Environmental Challenges and Governance

Diverse Perspectives from Asia
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-138-06693-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 306 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 431 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies in Ecological Economics

The economies located in East, South and Southeast Asia have witnessed an interesting growth-sustainability trade-off over the last decades. While growth considerations have paved ways for deepened ties with growing trade-investment waves and increasing population pressure necessitated exploitation of hitherto unutilized natural resources, focus on environmental sustainability has been a recent consideration. The growth impetus still playing a key role in these economies, it becomes imperative that the countries effectively address the key sustainability concerns, e.g. air and water pollution, land degradation, loss of biodiversity, climate change issues like CO2 emissions etc. But how prepared is the governance mechanism of these countries, covering not only the legislative and administrative framework but also involvement of the judiciary, presence of spirited civil society and active engagement of stakeholders in policy-framing dialogues, to rise up to these challenges?

The book seeks an answer to this question through the environmental governance mechanism and natural resource conservation policies in three vibrant regions within Asia. A holistic development dimension of sustainable development path emerges, through discussion of policies adopted by developed (Japan, South Korea), upper-middle (China, Malaysia), developing (India, Indonesia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand) and least developed countries (Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal).

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mukherjee, Sacchidananda

Chakraborty, Debashis

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Editor’s Introduction: Environmental Challenges in the times of Economic Growth – An Asian Odyssey Part 1: Environmental Perspectives from South Asia 2. Environmental Governance in Bangladesh: Policy Dynamics, Present State and Challenges 3. Walking a Thin Line between Growth and Development Concerns? Environmental Governance in India 4. Understanding the State of Environmental Governance in Nepal 5. State of the Environment, Environmental Challenges and Governance in Sri Lanka Part 2: Environmental Perspectives from Southeast Asia 6. The Challenges of Environmental Governance in a Democratic and Decentralized Indonesia 7. Confronting the ‘New Scarcity’? Environmental Governance in Malaysia 8. Starting from Year Zero: Environmental Governance in Myanmar 9. Environmental Governance in the Philippines: Challenges and Prospects 10. Democracy and Environmental Governance in Thailand Part 3: Environmental Perspectives from East Asia 11. Governing Environment in China: Lessons from Using Land and Water 12. The State of Environment and Energy Governance in Japan 13. Green-blind Growth: A Critical Appraisal of Environmental Governance in the Republic of Korea 14. Environmental Governance Scenario in Asia - Lessons for the Future

Über Autor(innen)

Sacchidananda Mukherjee is an Associate Professor at the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), New Delhi. His research interests include public finance, environmental economics, water resources management and human development. He has co-edited the book Environmental Scenario in India: Successes and Predicaments published by Routledge.

Debashis Chakraborty is an Assistant Professor at the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi. His research interests include international trade policy and WTO negotiations, environmental sustainability and Indian economic development. He has co-edited the book on Environmental Scenario in India: Successes and Predicaments published by Routledge.