Development without Destruction
The UN and Global Resource Management
Nico Schrijver(Author)
Indiana University Press
Published on 14. July 2010
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Hardback
304 pages
978-0-253-35488-4 (ISBN)
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Since 1945, the UN has been actively engaged in conceptualizing strategies for both economic development and a sustainable environment. From a broad historical perspective, "Development without Destruction" sketches the role played by organizations and individuals in the UN system in developing and consolidating principles of international law and international governance with respect to natural resource management. Nico Schrijver highlights the UN's efforts to generate and implement strategies to resolve tensions between economic development and environmental protection, conservation and exploitation, sovereignty and internationalism, and armed conflict and peaceful access to natural resources. Schrijver's thorough analysis is an indispensable guide to management of the critical environmental issues on today's global agenda.
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"This timely study makes a seminal contribution to understanding the management of natural resources in the context of changing economic, environmental, and social realities... Schrijver's work shows how research undertaken by the UN is contributing to the search for solutions to today's main challenge: safeguarding the global commons for tomorrow, while providing a decent quality of life for all." Supachai Panitchpakdi, Secretary-General of the UN Conference on Trade and Development "Schrijver's thorough account of the achievements of the UN across the field of natural resource management enables him both to assess that contribution and to make realistic, practical suggestions for improvement." James Crawford, University of CambridgeMore details
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Language
English
Place of publication
Bloomington, IN
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
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1 b&w illustrations
ISBN-13
978-0-253-35488-4 (9780253354884)
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List of Tables and Figures; Series Editors' Foreword Louis Emmerij, Richard Jolly, and Thomas G. Weiss; Foreword; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations Introduction: Concepts and Principles; 1. Historical Background: Formative Phases of International Organization during the Pre-UN Period; 2. UN Involvement with Natural Resource Management at the National and Transboundary Levels; 3. Management of the Global Commons; 4. The International Architecture for Environmental Governance and Global Resource Management; 5. Natural Resources and Armed Conflict; 6. The Role of the International Court of Justice in the Settlement of Natural Resource Disputes; 7. The UN's Conceptual Contribution: Conclusions and Challenges Notes; Index; About the Authors; About the Series