Environmental Security And Ecoterrorism

Author : Hami Alpas,Simon M. Berkowicz,Irina Ermakova
Publisher : Springer
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2011-05-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400712355

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Environmental Security and Ecoterrorism by Hami Alpas,Simon M. Berkowicz,Irina Ermakova Pdf

In recent years, the concept of environmental security has been adapted to include preparedness for acts of ecoterrorism. This latter term has now become synonymous with environmental terrorism where the perpetrator uses the environment as a weapon to harm an opponent. The intended outcome is usually large-scale deaths, severe damage to the environment, and instilling fear in the general population. This book explores various facets of ecoterrorism including the role of the state in pursuing and maintaining environmental security, a review of the concept of ecoterrorism, food security challenges and weaknesses, technological countermeasures to enable rapid detection or response, and existing pollution sources and hazards that may serve as targets for terrorist acts. In sum, this volume provides a useful overview for both the layperson and experienced researchers.

Author : Gerry Nagtzaam
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2017-01-27
Category : Ecoterrorism
ISBN : 9781785367359

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From Environmental Action to Ecoterrorism? by Gerry Nagtzaam Pdf

This book scrutinizes the growth of the ‘eco-terrorism’ movement operating on a global scale, focusing on the main groups and their more radical offshoots, both historically and those currently active. These include Earth First!, the Earth Liberation Front, the Animal Liberation Front and the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. It critically examines how these groups form and how they have evolved, their key personnel, their strategies and tactics, principles, motivating philosophies and attitudes to violence. Specifically, the book seeks to understand whether such groups inevitably evolve from activists to militants to terrorists, as the literature suggests. Lastly, it considers the future of such groups, asking whether they will become more prominent as more people become ecologically aware and as global environmental conditions deteriorate, or whether such groups have peaked as a force for environmental change.

Author : M. Schnurr,L. Swatuk
Publisher : Springer
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2012-03-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137002464

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Natural Resources and Social Conflict by M. Schnurr,L. Swatuk Pdf

This volume brings together international scholars reflecting on the theory and practice of international security, human security, natural resources and environmental change. It contributes by 'centring the margins' and privileging alternative conceptions and understandings of environmental (in)security.

Author : Hami Alpas,Simon M. Berkowicz,Irina Ermakova
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2011-05-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400712379

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Environmental Security and Ecoterrorism by Hami Alpas,Simon M. Berkowicz,Irina Ermakova Pdf

In recent years, the concept of environmental security has been adapted to include preparedness for acts of ecoterrorism. This latter term has now become synonymous with environmental terrorism where the perpetrator uses the environment as a weapon to harm an opponent. The intended outcome is usually large-scale deaths, severe damage to the environment, and instilling fear in the general population. This book explores various facets of ecoterrorism including the role of the state in pursuing and maintaining environmental security, a review of the concept of ecoterrorism, food security challenges and weaknesses, technological countermeasures to enable rapid detection or response, and existing pollution sources and hazards that may serve as targets for terrorist acts. In sum, this volume provides a useful overview for both the layperson and experienced researchers.

Author : Lawrence E. Likar
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2011-04-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780313392375

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Eco-Warriors, Nihilistic Terrorists, and the Environment by Lawrence E. Likar Pdf

The first book to thoroughly address the topic, this volume examines the ideologies, tactics, and goals of environmental terrorists and offers a security planning methodology to defend against their attacks. To counter eco-terrorism, we must understand why it occurs. Eco-Warriors, Nihilistic Terrorists, and the Environment is a comprehensive examination of the vulnerability of the natural environment, of its nexus with the strategic goals of terrorists, and of a security-planning methodology that can prevent or ameliorate environmentally linked attacks. The first book to comprehensively address the prevention of environmentally focused terrorism, this work looks at the environment and the private and government facilities that impact it as assets to be protected. Focusing on the capability of lone-wolf terrorists and small, self-radicalizing cells to commit effective violent acts, security expert Lawrence E. Likar furnishes personality and operational profiles of both nihilistic and eco-warrior terrorists, showcasing an essential component of the behavioral-science-based, security-planning methodology he promotes. Most critically, the book addresses the gap in current security-planning methodology and literature, and it reveals novel intelligence-gathering techniques, operational procedures, and countermeasures designed to defend against attacks.

