Natural resources in Afghanistan : geographic and geologic perspectives on centuries of conflict
John F. Shroder
| Year of publication: |
2014 ; 1. ed.
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| Authors: | Shroder, John F. |
| Publisher: |
Amsterdam [u.a.] : Elsevier |
| Subject: | Natürliche Ressourcen | Natural resources | Wirtschaftsgeographie | Economic geography | Afghanistan | Rohstoffreserve | Geologie | Geografie | Mineralischer Rohstoff | Ressourcenökonomie |
| Description of contents: | Table of Contents [gbv.de] |
| Extent: | XIX, 572 S. Ill., graph. Darst., Kt. 24 cm |
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| Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
| Type of publication (narrower categories): | Einführung |
| Language: | English |
| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index Foreword / Thomas GouttierrePreface Introduction and historical overview ; PART I. GEOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY OF AFGHANISTAN. Introduction ; Rock & landform jigsaw puzzles & mosaic ; Terrains of torment ; Soils & vegetation in extremis ; Watersheds of want ; Ethnic patchworks ; Silk road nexus ; Hazards & disasters ; PART II. RESOURCES : BONES OF CONTENTION AND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS TO INTERMINABLE WAR. Introduction ; Afghanistan border fixing : 19th century ; Lost resource opportunities : 20th century ; Discovery of rich resources : 20th century ; Rich resource exploitation, resource curses, resource wars : 21st century ; Air & space technology in resource delineation, war & peace : 20th-21st centuries ; Resource rushes in Afghanistan ; Resource corridors ; PART III. AFGHANISTAN ENVIRONMENT & DEVELOPMENT. Introduction ; Afghanistan environment and development issues ; Afghanistan environmental degradation ; Afghanistan environmental protection ; Afghanistan water and climate change ; PART IV. AFGHANISTAN IN FUTURE. Introduction ; Pessimistic scenarios : incessant war in Afghanistan ; Optimistic scenarios : resource corridor success. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-12-800135-6 ; 978-0-12-800545-3 |
| Classification: | Asien |
| Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
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