Understanding International Environmental Security: A Strategic Military Perspective

Abstract

Environmental security (ES), viewed as a process for addressing environmental issues potentially affecting U.S. national security, has significant implications for national military defense. This paper analyzes the concepts, threats and opportunities. It uses a five-step development: paint an overview of the significance of ES; examine the knotty problems of ES definition; provide a primer in lay terms of the cross-cutting population trends and scientifically based environmental issues of climate change, land use and water use; using a geographic information systems analysis approach, analyze the total complex and list proposed, appropriate military missions; and summarize the national security implications of ES issues with recommended actions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA593166

Entities

People

  • W. Chris King

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Climate Change
  • Environment
  • Environmental Health
  • Environmental Protection
  • Geography
  • Greenhouse Effect
  • Groundwater
  • Habitats
  • Health Services
  • Hygiene
  • Medical Personnel
  • National Security
  • Sea Level Rise
  • Storm Surges

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Systems Analysis and Design