Looking Back To Think Ahead

Author : R. K. Pachauri,P. V. Sridharan
Publisher : The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9788185419343

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Looking Back to Think Ahead by R. K. Pachauri,P. V. Sridharan Pdf

Looking Back To Think Ahead Maps And Quantifies The Extent Of Damage To India`S Environment And Natural Resource Base That Accompanied Economic Growth During The First 50 Years After India`S Independence (1947-97). Guided By A Distinguished Team Of Advisors, The Study Report-Both In Detailed And Abridged Versions-Advocates For A Paradigm Shifts So As To Create Positive Impacts On The Environment While Realizing Healthy Economic Growth Rates. This `Looking Back` Provided The Foundation Of The `Think Ahead` Component Of The Study (Disha (Directions, Innovations, And Strategies For Harnessing Action). The Publication-Disha For Sustainable Development-Presents `Business-As-Usual` And `Alternative` Policy Scenarios For The Period 1997-2047, And Offers Quantitative Projections For The State Of India`S Natural Resources And The Environment Under The Influence Of Such Policies.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 8179931048

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Looking Back to Change Track by Anonim Pdf

Looking back to change track provides an answer to the questions that have marked the country's efforts to manage air pollution, water stress, waste disposal, forest wealth, and it's rich storehouses of biodiversity. In 1997, when India celebrated the 50th anniversary of its Independence, TERI's assessment of trends in the state of the environment in these 50 years sounded an alarm over the rapid deterioration of the nation's natural resources. 1997 was also a year when the fruits of economic liberalization were beginning to be realized, but what seemed to have slipped past policy-makers and the public alike was the pressure increased economic growth was exerting on India's natural resources. TERI estimated that the economic costs of environmental degradation in India already exceeded 10% of the country's gross domestic product. Released as GREEN India 2047, TERI's findings made it amply clear that neglecting the state of India's environment in the quest for development was an unsustainable proposition. The title explains that while in some cases, irreparable loss to the environment has occurred, in others, there still remains time to halt, reverse, and minimize the damage. As we step further into the 21st century, new approaches and strategies are required to tackle the onslaught faced by our vulnerable environment. This publication articulates some of these, which include progressive policy-making, sustained public'private partnerships, increased support for research and development of sustainable technologies, and last but definitely not the least, greater mobilization by civil society to protect India's natural resources. The message inherent in this book is that the stakeholders of India's natural resources include no one else but us Indians, and we need to partner each other to bring about a change in the way our environment is managed. For inspiration, we need to go no further than the Father of the Nation himself, whose advice ?Be the change you want to see in the world ? is as relevant to our relationship with our environment as in any other context.

Author : R. K. Pachauri,P. V. Sridharan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Environmental protection
ISBN : 9386530724

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Looking Back to Think Ahead, Green India 2047 by R. K. Pachauri,P. V. Sridharan Pdf

That the environment has been steadily deteriorating -- be it the air we breathe, the water we drink, the soil that supports us in myriad ways, or the diversity of plant and animal life that surrounds us -- is common knowledge. Looking back to think ahead -- the first report of TERI?s ambitious ?GREEN India 2047? project -- seeks to set forth the extent of degradation of India?s natural resources -- water, soils, forests, and biodiversity -- during the first 50 years of its independence and assesses the damage in economic terms. It also takes air pollution, water pollution, and solid wastes into the scheme of the study. A chapter on ?development and lifestyles? shows how economic progress has led to lifestyles that are increasingly consumption-oriented, with its inevitable impacts on the environment. The report quantifies degradation by assigning monetary values to its impacts, which makes it possible to weigh the losses against the possible gains from avoiding or abating the losses. It concludes by pointing towards the path to sustainable development, namely DISHA (?direction?, in Sanskrit): Directions, Interventions, and Strategies for Harnessing Action. The 350-page report -- supported by charts, maps, and diagrams, with a complete overview -- is a must-read for policy-makers, corporate executives, politicians, planners, media persons, the scientific community, and the concerned citizenry. [Also available is a 52-page summary of this landmark report.]

Author : Divya Datta and Shilpa Nischal
Publisher : The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9788179932841

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Looking Back to Change Track by Divya Datta and Shilpa Nischal Pdf

In 1997, when India celebrated 50 years of its Independence, TERI's study Growth with Resource Enhancement of Environment and Nature (GREEN) India 2047 assessed whether the country was moving on an environmentally sustainable path. The sequel to the study, Directions Innovations and Strategies for Harnessing Action (DISHA) for sustainable development, released in 2001, projected environmental and resource implications for the country by 2047 under two scenarios, that is, continuing in a business-as-usual mode and adopting a more sustainable development trajectory. The present study picks up the thread from 1997, examining environmental trends in the last decade, isolating underlying priority issues and identifying strategies that are needed to prevent or ameliorate environmental damage. The mandate of the present study, thus, is to go beyond reporting the state of India's environment. Through an evaluation of the major factors that are responsible for the present state and the characteristics of resulting impacts, the study provides an agenda for action.

