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10 Cards in this Set
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Sir David King |
Predicts that with population growth, natural resources dwindling, and seas rising due to climate change, the squeeze on the planet will lead to more conflict |
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1965 to 1999 |
+1000 people killed driven by greed to control resources 73 civil wars |
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Hydraulic Fracturing:Fracking: Consequences |
Earthquakes Release of harmful chemicals Contamination of ground water Unintended leakage of gas |
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Thomas R. Malthus |
1798 Essayon the Principles ofPopulation Malthusian Theories |
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The Cornucopians |
“Hornof Plenty.” Importanceof Marketin regulating human environment relation. - Supply, Demand and Price Control - Technological Innovation |
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Ester Boserup |
Agricultural production does notcontrol population growth,population growth determinesagricultural productivity |
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Atlantic Monthly article(1994) |
Post-cold war conflict Focus on west Africa Spread of “resourcewars”[diamonds, gold, timber, water] Links to political anarchy and “statefailure” |
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William Ophuls |
Freedom and the ‘Age of Abundance’ Resource shortagesand the rise ofeco-authoritarianism |
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The USA Energy Economy |
25%of all global oil consumption. $100Billion a year spent on oil imports By2020 two thirds of US oil will have to be Imported. |
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Conclusions |
Increasingpopulation puts pressure on finite resources Butthis is not the only cause of resource wars Resourcewars are multi-dimensional political conflicts |
