Understanding and Managing Eco-Conflicts and Environmental Insecurity

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dc.contributor.authorWaswa, F.
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-05T12:51:36Z
dc.date.available2015-05-05T12:51:36Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.descriptionBook Chapteren_US
dc.description.abstractThe word conflict is commonly used in everyday speech to label various human experiences, ranging from indecision, disagreement and stress. A conflict situation thus contains the following four elements; a condition of interdependence between the concerned stakeholders, feeling of anger, a situation where one party views the other as being at fault and actions that cause "business" problems. A Conflict can also be defined as the competition between interdependent parties, who perceive themselves as having incompatible needs, goals, desires or ideas (Robbins and Colter, 1996). It is a situation in which people cannot agree or create harmony with one another. There are different kinds of conflicts: social, economic, industrial, political, and occur at different levels (community, regional, country, continental and international). Understanding their nature (structure) is important in designing appropriate resolutions for them. The focus of this chapter is ecological conflicts also referred to as resource use or eco-conflicts. Ecological conflicts stem from.the need to access, control, own, use and benefit from natural resources (Nature's "free" goods and services), such as land, water, climate, minerals, fauna and flora. In an-ideal situation, all people should have equal access to them. In practice, prevailing economic and political systems have not allowed this to happen. Instead, these resources have been reduced to commodities for generating profits in total disregard of social justice and equity. The result of this scenario particularly in capitalist nations is extremes of those who have and those who have not, and hence conflicts with subsequent negative impacts to the total environment and human well-being. Some common effects of conflicts and security concerns include among others: • Loss of human life in the event of clashes or war • Loss of livelihood when economic and social systems are disrupted • Political instability • Proliferation of refuges and internally displaced persons • Destruction of infrastructure and hence loss of economic opportunities • Increased human trauma and consequent disordersen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThe Japan Society for the promotion of Science in collaboration with Kenyatta Universityen_US
dc.identifier.isbn9966-776-02-8
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/12574
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSchool of Environmental Studies and Human Sciences, Kenyatta Universityen_US
dc.titleUnderstanding and Managing Eco-Conflicts and Environmental Insecurityen_US
dc.title.alternativeEnvironment and Sustainable Development A Guide for Tertiary Education in Kenya Volume I
dc.typeBook chapteren_US
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