Environmental Humanities In Central Asia

Author : Jeanne Féaux de la Croix,Beatrice Penati
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2023-08-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781000983197

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Environmental Humanities in Central Asia by Jeanne Féaux de la Croix,Beatrice Penati Pdf

This book is the first collection to showcase the flourishing field of environmental humanities in Central Asia. A region larger than Europe, Central Asia possesses an astounding range of environments, from deserts to glaciated peaks. The volume brings into conversation scholarship from history to social anthropology, demonstrating the contribution that interdisciplinary and engaged research offers to many urgent issues in the region: from the history of conservationism to the tactics of environmental movements, from literary engagements with ‘pure nature’ to the impact of fossil fuel extraction. The collection focuses on the Central Asian republics of the former USSR, where a complex layering of nomadic and sedentary, Turkic and Persianate, Islamic and Soviet cultures ends up affecting human relations with distinct environments. Featuring state-of-the-art contributions, the book enquires into human-environment relations through a broad-brush typology of interactive modes: to extract, protect, enspirit and fear. Broadening the scope of analysis beyond a consideration of power, the authors bring into focus alternative local cosmologies and the unintended consequences of environmental policy. The volume highlights scholarship from within Central Asia as well as expertise elsewhere, offering readers diverse modes of knowledge-production in the environmental humanities. This book is an important resource for researchers and students of the environmental humanities, sustainability, history, politics, anthropology and geography of Asia, as well as Soviet and Post-Soviet studies.

Author : Eric Freedman,Mark Neuzil
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2015-10-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317836094

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Environmental Crises in Central Asia by Eric Freedman,Mark Neuzil Pdf

Environmental conditions do not exist in a vacuum. They are influenced by science, politics, history, public policy, culture, economics, public attitudes, and competing priorities, as well as past human decisions. In the case of Central Asia, such Soviet-era decisions include irrigation systems and physical infrastructure that are now crumbling, mine tailings that leach pollutants into soil and groundwater, and abandoned factories that are physically decrepit and contaminated with toxic chemicals. Environmental Crises in Central Asia highlights major environmental challenges confronting the region’s former Soviet republics: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. They include threats to the Caspian and Aral seas, the impact of climate change on glaciers, desertification, deforestation, destruction of habitat and biodiversity, radioactive and hazardous wastes, water quality and supply, energy exploration and development, pesticides and food security, and environmental health. The ramifications of these challenges cross national borders and may affect economic, political, and cultural relationships on a vast geographic scale. At the same time, the region’s five governments have demonstrated little resolve to address these complex challenges. This book is a valuable multi-disciplinary resource for academics, scholars, and policymakers in environmental sciences, geography, political science, natural resources, mass communications, public health, and economics.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Asia, Central
ISBN : IND:30000116820659

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Thirteen Environmental Stories from Central Asia by Anonim Pdf

Author : John E. Moerlins,Mikhail K. Khankhasayev,Steven F. Leitman,Ernazar J. Makhmudov
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2007-11-21
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781402067341

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Transboundary Water Resources: A Foundation for Regional Stability in Central Asia by John E. Moerlins,Mikhail K. Khankhasayev,Steven F. Leitman,Ernazar J. Makhmudov Pdf

The Central Asian republics and neighboring countries are currently experiencing problems related to the availability and efficient/equitable distribution of freshwater. This book contains papers from a NATO-sponsored Advanced Research Workshop that was organized to address these concerns. It addresses the myriad of issues involving shared freshwater among the countries in this region, discussing ecology, law, economics, politics, water policy and integrated water management.

Author : Asian Development Bank. Environment Division
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Asia
ISBN : UCSD:31822027921964

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Central Asian Environments in Transition by Asian Development Bank. Environment Division Pdf

Author : Victor R. Squires,Lu Qi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317394051

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Sustainable Land Management in Greater Central Asia by Victor R. Squires,Lu Qi Pdf

Greater Central Asia encompasses a vast area that includes deserts, natural grasslands, steppes, shrublands and alpine regions. Many of these land types are degraded and productivity is falling at a time when human populations and livestock inventories are on the rise. Ecosystem stability and biodiversity are under threat and there is an urgent need to develop more sustainable land management regimes. This book uses an integrated regional approach to provide a comprehensive exploration of sustainable land development in Central Asia. An interdisciplinary team of experts analyses the economic, ecological, sociological, technological and political factors surrounding sustainable land and water management in the region, sharing potential problems and solutions. As international concern about desertification grows, the book concludes by asking how the region is likely to develop in the future. This book will be of value to scholars, students, policy makers and NGOs with an interest in sustainable development in Central Asia.

