Geopolitički aspekti Nafte i Vode
Geopolitical Aspects of Petroleum and Water
Contributor(s): Erna Matanović (Editor), Lana Kosovac (Editor), Anđelko Milardović (Editor), Davor Pauković (Editor), Davorka Vidović (Editor)
Subject(s): Energy and Environmental Studies, Environmental and Energy policy
Published by: Centar za politološka istraživanja
Summary/Abstract: At the beginning of the 21st century the geopolitical role of petroleum is not as unambiguous. It is reflected in the mechanisms of global political control of the US, in other words in the rules of international relations that are directed by those whose economic foundations were built with petroleum and gas profits. At the beginning of the 21st century, energy and global geographical distribution of energy, its sources, flows, production and use have gained importance as main determinants of global politics and aspirations for political power in the globalized world. In the first decade of the 21st century it primarily refers to petroleum and gas, which consittute about 2/3 of the energy consumed by modern civilization, i.e. which are used as modern economic values in the contemporary economy. Beside petroleum, at the beginning of the 21st century the role of fresh water arises as a crucial issue. Many authors have already predicted that fresh water will be the main reason for future conflicts and wars. Control over fresh water will become the bottom line for contemporary policy and strategy. The Round Table on Geopolitical Aspects of Petroleum and Water has shown that Croatia has remarkable fresh water reserves and that this should be a key element for future development strategies and general country policies.
- Print-ISBN-13: 978-953-7022-17-4
- Page Count: 188
- Publication Year: 2008
- Language: Croatian
Geopolitika u doba globalizacije
Geopolitika u doba globalizacije
(Geopolitics in the Era of Globalization)
- Author(s):Anđelko Milardović
- Language:Croatian
- Subject(s):Supranational / Global Economy, Geopolitics
- Page Range:11-24
- No. of Pages:14
- Keywords:old geopolitics; new geopolitics; politics and space; globalism; globalization; oil and water;
- Summary/Abstract:The text problematizes the transformation of geopolitics as an old discipline of political science into a relatively new geopolitics determined by global social changes at the end of the 20th century. and the beginning of the 21st century. The possibility of creating a "new geopolitics" within the framework of globalism and globalization is considered. In this context, they want to show changes in the relationship between space and politics, of course, as part of the theory of globalization of politics and the transformation of the nation-state. Then there is a discussion about geopolitical actors, ideologies and conflicts on a global level, with a special focus on energy sources, namely oil and water.
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Geopolitika nafte i plina na početku XXI. stoljeća
Geopolitika nafte i plina na početku XXI. stoljeća
(Geopolitics of Oil and Gas at the Beginning of the 21st Century)
- Author(s):Igor Dekanić
- Language:Croatian
- Subject(s):Energy and Environmental Studies, Environmental and Energy policy, Geopolitics
- Page Range:25-51
- No. of Pages:27
- Keywords:energy; oil; world market; supply - demand; geopolitics;
- Summary/Abstract:The paper analyzes the geopolitical situation on the world oil market at the beginning of the 21st century. After the terrorist attack on the USA on September 11, 2001, there was an increase in the influence of geopolitical factors on market conditions and a jump in oil prices after 2003. Thus, the world oil market entered a new stage of possible energy crises, political instability and major disruptions. This situation complicates the energy situation of energy importers, especially relatively small countries outside major geopolitical integrations, but also once again actualizes the need for energy saving, improving energy efficiency and more intensive use of renewable energy sources. Geopolitical developments and contradictions arising from the uneven distribution of world oil production and consumption, as well as the impact of these global events on energy, greatly affect the situation in the oil and gas sector of smaller countries such as Croatia.
