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The map is not the territory. The map is moving, and the law is desperately trying to catch up.
For centuries, human civilization has built its legal and economic systems on a fatal assumption. We believed that the Earth was a static canvas. We drew rigid borders, signed permanent treaties, and issued thirty-year mortgages based on the belief that the ground beneath our feet would remain exactly where cartographers placed it.
We were wrong. In Ghost Cartography, you will discover how a restless, dynamic planet is actively sabotaging the foundations of modern global governance.
From the volcanic birth of temporary islands in the Pacific to the violent migration of the Brahmaputra River, and from the collapse of Arctic permafrost to the sinking of sovereign atolls, ephemeral geography is creating unprecedented legal and financial chaos. When a nation's coastline vanishes, who owns the ocean that takes its place? When a melting glacier physically moves an international border, who controls the newly exposed wealth beneath it? And what happens to a recognized nation-state when its physical territory disappears completely?
This groundbreaking book takes readers to the front lines of a new geopolitical battlefield. It reveals how superpowers are weaponizing dredged sand in the South China Sea, how hedge funds and actuaries are desperately trying to price the risk of dissolving real estate, and how forward-thinking governments are pioneering "algorithmic borders" to manage migrating rivers.
Ghost Cartography is an essential, authoritative guide for international lawyers, geopolitical analysts, risk managers, and anyone fascinated by the collision between the unstoppable forces of nature and the rigid rules of humanity. It provides a vital blueprint for how our civilization must transition from a mindset of territorial preservation to one of territorial adaptation, proving that our survival depends on learning how to govern a fluid world.
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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. The map is not the territory. The map is moving, and the law is desperately trying to catch up.For centuries, human civilization has built its legal and economic systems on a fatal assumption. We believed that the Earth was a static canvas. We drew rigid borders, signed permanent treaties, and issued thirty-year mortgages based on the belief that the ground beneath our feet would remain exactly where cartographers placed it.We were wrong. In Ghost Cartography, you will discover how a restless, dynamic planet is actively sabotaging the foundations of modern global governance.From the volcanic birth of temporary islands in the Pacific to the violent migration of the Brahmaputra River, and from the collapse of Arctic permafrost to the sinking of sovereign atolls, ephemeral geography is creating unprecedented legal and financial chaos. When a nation's coastline vanishes, who owns the ocean that takes its place? When a melting glacier physically moves an international border, who controls the newly exposed wealth beneath it? And what happens to a recognized nation-state when its physical territory disappears completely?This groundbreaking book takes readers to the front lines of a new geopolitical battlefield. It reveals how superpowers are weaponizing dredged sand in the South China Sea, how hedge funds and actuaries are desperately trying to price the risk of dissolving real estate, and how forward-thinking governments are pioneering "algorithmic borders" to manage migrating rivers.Ghost Cartography is an essential, authoritative guide for international lawyers, geopolitical analysts, risk managers, and anyone fascinated by the collision between the unstoppable forces of nature and the rigid rules of humanity. It provides a vital blueprint for how our civilization must transition from a mindset of territorial preservation to one of territorial adaptation, proving that our survival depends on learning how to govern a fluid world. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9798170064885
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