Author : David Mamet
Publisher : Dramatists Play Service Inc
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0822213214

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A Life with No Joy in It, and Other Plays and Pieces by David Mamet Pdf

THE STORIES: In ALMOST DONE, a young mother-to-be reflects on the stories she will pass down to her child. (1 woman.) In MONOLOGUE (FEBRUARY 1990), the speaker runs a gamut of thoughts leading up to the condemnation of self and questions over the p

Author : Patrick Lemon
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2013-08-19
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781469191133

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FREEDOM FROM AN ILLUSION OF FREEDOM by Patrick Lemon Pdf

First let me mention that the main characters in the book are the readers and the readers are the audience too. Find out how and what character describes you best throughout the novel. Fear is one of the main forces that create this illusion of freedom. "Just because you are scared does not mean you are entitled to back down," (Lemon). Believing the belief that you are free is the very belief that creates this illusion. Then this belief traps you within an illusion of freedom and is the very belief that prevents you from realizing you are not free by any means of what you thought freedom was and what freedom really is. You believing that belief is what prevent you from discovering, seeing, understanding and experiencing what true freedom is and means. You can get out of this illusion through an 8 phase process that is offered within this novel. My book is a manuscript that offers the following: internal psychology, optimistic/positive psychology, reflective psychology, self-improvement psychology, self-knowledge psychology, therapy, spirituality, sociology, philosophy, workology, streetology, survivology (higher survival awareness /teens and adults), better relationship awareness (work, couples, or in general) and is a parental guide. This is not a conspiracy theory novel nor is it fiction. It is real events and real experiences anyone can experience. This book is a self-improvement; self-developmental novel that shows people how to fi nd and bring out their deep rooted power, true freedom, and potential of which they never knew existed or never knew how to bring out.

Author : Mark Currie
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2015-04-19
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780748676316

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Unexpected by Mark Currie Pdf

Explores the relationship between unexpected events in narrative and life

Author : Norman Myers
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1610914023

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Perverse Subsidies by Norman Myers Pdf

Outlines hundreds of examples of perverse subsidies that are granted at the expense of the environment. Addresses the implications of perverse subsidies in six leading sectors and shows how these subsidies undercut economies and environments alike.

Author : Beth E. Jörgensen
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2011-12-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781438439402

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Documents in Crisis by Beth E. Jörgensen Pdf

Winner of the 2012 Best Book in the Humanities presented by the Mexico Section of the Latin American Studies Association In the turbulent twentieth century, large numbers of Mexicans of all social classes faced crisis and catastrophe on a seemingly continuous basis. Revolution, earthquakes, industrial disasters, political and labor unrest, as well as indigenous insurgency placed extraordinary pressures on collective and individual identity. In contemporary literary studies, nonfiction literatures have received scant attention compared to the more supposedly "creative" practices of fictional narrative, poetry, and drama. In Documents in Crisis, Beth E. Jörgensen examines a selection of both canonical and lesser-known examples of narrative nonfiction that were written in response to these crises, including the autobiography, memoir, historical essay, testimony, chronicle, and ethnographic life narrative. She addresses the relative neglect of Mexican nonfiction in criticism and theory and demonstrates its continuing relevance for writers and readers who, in spite of the contemporary blurring of boundaries between fiction and nonfiction, remain fascinated by literatures of fact.

Author : Aseem Shrivastava
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2012-05-24
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9788184757439

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Churning the Earth by Aseem Shrivastava Pdf

The world stands so dazzled by India’s meteoric economic rise that we hesitate to acknowledge its consequences to the people and the environment. In Churning the Earth, Aseem Shrivastava and Ashish Kothari engage in a timely enquiry of this impressive growth story. They present incontrovertible evidence on how the nature of this recent growth has been predatory and question its sustainability. Unfettered development has damaged the ecological basis that makes life possible for hundreds of millions resulting in conflicts over water, land and natural resources, and increasing the chasm between the rich and the poor, threatening the future of India as a civilization. Rich with data and stories, this eye-opening critique of India’s development strategy argues for a radical ecological democracy based on the principles of environmental sustainability, social equity and livelihood security. Shrivastava and Kothari urge a fundamental shift towards such alternatives—already emerging from a range of grassroots movements—if we are to forestall the descent into socio-ecological chaos. Churning the Earth is unique in presenting not only what is going wrong in India, but also the ways out of the crises that globalised growth has precipitated.

Author : Nigel Bankes,Irene Dahl,David L. VanderZwaag
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2016-09-28
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781784718114

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Aquaculture Law and Policy by Nigel Bankes,Irene Dahl,David L. VanderZwaag Pdf

With aquaculture operations fast expanding around the world, the adequacy of aquaculture-related laws and policies has become a hot topic. This much-needed book provides a three-part guide to the complex regulatory landscape. The expert contributors first review the international legal dimensions, including chapters on law of the sea, trade, and access and benefit sharing. Part Two offers regional perspectives, discussing the EU and regional fisheries management organizations. The final part contains eleven case studies exploring how leading aquaculture producing countries have been putting sustainability principles into practice.

Author : Todd R. Nelson
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781365944437

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Beating Captain Najork by Todd R. Nelson Pdf

Author : Todd R. Nelson
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781329779051

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A Good Story by Todd R. Nelson Pdf

Author : Amitava Mukherjee
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2017-11-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781351156189

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Hunger: Theory, Perspectives and Reality by Amitava Mukherjee Pdf

Hunger is an issue which has been subject to much rigorous intellectual examination by economists, philosophers, sociologists, NGOs and governments. This volume provides a critical overview of current academic and political perspectives and then compares these views from thenon-hungry people with those of thehungry particularly from a broad range of poor communities in India. Their views are gathered using participatory rural appraisal techniques and the scale of the material presented is unprecedented. Not surprisingly, the comparisons show that the perceptions of the hungry are fundamentally different from those of the non-hungry. It makes compelling suggestions about how best policy makers can attempt to eliminate hunger based on what the hungry themselves suggest. The book also draws attention to the critical role of Common Property Resources and women in the fight against under-nutrition, which have so far been largely ignored.

Author : Amitava Mukherjee
Publisher : Concept Publishing Company
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : 8170229871

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Perspectives Of The Silent Majority : Air Pollution, Livelihood And Food Security by Amitava Mukherjee Pdf