Sustaining Natural Resources in a Changing Environment

ISBN-13: 9781138361706 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 132 str.

Linda Hantrais; Ruth Kattumuri; Ashley Thomas Lenihan

Opis

Researchers and practitioners from across the material and social sciences explore the relationship between environmental change, the sustainability of natural resources, and their management in different regions of the world. This book was originally published as a special issue of Contemporary Social Science.

Spis treści

Foreword  1. Sustaining natural resources in a changing environment: evidence, policy and impact  2. International water targets and national realities in Sub-Saharan Africa: the case of Uganda  3. Towards sustainable development: planning surface coal mine closures in India  4. The impact of urbanisation on land resources in Chongqing, China, 1997–2015  5. Negotiating transparency: NGOs and contentious politics of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative in Ghana  6. Gendered participation in community forest governance in India  7. Community empowerment in changing environments: creating value through food security  8. Environmental impact assessment: evidence-based policymaking in Brazil  9. Low carbon energy and international development: from research impact to policymaking