Rethinking Environmental Management In The Pacific Rim

Author : Amrita Daniere,Lois. M Takahashi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2017-11-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781351739139

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Rethinking Environmental Management in the Pacific Rim by Amrita Daniere,Lois. M Takahashi Pdf

This title was first published in 2002. Environmental degradation resulting from rapid industrialization has become a serious issue for the governments of Southeast Asia. This volume focuses on three interrelated factors in environmental management in Bangkok and other rapidly developing urban areas along the Pacific Rim: government policy and enforcement, non-governmental organization intervention, and community participation.

Author : Nick Harvey
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2007-05-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781402036286

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Global Change and Integrated Coastal Management by Nick Harvey Pdf

Most of the world’s population lives close to the coast and is highly dependent on coastal resources, which are being exploited at unsustainable rates. These resources are being subject to further pressures associated with population increase and the globalization of coastal resource demand. This is particularly so for the Asia-Pacific region which contains almost two thirds of the world’s population and most of the world’s coastal megacities. The region has globally important atmospheric and oceanic phenomena, which affect world climate such as the Asian Monsoon and the El-Niño Southern Oscillation phenomena. The Asia-Pacific region also has highly significant marine diversity but over the last few decades, coastal resources such as mangroves, coral reefs and fisheries have experienced large-scale depletion. The need to find appropriate management solutions to these and other coastal issues is made more complex by the need to take account of international scientific predictions for global climate change and sea-level rise which will further impact on these coasts. The idea for this book arose from a meeting of coastal scientists in Kobe, Japan in May 2003. The meeting was organized by the Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN), an inter-governmental network, comprising 21 member countries, for the promotion of global change research and links between science and policy making in the region.

Author : Lin Heng Lye
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 648 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789814322904

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Sustainability Matters by Lin Heng Lye Pdf

This is a compilation of papers prepared from the best Dissertations and Study Reports prepared by students on the MSc (Environmental Management) programme at the National University of Singapore. The chapters cover all the key aspects of environmental management. The aim is to produce a reference book which will be useful to students and practitioners in the various branches of the environment.

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2022-08-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789292697174

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Informal Services in Asian Cities by Asian Development Bank Pdf

While supporting the livelihoods of most of the developing world’s urban poor, the informal sector also deprives them of basic services and social protection. Rendered vulnerable to socioeconomic threats, people in the urban informal sector have suffered disproportionately during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and face a highly uncertain future. Informal Services in Asian Cities explores informality’s forms and constraints. It describes the pandemic’s effects on the informal sector and how leveraging informal services can enable urban resilience. Drawing on interdisciplinary research, the book illustrates the transformative potential of urban planning and governance that addresses informality. It also details measures that could boost the informal sector’s inclusive and sustainable growth potential.

Author : Amrita Daniere,Mike Douglass
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2008-09-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134040216

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The Politics of Civic Space in Asia by Amrita Daniere,Mike Douglass Pdf

This book explores how and why civic spaces are used by different communities in Asia and what role urban governance and public participation play in the support or demise of communities. Using case studies of contemporary city life throughout, the contributors provide insights into the importance and value of civic space, arguing that civic spaces provide not only the physical sites for civil society to function autonomously; but also provide a sense of place in the form of identity, meaning, memory, history and linkages with the wider world. Each chapter focuses on the production of and access to civic spaces in a particular Asian city, as well as examples of successes and failures that can inform urban policy regarding inclusive, tolerant and socially vibrant city life through focused attention on the provision and continuity of civic space. This book is designed to provide information to policymakers, researchers and students of the developing world regarding the importance and value of civic space in terms of creating and supporting urban communities. As such, The Politics of Civic Space in Asia will be an invaluable resource for those interested in urban planning, urban design, public policy and political science, as well as Asian studies more generally.

Author : Gregory W. Streich
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2016-02-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317003434

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Urban Social Capital by Gregory W. Streich Pdf

This volume presents a kaleidoscopic view of the norms and forms of contemporary city life, focusing especially on the processes of social capital (de)formation in the urban milieu. It brings together studies from highly diverse urban settings, such as squatter re-settlement projects in Kathmandu, urban funeral societies in Africa, an HIV/AIDS community in Los Angeles, the poor of Harare, pensioners in Shanghai, Maori gangs in Auckland, and a Roma boxing club in Prague, among others. Contributors draw on contemporary theory and research in social capital, political economy, urban planning and policy, social movements, civil society and democracy to explore how social norms, networks, connections and ties are created, deployed - and often frayed - under conditions of social complexity, inequality, cultural pluralism, and the ethno-racial diversity and division characteristic of urban contexts throughout the world. In this way, the volume engages in a genuinely globalized - and globalizing - discussion of contemporary urban social life and stands as a unique and timely interdisciplinary contribution to the ever-expanding literature devoted to social capital.

