The Routledge Handbook on Environmental Security provides a comprehensive, accessible and sophisticated overview of the field of environmental security.

Richard Matthew is Professor of Urban Planning, Public Policy, and Political Science and Associate Dean of Research and International Programs at the University of California, Irvine, USA.

Evgenia Nizkorodov is a research fellow at the University of California, Irvine Blum Center for Poverty Alleviation, USA.

Crystal Murphy is Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the MA International Studies program at Chapman University, USA.

1. Introduction Richard A. Matthew and Evgenia Nizkorodov 2. Defining Environmental Peacebuilding Carl Bruch, David Jensen, and Monica Emma Section I: Environmental Factors Contributing to Conflict 3. The Geography(ies) of Resource Wars Michael T. Klare 4. Extractives as a Contributor to Conflict Philippe Le Billon 5. Land Rights and Land Use as a Contributor to Conflict Jon D. Unruh 6. Unpacking the Complexity of Water, War and Conflict Vandana Asthana 7. Climate Change as a Contributor to Conflict Alec Crawford and Clare Church Section II: The Environment during Conflict 8. Environmental Destruction during War Charles Closmann 9. The Toxic Legacy of War: Landmines and Explosive Remnants of War Kenneth R. Rutherford and Paige Ober 10. The Environmental Spoils of War Paivi Lujala, Ashley Hooper, and Maureen J. Purcell 11. Population Displacement and the Environment during War Evgenia Nizkorodov and Paroma Wagle 12. Natural Disasters and Armed Conflict Colin Walch 13. Climate Change, Public Health and the Conflict Cycle James Orbinski, Richard A. Matthew, Evgenia Nizkorodov, and Sifat Reazi Section III: The Role of the Environment in Post-Conflict Peacebuilding 14. Natural Resource Governance Reform and Environmental Peacebuilding Michael D. Beevers 15. Urban Dimensions of Peacebuilding: Green Infrastructure in Kigali, Rwanda and Freetown, Sierra Leone as a Means for More Resilient Peace Bemmy Maharramli 16. Peace Parks in Theory and Practice: Confronting the Elephant in the Room Larry A. Swatuk 17. Integrating Climate Change Adaptation into Peacebuilding Richard A. Matthew 18. A Paradigm for Actionable and Accessible Local Flood Hazard Information Brett F. Sanders, Richard A. Matthew, Adam Luke, Kristen Goodrich, Victoria Basolo, Ana Eguiarte, Danielle Boudreau,and David L. Feldman Section IV: Cross-Cutting Themes and Critical Perspectives 19. Securitizing the Environment Rita Floyd 20. Environmental Security Discourse in the Anthropocene Simon Dalby 21. The Environment and Human Security: a Water-Food-Energy Nexus Approach Florian Krampe, Anders Jägerskog, and Ashok Swain 22. The Environmental Security Debate in Nepal: A Perspective from the South Bishnu Raj Upreti and Evgenia Nizkorodov 23. Environmental Peacebuilding at the Tijuana-San Diego Border Kristen A. Goodrich and Kyle Haines 24. Gender and Environmental Security Silja Halle 25. UN Environment's Contribution to the Emerging Field of Environmental Peacebuilding: Key Policy Milestones and Lessons Learned David Jensen and Amanda Kron 26. Conclusion Evgenia Nizkorodov and Richard Matthew