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Development without Destruction: The UN and Global Resource Management (United Nations Intellectual History Project Series)

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Development without Destruction: The UN and Global Resource Management (United Nations Intellectual History Project Series), Heather L. Reynolds, 9780253221971

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Since 1945, the UN has been actively engaged in conceptualizingstrategies for both economic development and a sustainable environment. From a broadhistorical perspective, Development without Destruction sketches the role played byorganizations and individuals in the UN system in developing and consolidatingprinciples of international law and international governance with respect to naturalresource management. Nico Schrijver highlights the UN’s efforts to generate andimplement strategies to resolve tensions between economic development andenvironmental protection, conservation and exploitation, sovereignty andinternationalism, and armed conflict and peaceful access to natural resources.Schrijver’s thorough analysis is an indispensable guide to management of thecritical environmental issues on today’s global agenda. List of Figures and Tables Series Editors’ Foreword / Louis Emmerij, Richard Jolly, and Thomas G. Weiss Foreword / James Crawford Foreword / Supachai Panitchpakdi Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Introduction: Concepts and Principles 1. Historical Background: Formative Phases of International Organization during the Pre-UN Period 2. UN Involvement with Natural Resource Management at the National and Transboundary Levels 3. Management of the Global Commons 4. The International Architecture for Environmental Governance and Global Resource Management 5. Natural Resources and Armed Conflict 6. The Role of the International Court of Justice in the Settlement of Natural Resource Disputes 7. The UN’s Conceptual Contribution: Conclusions and Challenges Notes Index About the Author About the United Nations Intellectual History Project

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