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Cross-Border Resource Management
- 4th Edition - July 20, 2021
- Author: Rongxing Guo
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 1 8 7 0 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 1 5 5 8 - 8
Cross-Border Resource Management, Fourth Edition addresses theoretical and analytical issues relating to cross-border resource management, particularly in a changing world. Th… Read more
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Request a sales quoteCross-Border Resource Management, Fourth Edition addresses theoretical and analytical issues relating to cross-border resource management, particularly in a changing world. The book holistically explores issues where two entities share a border, such as sovereign countries, dependent states and others, where each seeks to maximize their political and economic interests regardless of impacts on the environment. This new edition has been completely revised to reflect current issues, with new cases and videos in every chapter and expanded coverage of natural disasters, climate change and modeling.
Serving as a single resource to explore the many facets of managing and utilizing natural resources when they extend across defined borders, this new edition provides environmental managers and researchers in environmental management and policy with practical solutions for cross-border cooperation in the exploitation and utilization of natural and environmental resources.
- Includes case studies and videos in every chapter, along with expanded coverage on key topics in cross-border management, including natural disasters, climate change and modeling
- Addresses both theoretical and practical issues in resource management across borders
- Clarifies how natural and human systems interact in cross-border areas under conditions of uncertain, imperfect information, and in some circumstances, irreversibility
- Provides various solutions for efficient cross-border management
1.1 Some basic concepts
1.1.1 Traditional definitions
1.1.2 An extended definition
1.2 A world of borders
1.2.1 Artificial barriers
1.2.2 Geometrical lines
1.2.3 Invisible borders
1.3 Borders: political hierarchy
1.3.1 Independent-country level
1.3.2 Internally independent political-entity level
1.3.3 Dependent political-entity level
1.3.4 Other political-unit levels
1.4 Borders: dimension and structure
1.4.1 Spatial dimension
1.4.2 Convex and concave borders
1.4.3 Enclave and exclave borders
Case 1. How borders matter to irregularly shaped nations
Video show 1. A history of the Great Wall of China
References
2. Globalization, Natural Resources and Borders
2.1 Globalization and resources
2.1.1 Earth is becoming smaller
2.1.2 Demand for resources
2.2 A story about earth
2.2.1 Some basic facts
2.2.2 Earth’s tectonic plates
2.2.3 Earth’s varied topography
2.3 Topography and borders
2.3.1 Mountains as borders
2.3.2 Rivers as borders
2.3.3 Lakes/seas as borders
2.3.4 Bays/gulfs as borders
2.3.5 Straits/channels as borders
2.4 Natural resources and borders
2.4.1 Natural resources: formation
2.4.2 Natural resources: classification
2.4.3 Old boundary, new boundary
Case 2. The US-China trade war and the rare earth supply chains
Video show 2. An overview of the evolution of Earth’s surface
References
3. Studying Borders: An Interdisciplinary Approach
3.1 Good boundary, bad boundary
3.1.1 What did the Sumerian border marker say?
3.1.2 Qin dynasty failed due to borders
3.1.3 Why Samoa shifts its time zone?
3.2 Viewing the border from both sides
3.2.1 Proximity and adjacency
3.2.2 Pros and cons of borders
3.2.3 Views from a larger extent
3.3 Cross-border complexity
3.3.1 ‘1>27’ – Story 1
2.3.2 ‘7<4’ – Story 2
3.3.3 A simple model
3.4 Border barriers and border effects
