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The Environmental Consequences of War : Legal, Economic, and Scientific Perspectives / edited by Jay E. Austin and Carl E. Bruch - 1st Ed. - New York, USA Cambridge University Press 2000 - xx, 691p. : ill. ; 23cm

It includes list of illustrations , list of tables , foreword, epilogue and index pages etc.

Book description

The environmental devastation caused by military conflict has been witnessed in the wake of the Vietnam War, the Gulf War and the Kosovo conflict. This book brings together leading international lawyers, military officers, scientists and economists to examine the legal, political, economic and scientific implications of wartime damage to the natural environment and public health. The book considers issues raised by the application of humanitarian norms and legal rules designed to protect the environment, and the destructive nature of war. Contributors offer an analysis and critique of the existing law of war framework, lessons from peacetime environmental law, means of scientific assessment and economic valuation of ecological and public health damage, and proposals for future legal and institutional developments. This book provides a contemporary forum for interdisciplinary analysis of armed conflict and the environment, and explores ways to prevent and redress wartime environmental damage.


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pp i-iv
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Contents
pp v-viii
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List of illustrations
pp ix-x
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List of tables
pp xi-xii
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List of contributors
pp xiii-xvi
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Acknowledgements
pp xvii-xviii
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Select Foreword by Klaus Toepfer

Foreword by Klaus Toepfer
pp xix-xx
By Klaus Toepfer
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Select Introduction

Introduction
pp 1-10
By Jay E. Austin, Carl E. Bruch
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Select Part I - General principles

Part I - General principles
pp 11-12
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Introduction
pp 13-15
By Carl E. Bruch
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Select 1 - The environment in wartime: an overview

1 - The environment in wartime: an overview
pp 16-36
By Christopher D. Stone
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Select Part II - The legal framework

Part II - The legal framework
pp 37-38
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Select Introduction

Introduction
pp 39-46
By Carl E. Bruch
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Select 2 - The law of war and environmental damage

2 - The law of war and environmental damage
pp 47-86
By Adam Roberts
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Select 3 - War and the environment: fault lines in the prescriptive landscape

3 - War and the environment: fault lines in the prescriptive landscape
pp 87-136
By Michael N. Schmitt
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Select 4 - The inadequacy of the existing legal approach to environmental protection in wartime

4 - The inadequacy of the existing legal approach to environmental protection in wartime
pp 137-155
By Richard Falk
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Select 5 - United States Navy development of operational-environmental doctrine

5 - United States Navy development of operational-environmental doctrine
pp 156-170
By Captain John P. Quinn, Captain Richard T. Evans, Lieutenant Commander Michael J. Boock
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Select 6 - In furtherance of environmental guidelines for armed forces during peace and war

6 - In furtherance of environmental guidelines for armed forces during peace and war
pp 171-182
By Arthur H. Westing
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Introduction
pp 183-189
By Jay E. Austin
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Select 7 - Peacetime environmental law as a basis of state responsibility for environmental damage caused by war

7 - Peacetime environmental law as a basis of state responsibility for environmental damage caused by war
pp 190-225
By Silja Voneky
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Select 8 - Environmental damages under the Law of the Sea Convention

8 - Environmental damages under the Law of the Sea Convention
pp 226-249
By Thomas A. Mensah
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Select 9 - The place of the environment in international tribunals

9 - The place of the environment in international tribunals
pp 250-263
By David D. Caron
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Select 10 - Civil liability for war-caused environmental damage: models from United States law

10 - Civil liability for war-caused environmental damage: models from United States law
pp 264-294
By Jeffrey G. Miller
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Select Part III - Assessing the impacts – scientific methods and issues

Part III - Assessing the impacts – scientific methods and issues
pp 295-296
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Select Introduction

Introduction
pp 297-302
By Jessica D. Jacoby
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Select 11 - Scientific assessment of the long-term environmental consequences of war

