Sustainable Development In Central Asia

Author : Shirin Akiner,Jon Hay,Sander Tideman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136788963

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Sustainable Development in Central Asia by Shirin Akiner,Jon Hay,Sander Tideman Pdf

This book is the result of a pioneering conference held in Ulaan Baatar in September 1994. The first Conference on the Sustainable Development of Central Asia brought together government officials, development professionals, academics, activists and religious representatives from Central, South and East Asia and the West. The full range of perspectives from this diverse group is presented here on how Central Asia can find paths of development which really serve its long term interests, and what the rest of the world can learn from Central Asians about living in harmony with the environment.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Asia, Central
ISBN : 9965490961

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Central Asia on the way to sustainable development by Anonim Pdf

Author : Victor R. Squires,Lu Qi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 41,5 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 : Stefanos Xenarios,Dietrich Schmidt-Vogt,Manzoor Qadir,Barbara Janusz-Pawletta,Iskandar Abdullaev
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 46,6 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 : Eric W. Sievers
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2013-12-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317793366

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The Post-Soviet Decline of Central Asia by Eric W. Sievers Pdf

Sievers draws on his experience of Central Asia to take on the task of explaining the remarkable economic declines of the post-Soviet Central Asian states (Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) in the past decade, and the turn of these states towards despotism.

Author : Michael M. Cernea,Ay?e Kudat
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0821339060

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Social Assessments for Better Development by Michael M. Cernea,Ay?e Kudat Pdf

This annual report lists and describes the World Bank Group's portfolio of projects designed to improve or protect the environment, all of which were under implementation during fiscal year 1996 (July 1, 1995 to June 30, 1996). The first part of the report discusses significant environmental issues for each sector and region and describes the environmental activities of various parts of the World Bank Group. Boxes, tables, and figures supplement the narrative. A useful bibliography of World Bank publications on environmental topics closes the section. The second part consists of reports on environmentally targeted projects; World Bank and International Finance Corporation (IFC) projects that required a full environmental assessment because of their potential impacts; investment operations supporting projects launched by the Global Environment Facility; and projects designed to help developing countries comply with the Montreal Protocol--a multilateral treaty that controls the production and consumption of ozone-depleting substance.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2019-12-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264628342

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Green Finance and Investment Sustainable Infrastructure for Low-Carbon Development in Central Asia and the Caucasus Hotspot Analysis and Needs Assessment by OECD Pdf

This report analyses planned infrastructure projects, decision-making frameworks related to infrastructure development and strategic planning documents in eight countries in Central Asia and the Caucasus: Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 547 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2010-04-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9789292547592

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Central Asia Atlas of Natural Resources by Asian Development Bank Pdf

This atlas brings together a wealth of information related to living and nonliving natural resources in the five countries of Central Asia---Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. It contains an array of maps based on geographic information systems and remote sensing images, numerous photographs, tabulations of important data, and extensive descriptive text that together illustrate and describe the region's bountiful natural resources, its diversity of peoples, and their progress toward sustainable development. Highlights include geographic and climatic features; environmental, economic, and social profiles; energy, minerals, and water resources; ecoregions and ecosystems; major fauna and flora; agriculture and fisheries; peoples and cultural traditions; and economic and social statistics.

Author : Hartmut Vogtmann,Nikolai Dobretsov
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 48,6 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 : Murat Arsel,Max Spoor
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2009-12-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781135236335

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Water, Environmental Security and Sustainable Rural Development by Murat Arsel,Max Spoor Pdf

This co-edited volume provides a unified scholarly treatment of intensifying debates on the relationship between water scarcity and environmental security in Central Eurasia. Using discussions of sustainable rural development as its conceptual backdrop, the chapters in this volume combine solid empirical investigation with critical analysis of key concepts such as ‘scarcity’, ‘expert knowledge’, and ‘efficiency’. The central theme emerging from the contributions emphasizes the need to reevaluate accepted wisdom in resource studies that considers distributional conflicts over water usage as inherently zero-sum outcomes in which one player’s gains inevitably correspond to another player’s losses. Instead, the empirical and critical analyses in this book demonstrate that effective management of water resources can be re-conceptualized as the basis for regional cooperation and sustainable rural development.

Author : Eric Freedman,Mark Neuzil
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 54,7 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 : Richard Pomfret
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Asia, Central
ISBN : UCSD:31822026352369

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The Transition to a Market Economy, Poverty and Sustainable Development in Central Asia by Richard Pomfret Pdf

Author : G. M. Mir
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Natural resources
ISBN : 8175254300

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Resource Management, Regional Cooperation, and Sustainable Development in Central Asian States by G. M. Mir Pdf

The Book Stresses The Importance & Necessity For Cooperation Among Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakistan, Kyrgrzstan & Tajikistan For Sustainable Development And Progress As They Are Dependent One Each Other For Water And Energy Resources.

Author : Mohammad Shafi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015070125748

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Central Asia by Mohammad Shafi Pdf

"Central Asia, which consists of five states, viz., Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, is a bridge between the east and west. It is surrounded by powerful states like China in the east, Russia (CIS) in the north, Iran and Afghanistan in the south, and Turkey and European countries in the west. In each state there are ethnic minorities but the policy of each state is based on secularism. Its economy, which is primarily based on nomadic herding, is fast changing. Although more than half the area of Central Asia is desert, the extensive irrigation has turned considerable area into smiling fields with consequent adverse environmental effects leading to shrinkage of the Aral Sea. The future of Central Asia lies in sustainable development. This introductory text on Central Asia provides coverage to broad range of political, historical, economic and cultural issues in the region. This analysis of modern states in Central Asia will certainly provide an understanding to the geo-politics of the region. Both students and teachers of geography, history, economics and politics will find this book highly informative and comprehensive research source."

Author : Nigora Djalilova
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2022-09
Category : Energy industries
ISBN : 0367626411

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Sustainable Energy in Central Asia by Nigora Djalilova Pdf

This book argues that sustainable energy development represents a new frontier for many transitional economies, including those countries that are well endowed with traditional energy resources, as exemplified by the case of Uzbekistan in Central Asia. The book highlights the challenges and issues faced by the energy sector in countries which are undergoing a transition from government-led economic models to open market economies. Using Uzbekistan as a case study, the book demonstrates these challenges, as well as opportunities of being part of an increasingly interconnected global market, to show how governments can ensure inclusive economic growth and build pathways toward sustainable development by deploying renewable energy sources (RES). By applying the Quadruple Bottom Line strategy as a conceptual framework to evaluate social, economic, and environmental benefits and governance as a key dynamic component, the book includes recommendations for implementing a transition strategy to renewable energy consumption for developing countries and offers insights into ways of dealing with government policy in post-Soviet countries. Presenting a holistic approach to promoting RES deployment in Uzbekistan and elsewhere, this book will be of interest to researchers interested in energy transition in developing countries, development economics, Central Asian politics, and the management of natural resources and climate-change issues.