3.4.1 Border-related barriers
3.4.2 Border/borderless economics
3.5 Doing cross-border research
3.5.1 Natural sciences
3.5.2 Social science
3.5.3 Interdiscipline
3.5.4 Recent research progresses
Case 3. Re-deciphering the Sumerian inscription: Historians are wrong
Video show 3. TBD
References
4. Practical Methods for Calculating or Estimating Border Effects
4.1 Descriptive or narrative methods
4.1.1 Zero-sum game
4.1.2 Win-win game
4.1.3 Lose-lose game
4.2 Qualitative comparative methods
4.2.1 Heterogeneity and causal complexity
4.2.2 Qualitative comparative analysis
4.2.3 An exercise
4.3 Quantitative calculation methods
4.3.1 Border effects as absolute terms
4.3.2 Border effects as relative terms
4.3.3 Boundary element method
4.3.4 Bilateral filtering method
4.4 Statistical estimation methods
4.4.1 Border effects as (dis)continuous variables
4.4.2 Border effects as mixed random variables
4.4.3 Experimentally-statistical estimation model
4.5 Optimization-induced methods
4.5.1 A general idea
4.5.2 Maximization-induced method
4.5.3 Minimization-induced method
Case 4. Estimating the cross-border effects of the U.S. marijuana policies
Video show 4. TBD
References
5. Cross-Border Resource Management: Institutions
5.1 Doctrines and obligations
5.1.1 Early doctrines
5.1.2 Equity and justice
5.1.3 The obligation not to cause harm
5.2 Cross-border management: categories
5.2.1 Resource allocation
5.2.2 Resource management
5.2.3 Integrated spatial planning
5.3 Cross-border management: regimes
5.3.1 Cooperative management
5.3.2 Joint management
5.3.3 Third-party trusteeship
5.4 Institutional formulation
5.4.1 The first treaty on border
5.4.2 Treaty, convention and protocol
5.4.3 Well begun is half done
Case 5. Charting the East China Sea: an American view
Video show 5. TBD
References
6. Cross-Border Resource Management: Methods
6.1 Fair division: continuous methods
6.1.1 Divider-chooser method
6.1.2 Lone divider method
6.1.3 Lone chooser method
6.1.4 Last diminisher method
6.2 Fair division: discrete methods
6.2.1 Method of sealed bids
6.2.2 Method of markers
6.2.3 Summary and application
6.3 Non-cooperative game theory
6.3.1 An old story
6.3.2 A prisoner’s dilemma
6.3.3 Subgame perfect equilibrium
6.4 Cooperative game theory
6.4.1 A win-win game
6.4.2 Seeking Pareto optimality
6.4.3 Summary and application
Case 6. South China Sea disputes as games
Video show 6. TBD
References
7. Exploiting Natural Resources in Cross-Border Areas
7.1 Solid resources, fixed boundaries
7.1.1 Depletion of natural resources
7.1.2 One world, different countries
7.1.3 Geopolitical influences
7.2 Fixed boundaries, fluid resources
7.2.1 What are fluid resources?
7.2.2 Transboundary aquifer system
7.2.3 Iraq-Kuwait boundary oil
7.2.4 US-Mexico boundary waters
7.3 Solid resources, uncertain boundaries
7.3.1 Uncertain Spratly islands
7.3.2 Tumen’s development puzzle
7.4 Uncertain boundaries, fluid resources
7.4.1 Rough East China Sea
7.4.2 In-depth reasons of discord
7.5 Models of cross-border development
7.5.1 Solo-development model
7.5.2 Parallel-development model
7.5.3 Joint venture model
7.5.4 Joint authority model
7.5.5 Third-party trusteeship model
Case 7. A model of cross-border oil exploitation
Video show 7. How oil is extracted between thin layers of shale
References
8. Air and Space Resources and Cross-Border Cooperation
8.1 Drawing borders beyond earth
8.1.1 A failed attempt
8.1.2 Potential resource, actual resource
8.1.3 Layers of the atmosphere
8.2 Climate and weather
8.2.1 Climate and climate change
8.2.2 Good wind, bad wind
8.2.3 Clouds as rivers flowing in the sky
8.3 Artificial weather modification
8.3.1 Cloud seeding
8.3.2 Storm/hurricane prevention
8.3.3 Weather modification in warfare
8.4 Cloud seeding and downwind areas
8.4.1 “Hey! You! Get off of my cloud!”
