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Environmental Sustainability from the Himalayas to the Oceans
. Ed(S): Dong, Shikui; Bandyopadhyay, Jayanta; Chaturvedi, Sanjay
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Hardback. Editor(s): Dong, Shikui; Bandyopadhyay, Jayanta; Chaturvedi, Sanjay. Num Pages: 258 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 74 colour illustrations, 77 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; 1FPC; KCN; RGB; RNF; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 584.
The book is written in the backdrop of the environmental impacts of and future requirements from the natural environment for rapid economic growth that has characterized recent economic history of China and India, especially over the past few decades. The environmental impacts of such rapid economic changes have been, more frequently than otherwise, degrading in character. Environmental impacts of economic activities create degraded natural ecosystems by over utilization of nature’s provisioning ecosystem services (from Himalaya to the Ocean), as well, by the use of the natural environment as sink for ... Read more
Critical perspectives cast by various chapters in this book draw attention to the various ways in which space and power interact to produce diverse geographies of sustainability in a globalizing world. They also address the questions such as who decides what kind of a spatial arrangement of political power is needed for sustaining the environment. Who stands to gain (or lose) what, when, where, and why from certain geographical areas being demarcated as ecologically unique, fragile and vulnerable environments? Whose needs and values are being catered to by a given ecosystem service? What is the scope for critical inquiry into the ways in which the environment is imagined, represented and resisted in both geopolitical struggles and everyday life? The book provides insights to both academics from diverse disciplines and policy makers, civil society actors interested in mutual exchange of knowledge between China and India. Show Less
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
Number of Pages
258
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319440354
SKU
V9783319440354
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99-15
About . Ed(S): Dong, Shikui; Bandyopadhyay, Jayanta; Chaturvedi, Sanjay
Shikui Dong is a full professor at Beijing Normal University, China and an adjunct professor at Cornell University, USA. A Fellow with the India China Institute at The New School, New York(2010-2012) and a Fellow with Asia Scholarship Foundation (2006-2008; 2009-2010), his research focuses on highland ecosystem restoration, highland resource management and sustainable development, ... Read more
Reviews for Environmental Sustainability from the Himalayas to the Oceans
“This timely volume is informed and motivated by China’s and India’s emergence as ‘Planetary Powers’ in the twenty-first century. … the chapters are written in a prospective tone: what can be done to achieve a better, environmentally sustainable future. The result is a volume full of hope, respectful of local conditions, and energized by the possibilities of bottom-up solutions. … ... Read more