part of the book series: NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security (NAPSC)
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Table of contents (20 papers)
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Front Matter
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Preparations
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Front Matter
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Postwar
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Front Matter
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Keywords
About this book
The purpose of this book is specific and ambitious: to outline the distinctive elements, scope, and usefulness of a new and emerging field of applied ecology named warfare ecology. Based on a NATO Advanced Research Workshop held on the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico, the book provides both a theoretical overview of this new field and case studies that range from mercury contamination during World War I in Slovenia to the ecosystem impacts of the Palestinian occupation, and from the bombing of coral reefs of Vieques to biodiversity loss due to violent conflicts in Africa. Warfare Ecology also includes reprints of several classical papers that set the stage for the new synthesis described by the authors. Written for environmental scientists, military and humanitarian relief professionals, conservation managers, and graduate students in a wide range of fields, Warfare Ecology is a major step forward in understanding the relationship between war and ecological systems.
Reviews
From the reviews:
“This book is a product of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop entitled ‘Warfare Ecology: Synthesis, Priorities and Policy Implications for Peace and Security’ … . The volume does provide much useful and interesting information in the context of war and ecology … . the book is well prepared and edited … . This book is written for a varied audience, among them military and security professional, politicians, ecologists and social scientists. It is worth reading.” (Matthias Schaefer, Basic and Applied Ecology, Vol. 13, 2012)Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Warfare Ecology
Book Subtitle: A New Synthesis for Peace and Security
Editors: Gary E. Machlis, Thor Hanson, Zdravko Špirić, Jean E. McKendry
Series Title: NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1214-0
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-1213-3Published: 29 May 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-1286-7Published: 29 May 2011
eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-1214-0Published: 06 June 2011
Series ISSN: 1874-6519
Series E-ISSN: 1874-6543
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 200
Number of Illustrations: 31 b/w illustrations, 7 illustrations in colour
Topics: Ecology, Applied Ecology, Environmental Management, Social Sciences, general, Nature Conservation
Industry Sectors: Biotechnology