Natural Resource Conflicts and Sustainable Development

• Main Authors: Olsson, E. Gunilla Almered, Gooch, Pernille
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 2019; Taylor and Francis; Taylor & Francis Group
• Edition: 1
• Series: Earthscan Studies in Natural Resource Management
• Subjects: Annan naturvetenskap; Annan samhällsvetenskap; Benefit sharing; Capitaloscene; Conflicts; Conservation conflict transformation; Conservation of natural resources; Conservation of natural resources > Case studies; CSR; Deforestation; Energy; Environment/ Politics/ Security and Conflict Studies/Transition; Environmental justice; Environmental Politics; Konflikt; Konfliktregelung; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Natural resources; Natural resources > Management; Natural resources > Management > Case studies; Natürliche Ressourcen; Other Natural Sciences; Other Social Sciences; Other Social Sciences not elsewhere specified; Property rights; Ressourcennutzung; Rural Studies; Samhällsvetenskap; Social Sciences; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Sustainable development; Sustainable development > Case studies; Water; Övrig annan samhällsvetenskap; United Nations University; IPBES; Sustainable Food System; Local Development; EU Common Fishery Policy; Human Wildlife Conflict Mitigation; EU Fishery; Extractive Violence; Benefit Sharing; EU Bird Directive; Natural Resource Conflicts; Swedish Fishermen; FARC Fighter; Environmental Conflict Research; Rajaji National Park; Reintroduction Site; Baltic Cod; Adnyamathanha People; Sea Eagle; Reindeer Herding; Ecological Distribution Conflict; Powerful NGO; Global Food System; Nile Basin; White Tailed Sea Eagle
• ISBN: 9781138576896; 1138576891; 9781138576889; 1138576883; 9781351268646; 1351268643
• DOI: 10.4324/9781351268646

Providing both a theoretical background and practical examples of natural resource conflict, this volume explores the pressures on natural resources leading to scarcity and conflict. It is shown that the causes and driving forces behind natural resource conflicts are diverse, complex and often interlinked, including global economic growth, exploding consumption, poor governance, poverty, unequal access to resources and power. The different interpretations of nature-culture and the role of humans in the ecosystem are often at the centre of the conflict. Natural resource conflicts range from armed conflicts to conflicts of interest between stakeholders in the North as well as in the South. The varying driving forces behind such disputes at different levels and scales are critically analysed, and approaches to facilitate and enforce mediation, transformation and collaboration at these levels and scales are presented and discussed. In order to transform existing resource conflicts, as well as to decrease the risk of future conflicts, approaches that enhance and enforce collaboration for sustainable development at global, regional, national and local levels are reviewed, and sustainable pathways suggested. A range of global examples is presented including water resources, fisheries, forests, human-wildlife conflicts, urban environments and the consequences of climate change. It will be a valuable text for advanced students of natural resource management, environment and development studies and peace and conflict management. The book will also be of interest to practitioners in the field of natural resource management.