Resource concerns for territorial conflict

GeoJournal

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 297-306

  O'Lear, Shannon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Conflict database; Environmental security; Petro state; Resource conflict

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; NATURAL RESOURCES;

CONFLICT DATABASE; ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY; RESOURCE CONFLICT;

SOCIAL ASPECTS;

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; NATURAL RESOURCE; RESOURCE SCARCITY; TERRITORIAL DISPUTE;

EID: 33747843112     PISSN: 03432521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10708-005-5808-y     Document Type: Conference Paper

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