The rationale of most contemporary changes can be traced back toeconomics;
creativity and economics have combined together foreffecting most changes in the
world. Drive for resourceoptimisation is no different; a welcome byproduct is
environmentprotection. In the context of the military, economics not onlyrelates
to costs but also the prospect of operational gains.Therefore, this book while
exhorting the military hierarchy torealise their potential as environmental
leaders, has demonstratedhow resource optimisation is conducive for increasing
theoperational effectiveness. While the military organizations are infocus here,
the lessons of resource optimisation covered in thebook are easily applied to
any large industry set up. It is therace to control natural resources that would
define