The secure and the dispossessed : how the military and corporations are shaping a climate-changed world / edited by Nick Buxton and Ben Hayes ; foreword by Susan George.
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TextSeries: Transnational Institute seriesPublisher: London : Pluto Press, 2016Description: 1 online resource (289 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781783717200Subject(s): Climate change mitigation -- Government policy | National security -- Environmental aspects | Climatic changes -- Economic aspects | Climatic changes -- Risk managementGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Secure and the dispossessed : how the military and corporations are shaping a climate-changed world.DDC classification: 363.73874 LOC classification: QC903 | .S43 2016Online resources: Click to View Summary: "What if government and corporate elites have given up on the idea of stopping climate change and prefer to try to manage its consequences? The Secure and the Dispossessed shows how the military and corporations plan to maintain control in a world reshaped by climate change. With one eye on the scientific evidence and the other on their global assets, dystopian preparations by the powerful are already fueling militarized security responses to the unfolding climate crisis. The implications for social and environmental justice are disturbing. Adaptation to a climate-changed world is desperately needed, but it must protect the rights of all, not just provide security to the few. The authors unveil the dangerous new security agenda, and put forward inspiring alternatives that promise a just transition to a climate-changed world."-- Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"What if government and corporate elites have given up on the idea of stopping climate change and prefer to try to manage its consequences? The Secure and the Dispossessed shows how the military and corporations plan to maintain control in a world reshaped by climate change. With one eye on the scientific evidence and the other on their global assets, dystopian preparations by the powerful are already fueling militarized security responses to the unfolding climate crisis. The implications for social and environmental justice are disturbing. Adaptation to a climate-changed world is desperately needed, but it must protect the rights of all, not just provide security to the few. The authors unveil the dangerous new security agenda, and put forward inspiring alternatives that promise a just transition to a climate-changed world."-- Provided by publisher.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
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