ENVIRONMENTAL-CHANGE AND VIOLENT CONFLICT

被引：79

作者：

HOMERDIXON, TF ^{[1
]}

BOUTWELL, JH ^{[1
]}

RATHJENS, GW ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] MIT,CAMBRIDGE,MA 02139

来源：

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN | 1993年 / 268卷 / 02期

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D O I：

10.1038/scientificamerican0293-38

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

It has long been predicted that a collision between a growing world population and increasing environmental degradation would lead to civil and international strife. A team of researchers commissioned to study the evidence believes that day may have arrived. Shortages of water, forests and fertile land are already contributing to violent conflicts in many parts of the developing world.

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页码：38 / 45

页数：8