Crucible For Survival: Environmental Security and Justice in the Indian Ocean Region

by Melissa Risely (Editor), Timothy Doyle (Contribution by), Melissa Risely (Contribution by), Timothy Doyle (Editor), Carl Grundy-Warr (Contribution by)

Overview

Spanning a vast, multicontinental area-from Asia to Africa, and including the Middle East and Australia-the Indian Ocean Region represents a diverse and historical network of cultures, economies, and environments. It has been described as the "heart of the Third World" and, in precolonial times, "a crucible for a first global economy." Today, it is a crucible for global survival.
    In this collection, Timothy Doyle and Melissa Risely bring together an international group of environmentalists, political scientists, and international relations scholars largely from the region to address key issues vital to determining the human and environmental security of the 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780813545134
Publisher:	Rutgers University Press
Publication date:	07/22/2008
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	344
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Timothy Doyle is professor of politics and international studies at Keele University in the United Kingdom and at the University of Adelaide in Australia. He is the founding convener of human and environmental security for the Indian Ocean Research Group.

 
Melissa Risely graduated from the University of Adelaide with a Ph.D. in environmental studies in 2003 and is now an environmental consultant working with the IORG.

Table of Contents

Preface     vii
Acknowledgments     xi
Introduction
Crucible for Survival: Earth, Rain, Fire, and Wind   Timothy Doyle     3
Securitizing the Indian Ocean Region: Concrete Entity and Geopolitical Imaginations   Dennis Rumley     25
The Post-Tsunami Indian Ocean Region: Emerging Perspectives on Environmental Security   Sanjay Chaturvedi     44
Coasts Under Pressure: Marine and Coastal Environmental Security in the Indian Ocean Context   Marcus Haward     61
Earth
Earth Security in the Indian Ocean Region: Food, Fisheries, and Biodiversity   Melissa Risely   Timothy Doyle     75
Food and Environmental Security in the Indian Ocean Region: Interrogating the GM Doubly Green Revolution   Richard Hindmarsh     87
Plundered Waters: Somalia's Maritime Resource Insecurity   Clive Schofield     102
Responses and Resilience of Fisherfolks on the Tsunami Event in Southern Thailand   May Tan-Mullins   Jonathan Rigg   Carl Grundy-Warr     116
Rain
The Essence of Life: Water Security in the Indian Ocean Region   Melissa Risely   Timothy Doyle     133
Mapping the Mekong Basin: Geopolitical Imaginations and Contestations   Eva Saroch     145
Water ResourcesDevelopment and Water Conflicts in Two Indian Ocean States   Radha D'Souza     157
Struggles for River Security: Movements Against Dams   Timothy Doyle     171
Fire
Fire and Firepower: Energy Security in the Indian Ocean Region   Timothy Doyle     187
Issues of Energy Security and the Indian Ocean Region   Aparajita Biswas     199
Gas Pipelines and Security in South and Southeast Asia: A Critical Perspective   Adam Simpson     210
The Uranium Trade in the Indian Ocean Region   Dennis Rumley   Timothy Doyle     228
Wind
Wind: Air Security in the Indian Ocean Region   Timothy Doyle     243
Climate Change, Sea Level Rise, and Development in Small Island States and Territories of the Indian Ocean   Christian Bouchard     258
Climate Security: An Australian Perspective   Campbell Walker     273
Environmental Cooperation in the Indian Ocean Basin: A Comparative Analysis of the Indus Basin Treaty and the Male Declaration   Saleem H. Ali     290
Conclusion
The Politics of Hope: Understanding Environmental Justice and Security in the Indian Ocean Region within a Post-Colonialist Frame   Timothy Doyle     305
Notes on the Contributors     325
Index     329