edited by Roland Dannreuther and Wojciech Ostrowski.
Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York
Palgrave Macmillan
2013
(xiii, 276 pages) : illustrations
Introduction : The Dynamics of Conflict and Cooperation --;Part I: Historical Legacies ; 1 History of the International Oil Industry ; 2 Minerals : Industry History and Fault Lines of Conflict ; 3 History of the Gas Industry --;Part II: Theoretical Frameworks ; 4 Geopolitics and International Relations of Resources ; 5 The Political Economy of Global Resources --;Part III: Companies, Contracts and Communities ; 6 Corporations vs. States in the Shaping of Global Oil Regimes ; 7 Communities : A Case Study of Oil Sands in Nigeria ; 8 Sector Legal Frameworks and Resource Property Rights --;Part IV: Scarcity, Technology and Future Supply ; 9 Peak Oil : Myth or Impending Doom? ; 10 Peak Gas : Technology and Environmental Consequences ; 11 Mineral Depletion and Peak Production --;Conclusion : Reconceptualizing the Dynamics of Conflict and Cooperation; Bibliography; Index.
This EU-funded project examines the dynamics of conflict, collaboration and competition in relation to access to oil, gas and minerals. It involves 12 different institutions from across the EU and examines oil, gas and other minerals - spanning geology, technology studies, sociology, economics and political science.
Environmental law.
Environmental management -- Europe.
Natural resources -- Political aspects.
KF27
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E358
2013
edited by Roland Dannreuther and Wojciech Ostrowski.