Economic and Environmental Sustainability of the Asian Region
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group; Routledge
Published: 2010
Language: eng
Number of pages: 464
ISBN-13: 9780415581448
Subjects: Sustainable development; Asia, economic conditions; Asia, economic policy; Asia, environmental conditions; Asia, social conditions
Description: "Asian economic development and environmental consequences are not only crucial for the wellbeing of the people, but are of great relevance for the global economy. The ongoing intense debate on carbon emission mitigating strategies for reducing the impact of environmental consequences has undermined the principle of equity and put a question mark on the sustainability of the development process of the most dynamic Asian economies. This volume explores fresh perspectives on the issues of wellbeing, Asian economic development and environmental concerns.

The book is organised along six themes: issues in sustainability of Asian agriculture; ecological concerns in theory and practice; core themes in economic development; resource management and policy alternatives; discrimination and socio-economic equity in development; and peasant distress and sustainability of cotton economy."--Pub. desc.