This book reflects on the causes of resource-based conflicts and competition, and presents solutions for safely and sustainably providing resources with a focus on material flow management. The contributions from different disciplines highlight issues such as safe access to resources, conflicts over water and energy supplies, waste of strategic mineral resources, sustainable resource consumption, and renewable energy technologies.
ISBN: | 9783319364612 |
Publication date: | 23rd August 2016 |
Author: | Susanne Hartard, Wolfgang Liebert |
Publisher: | Springer an imprint of Springer International Publishing |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 288 pages |
Series: | Natural Resource Management and Policy |
Genres: |
Environmental economics Management of specific areas Environmental management Production and industrial engineering International relations The environment |