Natural resources in Aafghanistan : geographic and geologic perspectives on centuries of conflict / John F. Shroder.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: Dedication—Acknowledgments—Foreword—Preface—List of acronyms—Chapter 1 : introduction : historical overview of Afghanistan at war—Part I : Overview of the geology and geography of Afghanistan—Chapter 2 : rock and landform jigsaw puzzles—Chapter 3 : terrains of torment—Chapter 4 : soils and vegetation in extremis—Chapter 5 : watersheds of want—Chapter 6 : ethnic patchworks—Chapter 7 : silk road nexus—Chapter 8 : hazards and disasters in Afghanistan—Part II : introduction to resources : bones of contention or solutions to interminable war?—Chapter 9 : Afghanistan border fixing—Chapter 10 : lost resource opportunities—Chapter 11 : discovery of rich resources—Chapter 12 : rich resource exploitations, resource curses, and resource war—Chapter 13 : air and space technology in resource—Chapter 14 : resource rushes in Afghanistan—Chapter 15 : resource corridors—Part III : overview of environment and development of Afghanistan—Chapter 16 : Afghanistan environment and development issues—Chapter 17 : Afghanistan environmental degradation—Chapter 18 : Afghanistan environmental protection—Chapter 19 : Afghanistan water and climate change—Part IV : Afghanistan in future—Chapter 20 : pessimistic scenarios : incessant war in Afghanistan—Chapter 21 : optimistic scenarios : successful resource corridors.

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