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Pouzdanost opskrbe naftom i plinom u suvremenim geostrateškim i energetskim promjenama
Pouzdanost opskrbe naftom i plinom u suvremenim geostrateškim i energetskim promjenama
(Reliability of Oil and Gas Supply in contemporary Geostrategic and Energy Changes)
- Author(s):Stevo Kolundžić
- Language:Croatian
- Subject(s):Supranational / Global Economy, Energy and Environmental Studies, Geopolitics
- Page Range:53-75
- No. of Pages:23
- Keywords:security of supply; geostrategy; changes in energy;
- Summary/Abstract:The reliability of energy supply is essentially a question of the supply of hydrocarbons, i.e. oil and gas. // Although the availability of low-risk (in the geological sense) exploration concessions for oil and gas for small and medium-sized companies became questionable as early as the 1990s, and although this is also an element of security of supply, it is not discussed outside professional circles. The military campaign in Iraq, the storm in the Gulf of Mexico and the disagreement between Russia and Ukraine over gas prices, each of which resulted in a reduction in production and/or supply of oil or gas, have gradually exacerbated the issue of security of supply, so that Security of Supply has become a global issue that has been discussed in the centers of power for the past eight months. // The views on security of supply in the European Union, the USA, Russia, India and China are not the same. Smaller countries have reason to design their security of supply strategy with particular attention, and energy projects are the ones that must respond to the threat.
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Važnost novog pristupa i metoda procjena rezervi i resursa u svrhu povećanja iscrpka ugljikovodika i drugih prirodnih dobara koja se uz njih javljaju
Važnost novog pristupa i metoda procjena rezervi i resursa u svrhu povećanja iscrpka ugljikovodika i drugih prirodnih dobara koja se uz njih javljaju
(The Importance of a new Approach and Method of Estimating Reserves and Resources for the Purpose of Increasing the Extraction of Hydrocarbons and other natural Resources that appear alongside them)
- Author(s):Slobodan Kolbah, Ismet Kulenović, Željko Krušlin
- Language:Croatian
- Subject(s):Supranational / Global Economy, Energy and Environmental Studies, Environmental and Energy policy
- Page Range:77-83
- No. of Pages:7
- Keywords:synergy of hydrocarbon exploration and production; geothermal energy; water; other resources; legislation; economics; information flow;
- Summary/Abstract:The acceptance of useful world achievements for the rational management of our natural resources was built into the foundations of the birth of the modern Croatian state, back in the 19th century. Let this, and all subsequent experiences, be an incentive for us to clearly demonstrate our sovereignty in the area of natural resource management. The problem is not only in the current limitations of standardized collection, organization and processing of information about our natural resources, which is the topic of this presentation, but is additionally increased by the fact that institutions that have systematically dealt with resources, and thus with the private and public use of this information, are one by one becoming private and even foreign property, which means the loss of the legal basis for the state's management of this public good. So far, part of the information has been irreversibly destroyed in these processes, and for a significant part, the future and public availability is uncertain.
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Suvremena »velika igra« u srednjoj Aziji: Geopolitički aspekti nafte u regiji
Suvremena »velika igra« u srednjoj Aziji: Geopolitički aspekti nafte u regiji
(The Modern "Great Game" in Central Asia: Geopolitical Aspects of Oil in the Region)
- Author(s):Jure Vujić
- Language:Croatian
- Subject(s):Supranational / Global Economy, Energy and Environmental Studies, Economic policy, Geopolitics
- Page Range:85-97
- No. of Pages:13
- Keywords:geopolitics; great game; energy; Central Asia;
- Summary/Abstract:In this text, the author deals with aspects of geopolitical turmoil in Central Asia. This area is geopolitically interesting to the superpowers for the purpose of monitoring oil pipelines. The author goes on to write about the "new big game" in the context of new oil-bearing projects, with special reference to the Caspian Basin. The text then talks about the situation in the area after September 11, with special reference to the American "great game".
