Development and Environment
Sustaining People and Nature
Published on 15. April 1994
Book
Paperback/Softback
268 pages
978-0-631-19394-4 (ISBN)
Description
The contributions to this volume offer a social perspective on the processes generating environmental degradation and conservation. Drawing upon original data gathered in 14 countries, the essays analyze key environmental problems and policies within a holistic framework, integrating physical and ecological with economic, social and political processes. The book sheds new light on such critical issues as: the principal actors responsible for environmental destruction; how ecological changes interact with livelihood strategies, property regimes, gender roles and social institutions; individual and collective responses to environmental crisis; and conservation initiatives by the state, the donors, the NGOs and the local communities. The essays aim to present a fresh analysis of conflicts engendered by competition over natural resources and the emergence of environmental movements. In doing so they reveal the vital elements of an alternative approach to sustainable development linking livelihood security, environmental protection and community empowerment.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
7M.
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
423 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-631-19394-4 (9780631193944)
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Content
1. Introduction: Environment, People and Development: Dharam Ghai (UNRISD) 2. Fisheries Management in the Pacific: Tradition and Challenges of Development in Marovo, Solomon Islands: Edvard Hviding (University of Bergen) and Graham B.K. Baines (Independent Consultant, Brisbane) 3. Ecological Knowledge and the Regional Economy: Environmental Management in the Asesewa District of Ghana: Kojo Amanor 4. Sustaining the Forests: The Community-Based Approach in South and South-East Asia: Marcus Colchester (World Rainforest Movement, UK) 5. Ecological Conflicts and Environmental Movements in India: Madhav Gadgil (Indian Institute of Science) and Ramachandra Guha (Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, New Delhi) 6. (title tbc) Susan Joekes (University of Sussex) 7. (title tbc) Solon Barraclough (UNRISD, Geneva) 8. Conservation, Livelihood and Democracy: Social Dynamics of Environmental Changes in Africa: Dharam Ghai (UNRISD, Geneva) 9. NGOs and Sustainable Development in Zimbabwe: The Case Against Magic Bullets: Jessica Vivian (UNRISD, Geneva) 10. Parks and People: Livelihood Issues in National Parks Management in Thailand and Geneva: Krishna Ghimire (UNRISD, Geneva) 11. Social and Political Dimensions of Environmental Protection in Central America: Peter Utting (UNRISD, Geneva).