Militarizing the Environment: Climate Change and the Security State

by Robert P. Marzec

As the seriousness of climate change becomes more and more obvious, military institutions are responding by taking a prominent role in the governing of environmental concerns, engaging in "climate change war games," and preparing for the effects of climate change--from conflicts due to loss of food, water, and energy to the mass migration of millions of people displaced by rising sea levels. This combat-oriented stance stems from a self-destructive...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081669723X
• ISBN13: 9780816697236
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.4"