"This Atlas of the the Gulf States contains more than 150 maps and graphs based on recent data. It offers a survey of the history and economic and urban development of the Gulf region."--Cover.
The political economy landscape has shifted as multinational corporations increase their investment efforts, changing the geographies of extraction. The contributors make the argument for the need of new theoretical perspectives anchored in critical political economy to address …
Discusses the issue of peak oil, the future decline of oil production when the world's largest oil fields become depleted. The term "Peak Oil" was born in January 2001 when Colin Campbell formed the Association for the Study of Peak Oil & Gas (ASPO). Now, Peak Oil is used thous…
Perspektiven nachwachsender Rohstoffe in der Chemie
"The proposed book will provide a unique, one-stop source of information on diverse aspects of the critical metals, including geology, deposits, processing, applications, environmental issues and markets"--Provided by publisher.
This Handbook provides an essential guide to the study of resources and their role in socio-environmental change. With original contributions from more than 60 authors with expertise in a wide range of resource types and world regions, it offers a toolkit of conceptual and metho…
Oil pulses through our daily lives. It is the plastic we touch, the food we eat, and the way we move. Oil politics in the twentieth century was about the management of abundance, state power, and market growth. The legacy of this age of plenty includes declining conventional oil…
Ownership and Control of Oil examines government decisions about how much control to exert over the petroleum industry, focusing on the role of National Oil Companies in the production of crude oil since the nationalizations in the 1970s. * What are the motives for which some pr…
The trade in oil, gas, gems, metals and rare earth minerals wreaks havoc in Africa. During the years when Brazil, India, China and the other "emerging markets" have transformed their economies, Africa's resource states remained tethered to the bottom of the industrial supply cha…
A compelling look at warfare in an era of rampant globalization and intense economic competition. Michael T. Klare reveals the conflict between the US and Islamic extremism as the predictable consequence of consumer nations seeking to protect the vital resources they depend on.
"In this book the territory of Pechenga, located well above the Arctic circle between Russia, Finland and Norway, holds the key to understanding the geopolitical situation of the Arctic today. With specific focus on the local nickel industry of the region, Lars Rowe explores the…
