Sustainability in Myanmar

ISBN-13: 9783643905369 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 376 str.

Frauke Kraas; Win Maung

Opis

The volume presents recent contributions on the research on sustainability in Myanmar. It analyzes select key issues of ecological, economic and social sustainability. The included chapters from Myanmar and German authors are based on case studies in several areas of Myanmar. They range from studies on climatological, ecological, and medicinal issues to agriculture, forestry and biotechnology. They also include socio-economic, urban, and cultural topics. The articles are based on a conference series in Yangon/Myanmar between 2011 and 2014. (Series: Southeast Asian Modernities, Vol. 15) Subject: Asian Studies, Sociology, Development Studies]

O autorze

Frauke Kraas is Professor for Human Geography at the Institute of Geography, University of Cologne, Germany, and Visiting Professor at the University of Yangon, Myanmar.
Mi Mi Kyi is Professor (retired) at the Department of Geography, University of Yangon, Myanmar, and member of the Myanmar Academy of Arts and Science.
Win Maung is Professor (retired) at the Department of Zoology, University of Yangon, Myanmar, and Pro-Rector (retired) at the University of Sittwe, Myanmar. He is President of the German Alumni Association Myanmar.