State of the World 2005: Global Security

ISBN-13: 9781844071623 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 264 str.

Worldwatch Institute

Opis

Takes a new look at the theme that has dominaated international politics since 9/11: security. Not the armed conflicts but the underlying social, economic and environmental pressures which determine how threatened and vulnerable people feel. These include

Spis treści

Foreword * Preface * State of the World: A Year in Review * Security Redefined * Examining the Connections Between Population and Security * Containing Infections Disease * Cultivating Food Security * Managing Water Conflict and Cooperation * Changing the Oil Economy * Disarming Postwar Societies * Building Peace * Notes * Index

O autorze

The Worldwatch Institute in Washington DC is one of the world's leading research centres into environmentally sustainable development.