Author : Igor S. Zonn,Sergey S. Zhiltsov,Andrey G. Kostianoy,Aleksandr V. Semenov
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2020-08-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030579869

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Water Resources Management in Central Asia by Igor S. Zonn,Sergey S. Zhiltsov,Andrey G. Kostianoy,Aleksandr V. Semenov Pdf

This book reviews the current status of water resources management in Central Asian countries, and outlines the history, policies and cross-border cooperation regarding water resources management in the region. Particular attention is paid to the evolution of water resources management in Central Asia, past and future water transfer projects, specific problems concerning water use and pollution, and national approaches to water management in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, as well as to related conflicts between the Central Asian countries. Together with the companion volumes on Water Resources in Central Asia: International Context and Water Bodies and Climate Change in Central Asia, it offers a valuable source of information for a broad readership, from students and scientists interested in the environmental sciences, to policymakers and practitioners working in the fields of water resources policy and management, international relations, and environmental issues.

Author : Jiaguo Qi,Kyle T. Evered
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2008-10-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781402089602

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Environmental Problems of Central Asia and their Economic, Social and Security Impacts by Jiaguo Qi,Kyle T. Evered Pdf

Over the last 60 years, we have recognized increasingly that our world is connected, and the impacts of environmental catastrophes and economic crises in one region of our world have far-reaching and long-lasting consequences globally. Central Asia is a developing region with great potential, but there are valid concerns that current resource management practices are not sustainable, particularly with regard to the management of water resources. Recent changes in social structures, accompanied by regional climate change, have caused substantial environmental changes leading to security concerns in the region. As a result, the local economy has been significantly impacted to the extent that the potential for social unrest is of great concern. This book explores new technologies and adaptation strategies to mitigate these environmental problems and cope with continued environmental change with the ultimate goal of promoting sustainable growth and improved quality of life in the region.

Author : Igor Jelen,Angelija Bučienė,Francesco Chiavon,Tommaso Silvestri,Katie Louise Forrest
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2021-03-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030612665

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The Geography of Central Asia by Igor Jelen,Angelija Bučienė,Francesco Chiavon,Tommaso Silvestri,Katie Louise Forrest Pdf

This book provides a profound geographical description and analysis of Central Asia. The authors take a synthetic approach in a period of critical transformation in the post-soviet time. The monograph analyzes comprehensively the physical and human geography as well as human-nature interactions of Central Asia with focus on Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Natural processes are described at a systemic scale, focusing on ecological impacts and consequences and contemporary human adaptations and organization. It also discusses in which ways the human organizations try to apply solutions for their needs such as security, territorial management and resources renewability, material and functional needs, identity elaborations, culture and communication. The Geography of Central Asia appeals to scientists and students of regional geography and interested academics from other areas such as social, political, economic and environmental studies within the context of Central Asia. The book is also a very useful resource for field trips into this area.

Author : Sergeĭ Sergeevich Zhilʹt︠s︡ov,I. S. Zonn,A. G. Kosti︠a︡noĭ,Aleksandr V. Semenov (Professor)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Water resources development
ISBN : 3030112063

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Water Resources in Central Asia by Sergeĭ Sergeevich Zhilʹt︠s︡ov,I. S. Zonn,A. G. Kosti︠a︡noĭ,Aleksandr V. Semenov (Professor) Pdf

This book outlines the current status of water resources management in Central Asia countries, and provides a review of the history, policies and transboundary cooperation regarding water resources in the region. Particular attention is given to the water-energy-food-environmental nexus, and to the application of the UNECE Environmental Conventions in Central Asia. Readers will also learn about the US and German environmental policies applied in Central Asia, and will discover specific case studies on water resources policies in Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Afghanistan. Together with the companion volumes on Water Bodies and Climate Change in Central Asia and Water Resources Management in Central Asia, it offers a valuable source of information for a broad readership, from students and scientists interested in the environmental sciences, to policymakers and practitioners working in the fields of water resources policy and management, international relations, and environmental issues.

