Ultimate Security: The Environmental Basis of Political Stability
by Norman MyersAVAILABILITY: Usually ships within 2-5 days
Publication Date: 1996
Publisher: Island
Binding: Paperback
Topics: Climate Change, Democracy: Theory & Practice, Militarism, Nature, Population / Consumption, Third World Peoples
Condition: Damaged Cover
Description: Norman Myers is one of the world's most respected and influential authorities on environmental science. He is the author of a number of books, including 'The Long African Day', 'The Primary Source', 'The Sinking Ark', and 'A Wealth of Wild Species'; he is the editor of 'The Gaia Atlas of Plant Management' and a consultant to the World Bank, the United Nations, World Wildlife Fund, the Smithsonian Institution, and other global institutions.
Review(s): "I do not see how anyone can claim to be informed about what is probably humanity's single most important problem without having read 'Ultimate Security'." - Robert Heilbroner, New School of Social Research
"In a provocative description of the new concept of environmental security, which he helped establish, the author offers much evidence that environmental factors - from deforestation and desertification to global warming and ozone depletion - will loom larger in world affairs. His book is chockablock with recent portents ... and [predictions of] loss of stability or out-and-out conflict over natural resource related issues." - Publishers Weekly
"Myers, a widely published professional conservationist, brings together seven regional case studies and five global case studies to support his thesis that 'environmental problems will likely become predominant causes of conflict in the decades ahead.' Writing for the general public, Myers draws upon his field work in over 80 countries as well as his work with the World Commission on Environment and Development. ... [He] marshals compelling data about the environmental threat and sounds the alarm that political leadership is failing to respond. An interesting, lively book." - Library Journal