This study addresses the question why intergroup conflicts over scarce, renewable resources in peripheral areas of the global South escalate into violence. In order to do so, twenty cases of such conflicts, seven of which turned violent, are analyzed. The
Tobias Ide. Why do conflicts over scarce renewable resources turn violent? A qualitative comparative analysis[J]. Global Environmental Change-Human and Policy Dimensions,2015-01-01,Volume 33(July 2015):Pages 61-70.