Author : Hartmut Vogtmann,Nikolai Dobretsov
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2006-05-25
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781402044939

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Environmental Security and Sustainable Land Use - with special reference to Central Asia by Hartmut Vogtmann,Nikolai Dobretsov Pdf

Climate change, non-sustainable land management and the insufficient participation of the local population leads to land degradation problems in parts of the Altai Region, which includes China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and the Russian Federation. This book presents important aspects of environmental security and sustainable land use in general and in particular for Central Asia, i.e. the environmental consequences of climate change; sustainable land use and regional development; sustainable development in mountain and steppe regions; beyond borders: Transboundary Biosphere Reserve "Altai" as an approach for regional development; landscape planning as an integrative tool for sustainable development; challenges and threats for environmental stability in Central Asia. A final recommendation in the area of sustainable development and land use as well as the proceeding efforts towards the establishment of the Transboundary Biosphere Reserve "Altai" and the implementation of landscape planning were set in the book as some of the main results of the meeting.

Author : Stefanos Xenarios,Dietrich Schmidt-Vogt,Manzoor Qadir,Barbara Janusz-Pawletta,Iskandar Abdullaev
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2019-09-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780429791079

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The Aral Sea Basin by Stefanos Xenarios,Dietrich Schmidt-Vogt,Manzoor Qadir,Barbara Janusz-Pawletta,Iskandar Abdullaev Pdf

This book offers the first multidisciplinary overview of water resources issues and management in the Aral Sea Basin, covering both the Amu Darya and Syr Darya River Basins. The two main rivers of Amu Darya and Syr Darya and their tributaries comprise the Aral Sea Basin area and are the lifeline for about 70 million inhabitants in Central Asia. Written by regional and international experts, this book critically examines the current state, trends and future of water resources management and development in this major part of the Central Asia region. It brings together insights on the history of water management in the region, surface and groundwater assessment, issues of transboundary water management and environmental degradation and restoration, and an overview of the importance of water for the key economic sectors and overall socio-economic development of Central Asian countries, as well as of hydro politics in the region. The book also focusses on the future of water sector development in the Basin, including a review of local and international actors, as well as an analysis of the current status and progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals by Basin countries. The book will be essential reading for those interested in sea basin management, environmental policy in Central Asia and water resource management more widely. It will also act as a reference source for decision-makers in state agencies, as well as a background source of information for NGOs.

Author : Victor R. Squires
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 479 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2012-11-27
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789400753679

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Rangeland Stewardship in Central Asia by Victor R. Squires Pdf

This volume of 18 chapters is the work of more than 30 authors, many of whom are natives of the Central Asian region or are researchers who have dedicated a large part of their working lives to studying the development dynamics in this vast and fascinating region. The work focuses on the 20 years since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1990. But it also traces the attitudes of land users to the land dating from before the late 19th century, when Russian conquest and colonization occurred, and through the upheavals caused by Soviet-style collectivization and sedentarization. The book is rich with new data presented in 68 easy to understand charts/graphs (many in color) and 50 Tables. Information was generated for this book by experts working in-country. It presents for the first time in English a digest of plethora of previously inaccessible Russian reports and scientific literature that will be invaluable for development agencies, including UN, World Bank, Asian Development Bank, Islamic Bank as well as to students of this vast and fascinating region who seek up to date and authoritive information.

Author : Rattan Lal,M. Suleimenov,B.A. Stewart,D.O. Hansen
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2007-08-02
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780203932698

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Climate Change and Terrestrial Carbon Sequestration in Central Asia by Rattan Lal,M. Suleimenov,B.A. Stewart,D.O. Hansen Pdf

This book brings together current knowledge of terrestrial C sequestration in Central Asia. The themes treated include: biophysical environments, water resources, sustainable agriculture, soil degradation, the effects of irrigation schemes on secondary salinization, soil management and its relationship to carbon dynamics; the relationship between f

Author : Dilorom Fayzieva
Publisher : Computational Mechanics
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Medical
ISBN : STANFORD:36105117977244

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Environmental Health in Central Asia by Dilorom Fayzieva Pdf

During the last few years new directions in environmental health research have been successfully developed in the Central Asian republics. This volume contains a broad scientific review of possible influences of environmental conditions such as ambient air quality, water supply, sanitation, nutrition, and industrial and agricultural activity on the health of those living in the Aral Sea Basin. Promoting a better understanding of current environmental health problems in this region, the book includes the following chapters: ambient air quality and dust exposure; water quality, water supply and sanitation; industrial activity and health; epidemiological studies of non-infectious diseases; infectious diseases, microbiology and immunology; nutritional aspects; children's health; use of pesticides in agriculture and health effects; and strategies for the future.