8.4.2 Technical and legal issues
8.5 Space competition and cooperation
8.5.1 Aerospace is not an empty void
8.5.2 Avoiding aerospace race
8.5.3 Managing space debris
Case 8. An overview of satellite collision incidents
Video show 8. An overview of cloud seeding
References
9. Cross-Border Ecological Preservation and Biosafety
9.1 Overexploitation: old issues
9.1.1 The tragedy of the commons
9.1.2 A simple fishery model
9.2 Defining maritime boundaries
9.2.1 What does the UNCLOS say?
9.2.2 Territorial and international waters
9.3 Avoiding lose-lose situations
9.3.1 Resource overexploitation
9.3.2 From lose-lose to win-win games
9.4 Bioinvasions and cross-border biosafety
9.4.1 A few words about bioinvasions
9.4.2 Stop invasive species
9.4.3 Cross-border biosafety
9.5 Creating protected areas
9.5.1 What is protected area?
9.5.2 New areas, new borders
Case 9. Stop Asian carp in the United States: an Asian view
Video show 9. TBD
References
10. Cross-Border Environmental Pollution and Protection
10.1 Earth and the environment
10.1.1 Earth as a diverse system
10.1.2 Old issues, new issues
10.2 Cross-border environmental pollution
10.2.1 Environmental quality
10.2.2 Cross-border water pollution
10.2.3 A statistical test
10.3 Cross-border separation and the environment
10.3.1 Common issues, differing views
10.3.2 A US-Mexico comparison
10.3.3 Tumen water pollution
10.4 Cross-border actions on the environment
10.4.1 What is environmental health science?
10.4.2 An environment-health dilemma
10.4.3 Maximizing ecological and humanistic effects
Case 10. How the desert-greening project works in China
Video show 10. The U.S. border wall project and the environmental concerns
References
11. Climate Change and Cross-Border Resource Management
11.1 Climate change: An old issue
11.1.1 A historical overview
11.1.2 Climate change at modern times
11.1.3 El Niño Southern Oscillation cycle
11.2 Global warming and warning
11.2.1 Global warming in the 21st century: four scenarios
11.2.2 Sea-level rise projections
11.2.3 Notice to use of results from different sources
11.3 Global warming and cross-border areas
11.3.1 Global warming differs throughout the world
11.3.2 Sea-level rise, flooding and cross-border resources
11.4 Nature doesn’t recognize borders
11.4.1 Border issues, broader issues
11.4.2 Implications to lowland and highland
11.4.3 Further policy implications
Case 11. An Imperative for the lower reaches of the Yellow river
Video show 11. How sea-level rise affects coastal and islands borders
References
12. Managing Natural Disasters in Cross-Border Areas
12.1 Natural disasters and civilizations
12.1.1 What induce natural disasters?
12.1.2 Civilizations as response to natural disasters
12.2 Categorizing natural disasters
12.2.1 Heatwaves, drought and wildfires
12.2.2 Earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanoes
12.2.3 Thunderstorms and tropical and winter storms
12.2.4 Flooding and landslides and mudslides
12.2.5 New, secondary and unforeseen disasters
12.3 Managing cross-border natural disasters
12.3.1 Natural disasters and border areas
12.3.2 Cross-border relief of natural disasters
12.3.3 Cross-border coordination and cooperation
12.4 Cross-border crisis prevention and preparedness
12.4.1 Coordinated risk assessment
12.4.2 Multilateral emergency planning
12.4.3 Education and training
12.4.4 Cross-border activation
Case 12. How many borders were created during the COVID-19 pandemic in China?
Video show 12. Africa’s cross-border wildfires in protected areas
References
13. Territorial Discontinuity and Cross-Border Cooperation
13.1 Why discontinuous territories?
13.1.1 Historical context
13.1.2 Legal factor
13.2 Enclaves and counter-enclaves
13.2.1 Who drew these borders?
13.2.2 De-enclaving the border areas
13.3 Cross-border territorial re-allocation
13.3.1 Territorial re-allocation: rationale
13.3.2 Territorial re-allocation: principles
13.4 Territorial diplomacy and geopolitics
13.4.1 Cooperative geopolitical games
13.4.2 Non-cooperative geopolitical games
13.5 Cross-border territorial cooperation
13.5.1 European territorial cooperation
13.5.2 US-Mexico Border crossings
13.5.3 A glance of friendship bridges
Case 13. A glance of the land swap schemes
Video show 13. TBD
References
14. Territorial Disputes and Cross-Border Management
14.1 What are bad boundaries?
14.1.1 Inappropriate terms and place names
14.1.2 Vague geometrical features
14.1.3 Intricate human and cultural features
14.1.4 Inconsistent or contradictory statements
14.2 Factors activating territorial disputes
14.2.1 Resource scarcity
14.2.2 Locational feature
14.2.3 Domestic politics
14.2.4 Geopolitical competition
14.2.5 Cultural difference
14.2.6 Summary
14.3 Political economy of territorial disputes
14.3.1 Costs of territorial disputes
14.4 Territorial disputes and resource management
14.4.1 Armed conflicts and the environment
14.4.2 Resource management in disputed areas
Case 14. Territorial claims in the Arctic
Video show 14. China, India embroiled in border dispute
References
15. Cross-Border Conflict Prevention and Management
15.1 Preventing conflict
15.1.1 Negotiation
15.1.2 Mediation
15.1.3 Arbitration
15.1.4 Litigation
15.1.5 Shelving disputes
15.2 Options for areas in conflict
15.2.1 Buffer zone
15.2.2 Neutral zone
15.2.3 Demilitarized zone
15.2.4 International peace park
15.3 Warfare management
15.3.1 From disputes to wars
15.3.2 Managing wars
15.4 The art of avoiding war
15.4.1 An art-of-avoiding-war flowchart
15.4.2 Toward a war-free world
Case 15. Arbitration on the South China Sea: Rulings from The Hague
Video show 15. TBD
References
- No. of pages: 568
- Language: English
- Edition: 4
- Published: July 20, 2021
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323918701
- eBook ISBN: 9780323915588
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