Author : Don Liddick
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Animal rights movement
ISBN : 0275985350

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Eco-terrorism by Don Liddick Pdf

A vivid introduction to eco-terrorism in the United States, covering such groups as PETA, ALF, and ELF.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Crime
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Deep ecology
ISBN : PURD:32754069244758

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Acts of Ecoterrorism by Radical Environmental Organizations by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Crime Pdf

Author : Will Potter
Publisher : City Lights Publishers
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2011-04-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780872865525

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Green Is the New Red by Will Potter Pdf

At a time when everyone is going green, most people are unaware that the FBI is using anti-terrorism resources to target environmentalists and animal rights activists. The courts are being used to push conventional boundaries of what constitutes "terrorism" and to hit nonviolent activists with disproportionate sentences. Some have faced terrorism charges for simply chalking slogans on the sidewalk. Like the Red Scare, this "Green Scare" is about fear and intimidation, using a word—"eco-terrorist"—to push a political agenda, instill fear and silence dissent. The animal rights and environmental movements directly threaten corporate profits every time activists encourage people to go vegan, to stop driving, to consume fewer resources and live simply. Their boycotts are damaging, and corporations and the politicians who represent them know it. In many ways, the Green Scare, like the Red Scare, can be seen as a culture war, a war of values. Will Potter outlines the political, legal, extra-legal and public relations strategies that are being used to threaten even acts of nonviolent civil disobedience with the label of "terrorism." Here is a guided tour into the world of radical activism that introduces the real people behind the headlines and tells the story of how everyday people are being prevented from speaking up for what they believe in. Potter (a contributor to The Next Eco-Warriors) warns that the U.S. government is using post-9/11 anti-terrorism resources to target environmentalists and animal right activists (in some cases for doing nothing but speaking up) . . . Potter warns of the crumbling of "the legal wall separating 'terrorist' from 'dissident' or 'undesirable,'" and concludes his account with a call to action and a decry of the injustice that results in the "terrorist" label being put on those who threaten American corporate interests. Alarming."—Publishers Weekly "In this hard-hitting debut, journalist Potter likens the Justice Department targeting of environmentalists today to McCarthyism in the 1950s . . . A shocking exposé of judicial overreach."—Kirkus Reviews (Starred review) Will Potter is an award-winning reporter who has written for publications including the Chicago Tribune, the Dallas Morning News and Legal Affairs, and has testified before the U.S. Congress about his reporting. He is the creator of www.GreenIsTheNewRed.com, where he blogs about the Green Scare.

Author : Joni Adamson,William A. Gleason,David Pellow
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2016-02-26
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780814724446

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Keywords for Environmental Studies by Joni Adamson,William A. Gleason,David Pellow Pdf

Introduces key terms, quantitative and qualitative research, debates, and histories for Environmental and Nature Studies Understandings of “nature” have expanded and changed, but the word has not lost importance at any level of discourse: it continues to hold a key place in conversations surrounding thought, ethics, and aesthetics. Nowhere is this more evident than in the interdisciplinary field of environmental studies. Keywords for Environmental Studies analyzes the central terms and debates currently structuring the most exciting research in and across environmental studies, including the environmental humanities, environmental social sciences, sustainability sciences, and the sciences of nature. Sixty essays from humanists, social scientists, and scientists, each written about a single term, reveal the broad range of quantitative and qualitative approaches critical to the state of the field today. From “ecotourism” to “ecoterrorism,” from “genome” to “species,” this accessible volume illustrates the ways in which scholars are collaborating across disciplinary boundaries to reach shared understandings of key issues—such as extreme weather events or increasing global environmental inequities—in order to facilitate the pursuit of broad collective goals and actions. This book underscores the crucial realization that every discipline has a stake in the central environmental questions of our time, and that interdisciplinary conversations not only enhance, but are requisite to environmental studies today. Visit keywords.nyupress.org for online essays, teaching resources, and more.

