1 Chapter 1: Sea Mist and Salt Air for Sale 2 Chapter 2: Global Environmental Theory, Oceanic Circles 3 Chapter 3: Marine Political Ecology 4 Chapter 4: Sustainability in the South Pacific 5 Chapter 5: Sustainability in the Caribbean Basin 6 Chapter 6: Sustainability in Southeast Asia 7 Chapter 7: Connecting the Parts—Theoretical Connections 8 Chapter 8: Conclusion
Peter Jacques is assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, where he teaches Global Environmental Politics, Sustainability, and Urban and Domestic Environmental Politics. He is co-author of Ocean Politics and Policy: A Reference Handbook, with Zachary Smith, and has published articles in several journals including Global Environmental Politics, the Social Science Journal, and the Radical Review of Political Economy.
Peter Jacques has written a unique and important book that makes a
significant contribution to our understanding of the relationship
between environmental quality, globalization, and international
conflict. By drawing together regional case studies of ocean
sustainability he demonstrates a startlingly strong correlation
between economic globalization, the relative decline of marine
systems, and armed conflict. The more intense the globalization is
in a region, the greater the likelihood of marine ecosystem
destruction and increased armed conflict. This book demonstrates
that the current trend of economic globalization will not provide a
sustainable environmental future and, contrary to the prevailing
international relations wisdom, will also lead to increased human
conflict. Dr. Jacques' work should be read by government, business,
and NGO leaders all over the world as a well as by any serious
students of security and environmental policy..
*Zachary A. Smith, Northern Arizona University*
Globalization and the World Ocean provides poignant critique of the
application of neo-liberal politics, and its associated economic
structures, in ocean space.
*Global Environmental Politics*
This is an important addition to the literature on the
international relations of global marine politics. Peter Jacques
combines a global perspective with the study of the world oceans,
which is going to be a major issue area in the 21st century.
*Gabriela Kütting, Rutgers University*
Peter Jacques has written a unique and important book that makes a
significant contribution to our understanding of the relationship
between environmental quality, globalization, and international
conflict. By drawing together regional case studies of ocean
sustainability he demonstrates a startlingly strong correlation
between economic globalization, the relative
decline of marine systems, and armed conflict. The more intense the
globalization is in a region, the greater the likelihood of marine
ecosystem destruction and increased armed conflict. This book
demonstrates that the current trend of economic globalization will
not provide a sustainable environmental future and, contrary to the
prevailing international relations wisdom, will also lead to
increased human conflict. Dr. Jacques' work should be read by
government, business, and NGO leaders all over the world as a well
as by any serious students of security and environmental
policy.
*Zachary A. Smith, Northern Arizona University*
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