Crucible For Survival

by Doyle, Timothy; Risely, Melissa

• ISBN13: 9780813543147
• ISBN10: 0813543142
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-08-30
• Publisher: Rutgers Univ Pr

Summary

In this collection, Timothy Doyle and Melissa Risely bring together an international group of environmentalists, political scientists, and international relations scholars to address key issues vital to determining the human and environmental security of the Indian Ocean Region. Addressing topics that include agrifood production systems, the geopolitics of water resources along the Mekong River basin, oil production, transportation, waste disposal, and climate change, the contributors highlight the importance of regional collaboration and offer policy and management strategies for cooperative, multinational problem solving. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction
Crucible for Survival: Earth, Rain, Fire, and Wind	p. 3
Securitizing the Indian Ocean Region: Concrete Entity and Geopolitical Imaginations	p. 25
The Post-Tsunami Indian Ocean Region: Emerging Perspectives on Environmental Security	p. 44
Coasts Under Pressure: Marine and Coastal Environmental Security in the Indian Ocean Context	p. 61
Earth
Earth Security in the Indian Ocean Region: Food, Fisheries, and Biodiversity	p. 75
Food and Environmental Security in the Indian Ocean Region: Interrogating the GM Doubly Green Revolution	p. 87
Plundered Waters: Somalia's Maritime Resource Insecurity	p. 102
Responses and Resilience of Fisherfolks on the Tsunami Event in Southern Thailand	p. 116
Rain
The Essence of Life: Water Security in the Indian Ocean Region	p. 133
Mapping the Mekong Basin: Geopolitical Imaginations and Contestations	p. 145
Water Resources Development and Water Conflicts in Two Indian Ocean States	p. 157
Struggles for River Security: Movements Against Dams	p. 171
Fire
Fire and Firepower: Energy Security in the Indian Ocean Region	p. 187
Issues of Energy Security and the Indian Ocean Region	p. 199
Gas Pipelines and Security in South and Southeast Asia: A Critical Perspective	p. 210
The Uranium Trade in the Indian Ocean Region	p. 228
Wind
Wind: Air Security in the Indian Ocean Region	p. 243
Climate Change, Sea Level Rise, and Development in Small Island States and Territories of the Indian Ocean	p. 258
Climate Security: An Australian Perspective	p. 273
Environmental Cooperation in the Indian Ocean Basin: A Comparative Analysis of the Indus Basin Treaty and the Male Declaration	p. 290
Conclusion
The Politics of Hope: Understanding Environmental Justice and Security in the Indian Ocean Region within a Post-Colonialist Frame	p. 305
Notes on the Contributors	p. 325
Index	p. 329
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