Author : Hami Alpas,Beyazit Çırakoğlu
Publisher : Springer
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2010-08-24
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789048195589

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Food Chain Security by Hami Alpas,Beyazit Çırakoğlu Pdf

The pilot study on Food Chain Security was launched in 2003 by NATO Public Diplomacy Division Science for Peace and Security Section (SPS) under the leadership of Turkey. The purpose of the study was to study the safety and security of food stuffs in the face of their careless/ignorant handling as well as against expected terrorist attacks at the system which may destroy and/or degrade it at the source during distribution, processing and in the consumption phase. The study included the protective and response measures which may have to be taken to reduce the risk and mitigate the consequences of these threats to the food system. The final outputs of this pilot study were agreed to be mainly: To allow comparison between country partners To identify common weaknesses of the food systems As a result of the terrible September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States the nature of the terrorist threat appears to be more uncertain and diffused, therefore the terrorist threat against the food system which comprises production, processing, distribution, restaurants, and retail can be very diverse and unpredictable and involve chemical, biological, and radiological agents of various kinds. Preparing for all possible contingencies was not practical, so a “risk management approach” was used in this study based on risk management principles that acknowledge while risk generally cannot be eliminated, enhancing protection from known or potential threats can reduce it.

Author : Dave Foreman,Bill Haywood
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Criminal methods
ISBN : OCLC:1391410002

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Ecodefense by Dave Foreman,Bill Haywood Pdf

Author : Massimiliano Montini,Slavko Bogdanovic
Publisher : Springer
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2011-01-15
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789400702288

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Environmental Security in South-Eastern Europe by Massimiliano Montini,Slavko Bogdanovic Pdf

Authored by international experts from academia, international organizations, governments and NGOs, this book highlights the main environmental security issues in the South-East European (SEE) countries, with a particular focus on climate change and water management. The common goal of the authors was to provide a reliable evaluation of whether existing legal regimes and correct implementation of applicable international treaties may contribute to reducing environmental security risks in the region. In-depth analyses and assessment of major challenges in compliance, serve as a firm ground which such evaluation is based on. This volume is recommended for public officials, legal practitioners and consultants. Its interest may also extend beyond the SEE countries, serving as a case-study of a broader and paradigmatic relevance of the analysis and management of environmental and security issues in a trans-boundary context.

Author : Lubomir I. Simeonov,Fliur Z. Macaev,Biana G. Simeonova
Publisher : Springer
Page : 475 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400764613

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Environmental Security Assessment and Management of Obsolete Pesticides in Southeast Europe by Lubomir I. Simeonov,Fliur Z. Macaev,Biana G. Simeonova Pdf

The present work is a fine contribution to the broad field of environmental security in the context of risk assessment and management of obsolete pesticides for the region of Southeast Europe. The purpose of this book is to evaluate the existing knowledge of improper disposal of obsolete pesticides in the region, to estimate the associated impact on environmental health, and to develop recommendations to mitigate or eliminate threats posed to the environment, biodiversity and human life. The issues discussed in the book include: reviews of the transport and fate of pesticides and associated contaminated materials in different environmental media and identification of the principal sources, emission routes and patterns of environmental pollution with pesticides; a recognition of the most suitable methods for environmental sampling analysis and sample preparation; an evaluation of the current methods and techniques for chemical and mass analysis of environmental and biological samples and discussion of the metrological and quality aspects of trace analyses; a characterization of the environmental and human health impacts of pesticide pollution, the health effects associated with acute and chronic exposure and the use of epidemiological data for risk assessment; a revision of the existing chemical safety regulations and strategies for protection and management of obsolete pesticide stocks; a survey of the international conventions, directives and standards concerning pesticide use.

Author : Derrick Jensen,Aric McBay,Lierre Keith
Publisher : Seven Stories Press
Page : 606 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2011-01-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781609801427

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Deep Green Resistance by Derrick Jensen,Aric McBay,Lierre Keith Pdf

For years, Derrick Jensen has asked his audiences, "Do you think this culture will undergo a voluntary transformation to a sane and sustainable way of life?" No one ever says yes. Deep Green Resistance starts where the environmental movement leaves off: industrial civilization is incompatible with life. Technology can't fix it, and shopping—no matter how green—won’t stop it. To save this planet, we need a serious resistance movement that can bring down the industrial economy. Deep Green Resistance evaluates strategic options for resistance, from nonviolence to guerrilla warfare, and the conditions required for those options to be successful. It provides an exploration of organizational structures, recruitment, security, and target selection for both aboveground and underground action. Deep Green Resistance also discusses a culture of resistance and the crucial support role that it can play. Deep Green Resistance is a plan of action for anyone determined to fight for this planet—and win.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works
Publisher : Office of the Federal Register
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Law
ISBN : PSU:000061500822

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Eco-terrorism Specifically Examining the Earth Liberation Front and the Animal Liberation Front by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works Pdf

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