Energy, environment and sustainable development
Subtitle: issues and policies
By: S. Ramaswamy and G. Sathis Kumar
Contributors: Sathis Kumar, G., 1981- author
Publisher: Regal Publications
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New Delhi
Language: eng
Number of pages: 193
ISBN-13: 9788184840162
Subjects: Power resources; Sustainable development; Environmental policy; Energy policy; Environmental management; Ressources énergétiques; Aspect de l'environnement; Développement durable; Environnement; Politique gouvernementale; Politique énergétique; Gestion; Environmental aspects
Description: In Indian context.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-190) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1.; title: Energy, environment and sustainable development -- -- 2.; title: Renewable energy for sustainable development: challenges and opportunities in India -- -- 3.; title: Women entrepreneurship in renewable energy technology -- -- 4.; title: Some thoughts on energy and agriculture in India -- -- 5.; title: Petroleum sector in India: a scan by energy economists -- -- 6.; title: Population growth and environmental degradation -- -- 7.; title: Effects of industrialization on urban environment -- -- 8.; title: Living environment and health: appraisals and approaches -- -- 9.; title: Living environment and health in urban India:a case of Chennai city -- -- 10.; title: Effects of leather tanning effluents on village environment -- -- 11.; title: Solid waste management in small town: a case of Chinnalapatty -- -- 12.; title: Water crisis and human's at risk: priorities for action -- -- 13.; title: Sources of drinking water in India: a status report -- -- 14.; title: Sustainable approach to water resources management -- -- 15.; title: Threats to water resources: needs community action planning -- -- 16.; title: Policies for conservation of forest biodiversity resources in India -- -- 17.; title: Economists approach towards the conservation of biodiversity strategy: an overview -- -- 18.; title: Policy interventions for sustainable environmental management in India: ecological economics approach.