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1 online resource (316 pages) |
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Intro; Crisis and Conflict in Agriculture; Copyright; Contents; List of Contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction to the Volume; References; Part 1 Theoretical Exploration of and Methodological Approaches to Agriculture, Crisis and Conflict; 1 Agriculture, Conflict and the Agrarian Question in the 21st Century; Introduction; Agriculture, the Agrarian World and Conflict: What Do We Know?; The global importance of agriculture; Agriculture in fragile and conflict- affected states; Elucidating the Linkages Between Conflict and Agriculture |
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Extent and evolution of conflict: conflict, crisis and violence in the 21st centuryTheoretical models of conflict; Conflict and agriculture: causality or dialectic?; Agriculture as cause of conflict; Impact of conflict on agriculture; Bidirectional relationship of conflict and agriculture; The Agrarian Question and Conflict; Agrarian and agrarian transition; The classical agrarian question; Contemporary agrarian questions; Is the agrarian question relevant in the 21st century?; Case Study Illustrations: Agrarian Dynamics in 21st-Century Conflicts; Conclusions; Acknowledgements; Notes |
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Is the weather a useful proxy?Conceptualizing conflict; Quantitative research and its gaps; Theoretical mechanisms 2; The Way Forward; Institutions; Migration; Conclusion; Notes; References; 4 Water, Agriculture and Conflict: Global, National and Local Analysis of Conflict in MENA, sub-Saharan Africa and the United States; Introduction; The Water Challenge; What is Conflict?; Level 3: water conflict on the global level; Level 2: national/bilateral water conflict; Level 1: the sub-national/local level; The Agrarian Question and Conflict; Conclusions; Note; References |
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5 Illegal Drug Plant Cultivation and Armed Conflicts: Case Studies from Asia and Northern AfricaThe Cold War and the Rise of Opium Production in Asia; War and Illegal Agricultural Drug Production; Drugs and War: the 'War on Drugs'; References; 6 Remote Sensing and GIS-based Technologies for Assessing the Impact of Conflict on Agricultural Production; Introduction; Materials and Methods; Data requirements -- satellite imagery; Vegetation detection; Steps for identification of changes in agricultural production; Deriving biomass estimates; Controlling for rainfall |
| Summary |
This book examines both how agriculture and rural issues can cause crisis and conflict, and what the effects of crisis and conflict, including violence and natural disasters, are on agriculture. Case studies examine a wide range of crises and conflicts, primarily in developing countries, and appropriate responses to mitigate their effects |
| Bibliography |
References2 Geopolitics, Food and Agriculture; Introduction; Urbanization and Food Supplies; The First Food Regime and the Rise of Long-Distance Trade; World Wars I and II; The Politicization of the Food Trade and the Crisis of the Second Food Regime in the 1970s; The Global Food Crisis of 2008 and the Land Grab Debate: 'Africa Rising'?; Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; 3 Climate Change and Conflict: Agriculture, Migration and Institutions; Introduction; Likely Consequences of Climate Change for Society; Linking Climate Change, Climate Variability and Conflict |
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Estimating agricultural production |
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| Subject |
Agriculture and politics -- Developing countries
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Rural development -- Developing countries
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Crops and climate -- Developing countries
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Agricultural crises.
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Agricultural sector.
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Case studies.
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Conflict.
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Crises.
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Natural disasters.
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Natural resources.
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Politics.
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Resource utilization.
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War.
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Agriculture and politics.
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Crops and climate.
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Rural development.
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Developing countries.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Woertz, Eckart
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Bahn, Rachel
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| ISBN |
9781786393654 |
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1786393654 |
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9781786393661 |
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1786393662 |
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