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»Za« i »protiv« cjevovoda Družba Adria
»Za« i »protiv« cjevovoda Družba Adria
(»PRO« and »CONTRA« regarding the Družba Adria pipeline)
- Author(s):Radovan Pavić
- Language:Croatian
- Subject(s):Energy and Environmental Studies, Economic policy, Environmental and Energy policy
- Page Range:99-131
- No. of Pages:33
- Keywords:geopolitics; energy economy; Druzba Adria; Adriatic as a specific ecological zone; risk problem;
- Summary/Abstract:The author starts from the thesis of the connection between economy and politics and the significance of energy, especially oil and gas. Then he discusses the change in global players in this relationship and the emergence of new ones such as Russia, China and India. The development of China and India and their expansion depend on finding new energy sources. The author emphasizes the importance of the energy economy and the orientation of energy pipelines, showing the importance of the geopolitical variable. In this context, he also observes the Družba Adria project. The author wants to show the importance of the geopolitics of energy routes and their reflection on the Croatian economy and ecology, and the problem of risk as part of a global risk society. In conclusion, the author believes that the Družba Adria project is "part of a complex international game"...
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Svjetske zalihe vode na početku XXI. stoljeća
Svjetske zalihe vode na početku XXI. stoljeća
(Global Water Supply at the Beginning of the 21st Century)
- Author(s):Darko Mayer
- Language:Croatian
- Subject(s):Supranational / Global Economy, Energy and Environmental Studies, Economic policy, Environmental and Energy policy
- Page Range:133-154
- No. of Pages:22
- Keywords:Water supply; hydrological cycle; renewable resources; consumption; water availability; solutions;
- Summary/Abstract:The amount of water on Earth is constant. The oceans and seas make up the majority of water. Freshwater is distributed across the continents as permafrost and snow, as surface water in lakes, rivers and swamps, and as groundwater. Some water is constantly in the atmosphere. In nature, water is constantly changing from one form to another. Through this movement, which is called the hydrological cycle, water on the continents is constantly renewed. Thus, unlike, for example, oil, coal and other mineral raw materials, which are practically non-renewable resources, water has significant annual renewable reserves. In addition, water in nature has the ability to self-purify. These two characteristics of water have ensured a sufficient quantity and satisfactory quality of natural waters throughout history. This was the basis for creating the illusion of the immutability and inexhaustibility of water supplies, which were considered a free gift of nature. In practice, this was the case because any negative impacts of humans on water for centuries were small and local.
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Obnovljive pitke vode - Hrvatska u kontekstu svijeta. Neki društveni aspekti održivoga gospodarenja vodom u idućim desetljećima
Obnovljive pitke vode - Hrvatska u kontekstu svijeta. Neki društveni aspekti održivoga gospodarenja vodom u idućim desetljećima
(Renewable drinking water - Croatia in the global context. Some social aspects of sustainable water management in the coming decades)
- Author(s):Vladimir Lay
- Language:Croatian
- Subject(s):Energy and Environmental Studies, Environmental and Energy policy, Green Transformation
- Page Range:155-165
- No. of Pages:11
- Keywords:Water; sustainable development; geopolitical aspect of water; renewable drinking water; Croatia; world;
- Summary/Abstract:The author deals with the social aspects of sustainable development of water management. Water, as the most important life resource, is threatened by pollution. Global climate change affects water quality and shortages. The author presents the state of available water in different geopolitical zones of the world. He draws attention to renewable drinking water in Croatia and its third place in the world. He then advocates for sustainable drinking water renewal.
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Strategija upravljanja vodama
Strategija upravljanja vodama
(Water Management Strategy)
- Author(s):Danko Biondić
- Language:Croatian
- Subject(s):Energy and Environmental Studies, Environmental and Energy policy
- Page Range:167-179
- No. of Pages:13
- Summary/Abstract:The main partners of the water management in the implementation of the Strategy will be the municipal sector, spatial planning, environmental protection, nature protection, agriculture, forestry, energy, tourism, water transport, other economy, science, education and media. In accordance with the provisions of the European Union Water Framework Directive, it is expected that various interested non-governmental organizations will be significantly involved in the implementation of the Strategy. By implementing the Water Management Strategy, the Republic of Croatia, like all other EU Member States, will gradually reach the prescribed standards in water management, which is of great importance for its population and economy.
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