The securitization of climate change : Australian and United States' military responses (2003-2013)

• Main Author: Thomas, Michael Durant, (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2017.
• Series: Anthropocene (Cham, Switzerland) ; v. 10.
• Subjects: Climatic changes > Government policy > Australia.; Climatic changes > Government policy > United States.; National security > Environmental aspects > Australia.; National security > Environmental aspects > United States.; Armed Forces > Environmental aspects.; United States.; Australia.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9783319496580; 9783319496573
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

This book examines how the armed forces of the United States and Australia have responded to the threat posed by climate change to national security. Drawing on established securitisation frameworks ('Copenhagen' and 'Paris' Schools), the author uses a combination of quantitative...