1. Scorched Earth: Environmental Warfare as a Crime against Humanity and Nature.
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Mohr, Charlotte
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ENVIRONMENTAL crimes , *WAR & society , *WAR , *ENVIRONMENTAL infrastructure , *HUMAN ecology - Abstract
"Scorched Earth: Environmental Warfare as a Crime against Humanity and Nature" is a book that explores the destructive effects of war on both society and the environment. The author argues that the traditional separation of studying the effects of war on humans and the environment is flawed and fails to capture the full scale of destruction caused by scorched-earth tactics. The book reframes environmental warfare as a crime against both humanity and nature, using the concept of "environcide" to highlight the interrelated nature of environment and society. Through extensive archival research, the author examines different conflict-affected societies from the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries, demonstrating the long-lasting and widespread consequences of war on environmental infrastructure. The book also challenges the "virgin soil epidemics" model, which attributes the demographic collapse of indigenous societies to diseases alone, by emphasizing the role of warfare and displacement in making these populations vulnerable. Overall, "Scorched Earth" serves as a cautionary tale about the devastating impact of war on communities and the environment, highlighting the need to protect civilians and the environment from the worst effects of warfare. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2023
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