11 - Scientific assessment of the long-term environmental consequences of war
pp 303-315
By Asit K. Biswas
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Select 12 - The Gulf War impact on the terrestrial environment of Kuwait: an overview

12 - The Gulf War impact on the terrestrial environment of Kuwait: an overview
pp 316-337
By Samira A.S. Omar, Ernest Briskey, Raafat Misak, AdelA. S.O. Asem
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Select 13 - War-related damage to the marine environment in the ROPME Sea Area

13 - War-related damage to the marine environment in the ROPME Sea Area
pp 338-352
By Mahmood Y. Abdulraheem
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Select 14 - War and biodiversity: an assessment of impacts

14 - War and biodiversity: an assessment of impacts
pp 353-378
By Jeffrey A. McNeely
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Introduction
pp 379-383
By Jessica D. Jacoby


Select 15 - Tracking the four horsemen: the public health approach to the impact of war and war-induced environmental destruction in the twentieth century

15 - Tracking the four horsemen: the public health approach to the impact of war and war-induced environmental destruction in the twentieth century
pp 384-401
By Jennifer Leaning
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Select 16 - Defoliants: the long-term health implications

16 - Defoliants: the long-term health implications
pp 402-425
By Alastair W. M. Hay
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Select 17 - The impact of military preparedness and militarism on health and the environment

17 - The impact of military preparedness and militarism on health and the environment
pp 426-443
By Victor W. Sidel
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Select 18 - War and infectious diseases: international law and the public health consequences of armed conflict

18 - War and infectious diseases: international law and the public health consequences of armed conflict
pp 444-466
By David P. Fidler
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Select Part IV - Valuing the impacts – economic methods and issues

Part IV - Valuing the impacts – economic methods and issues
pp 467-468
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Introduction
pp 469-476
By Eric Feldman
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Select 19 - Restoration-based approaches to compensation for natural resource damages: moving towards convergence in US and international law

19 - Restoration-based approaches to compensation for natural resource damages: moving towards convergence in US and international law
pp 477-500
By Carol A. Jones
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Select 20 - Valuing public health damages arising from war

20 - Valuing public health damages arising from war
pp 501-529
By Mark Dickie, Shelby Gerking
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Select 21 - Valuing the health consequences of war

21 - Valuing the health consequences of war
pp 530-556
By W. Kip Viscusi
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Select Part V - Prospects for the future

Part V - Prospects for the future
pp 557-558
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Select Introduction

Introduction
pp 559-566
By Jay E. Austin
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Select 22 - Protecting specially important areas during international armed conflict: a critique of the IUCN Draft Convention on the Prohibition of Hostile Military Activities in Protected Areas

22 - Protecting specially important areas during international armed conflict: a critique of the IUCN Draft Convention on the Prohibition of Hostile Military Activities in Protected Areas
pp 567-578
By Richard G. Tarasofsky
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Select 23 - The Chemical Weapons Convention: a verification and enforcement model for determining legal responsibility for environmental harm caused by war

23 - The Chemical Weapons Convention: a verification and enforcement model for determining legal responsibility for environmental harm caused by war
pp 579-601
By Barry Kellman
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Select 24 - International legal mechanisms for determining liability for environmental damage under international humanitarian law

24 - International legal mechanisms for determining liability for environmental damage under international humanitarian law
pp 602-619
By Jean-Marie Henckaerts
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Select 25 - Waging war against the world: the need to move from war crimes to environmental crimes

25 - Waging war against the world: the need to move from war crimes to environmental crimes
pp 620-646
By Mark A. Drumbl
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Select Epilogue

Epilogue
pp 647-664
By Carl E. Bruch, Jay E. Austin
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Index
pp 665-691


ISBN: 9780521046923

Subjects--Topical Terms:
War (International law); Environmental law, International; War--Environmental aspects; Environmental law; Environmental degradationEnvironmental degradation

Dewey Class. No.: 341.6 AUS