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Environment and Sustainable Development Manish K. Verma (Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, India)

Environment and Sustainable Development By Manish K. Verma (Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, India)

Environment and Sustainable Development by Manish K. Verma (Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, India)

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This volume provides a comprehensive account of the linkages between environment and sustainable development in society from an interdisciplinary perspective.

Environment and Sustainable Development Summary

Environment and Sustainable Development: Perspectives and Issues by Manish K. Verma (Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, India)

1) This book presents a comprehensive overview of environment and sustainable development. 2) It has case studies from India, Australia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, U.S.A., Croatia, Italy, Brazil, Japan, and Kenya. 3) It will be of interest to departments of environmental studies, development studies, sustainable development, political studies, sociology, and political economy. It will also interest policymakers, development practitioners, NGOs and think tanks working on environment and sustainable development, climate issues and SDGs.

About Manish K. Verma (Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, India)

Manish K. Verma is Professor in the Department of Sociology, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, India.

Table of Contents

Introduction Part I: Perspectives on environment and sustainable development 1. Environmental education for sustainability: Environment literacy and action-oriented teaching 2. The trilemma of energy justice 3. Heteronormative exclusions in environmental concerns: Queer ecology as critique 4. Leisure, happiness and sustainable development: A global perspective 5. Indigenous people reclaiming their mountains: A cross-cultural perspective Part II: Environmental issues 6. Environmental injustice and incarceration: Notes from the United States 7. Energy and sustainable development: Sustainability and the energy strategies and activities of Italy and Croatia with a focus on the Adriatic region 8. Development alternatives: A plea for mining tourism 9. Sustainability and public policies in Brazil 10. Environmental attitudes in a neighbourhood context: Multilevel analysis in the City of Split, Croatia 11. 'Not in my backyard?': Challenges in the social impact assessment of the Gautrain Rapid Rail Link Project in South Africa 12. Pollution control mechanisms: Approaches, extent and issues at the global level 13. Technology innovations for mitigating environmental and social impacts of oil and gas production in Kenya Part III: Sustainable development and the people 14. Global environmental concerns of contract farming: Need for sustainable development in agricultural practices in India 15. Mainstreaming gender in climate change: Discourse and actions 16. Working environment and childbirth: An exploration of sexual inactivity in contemporary Japan 17. Droughts and adaptation strategies: Challenges for small and marginal farmers

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Environment and Sustainable Development: Perspectives and Issues by Manish K. Verma (Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, India)
Manish K. Verma (Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, India)
Towards Sustainable Futures
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Hardback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2021-11-30
360
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