Author : Victoria A. Beard,Faranak Miraftab,Christopher Silver
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2008-06-04
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781134120659

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Planning and Decentralization by Victoria A. Beard,Faranak Miraftab,Christopher Silver Pdf

The first in-depth study of the impact of economic and political decentralization on planning practice in developing economies, this innovative volume, using original case study research by leading experts drawn from diverse fields of inquiry, from planning to urban studies, geography and economics, explores the dramatic transformation that decentralization implies in responsibilities of the local planning and governance structures. It examines a range of key issues, including: public and private finance local leadership and electoral issues planning in post-conflict societies. Offering unique insights into how planning has changed in specific countries, paying particular attention to South East Asian economies, India and South Africa, this excellent volume is an invaluable resource for researchers, graduate students and planners interested in urban planning in its international political and economic context.

Author : Harold G. Coward
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0585075344

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Traditional and Modern Approaches to the Environment on the Pacific Rim by Harold G. Coward Pdf

The most vigorously developing economies and largest markets today are located on the Pacific Rim, suggesting that the economic "center of gravity" is shifting from the shores of the North Atlantic. Yet the Pacific Rim is also the location of much of the earth's natural beauty as well as the home of still-thriving traditional aboriginal societies. The Pacific Basin's environmental assets and its aboriginal peoples are confronted by the forces of development. The resulting tension between traditional and modern approaches to the environment are addressed in this book by an interdisciplinary team of scientists, social scientists, and humanists.

Author : Joseph P. Stoltman
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 911 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781412974646

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21st Century Geography by Joseph P. Stoltman Pdf

This is a theoretical and practical guide on how to undertake and navigate advanced research in the arts, humanities and social sciences.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1322 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Books
ISBN : UOM:39015058001036

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Book Review Index by Anonim Pdf

Every 3rd issue is a quarterly cumulation.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1724 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Environmental health
ISBN : RUTGERS:39030033070899

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Environmental Health Perspectives by Anonim Pdf

Author : Arthur James Wells
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1884 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Bibliography, National
ISBN : UOM:39015066099196

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The British National Bibliography by Arthur James Wells Pdf

Author : Laurie E. Adkin
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 389 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780774858809

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Environmental Conflict and Democracy in Canada by Laurie E. Adkin Pdf

The urgent need to resolve conflicts over forests, fisheries, farming practices, urban sprawl, and greenhouse-gas reductions, among many others, calls for a critical rethinking of the nature of our democracy and citizenship. This work aims to move the ideas of green democracy and ecological citizenship from the margins to the centre of discussion and debate in Canada. Environmental Conflict and Democracy in Canada offers sixteen case studies to demonstrate that environmental conflicts are always about our rights and responsibilities as citizens as well as the quality of our democratic institutions. By bringing together environmental politics and democratic theory, this path-breaking collection charts a new course for research and activism, one that reveals the deficits of citizenship and how democracy must be extended to achieve a socially just, ecologically sustainable society.

Author : Radha Goyal,Ashish Jain,Shyamli Singh
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2017-08-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781527502598

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The Urban Environmental Crisis in India by Radha Goyal,Ashish Jain,Shyamli Singh Pdf

This volume represents a unique collection of thoughts, ideas, views and visions of a number of water management experts. The book envisions long-lasting practices in safe water and waste management by talking to local community members, governments, and business owners, in order to find out how they live and what they need to feel healthy, safe, empowered, and successful. The sheer diversity of subjects, strength of arguments, force of articulation and the breadth of vision offered here is sure to provoke the reader to think about India. It highlights that the future of the emerging urban society lies in the proper management of waste and not in mere disposal. It comprehensive index facilitates easy reference and accessibility to the reader. As such, it will be useful for policy makers, administrators, research scholars and other stakeholders.

Author : Jonathan Rigg
Publisher : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9789813055087

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Counting the Costs by Jonathan Rigg Pdf

Written by an international panel of specialists on Thailand who share a common concern for the environment, this volume examines the causes and consequences of environment change both in the countryside and the urban areas of the Kingdom. The papers, however, in no sense reflect a common view; the authors embrace contrasting environmental ideologies in discussing a wide range of concerns. These include the role of Buddhism and tourism in promoting sustainable development, environmental systems of thought and action, the practicalities of water pollution control in Bangkok and the Gulf of Thailand, and the changing bases of life and livelihood among the hill peoples of the North. The environment as an issue of concern is now important phase of assimilation, interpretation, prescription and action. The papers in this volume reflect this change.