Local Environmental Struggles
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Local Environmental Struggles
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Author : Kenneth A. Gould
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1996-07-13
Local Environmental Struggles written by Kenneth A. Gould and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-07-13 with Nature categories.
In recent years, environmentalism in the US has increasingly emerged at the community level, focusing on local ecological problems. Correspondingly, the American environmental movement has exhorted its supporters to 'think globally' but 'act locally'. The authors examine this modern environmental mantra by analysing the opportunities and constraints on local environmental action posed by economic and political structures at all levels. The difficulties involved in local activism are explored in three case studies - a wetlands protection project, water pollution of the Great Lakes, and consumer waste recycling. The final chapter then reflects on the challenges facing citizen-worker movements in each case study, and concludes that, despite the inherent difficulties, any successful attempt at mobilisation must have a local component.
Local Environmental Struggles
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Author : Kenneth Alan Gould
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
Local Environmental Struggles written by Kenneth Alan Gould and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Community power categories.
Environmental Issues Today
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Author : Robert J. Duffy
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2020-11-09
Environmental Issues Today written by Robert J. Duffy and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-09 with Nature categories.
This two-volume set provides an authoritative overview of the major environmental issues of the 21st century, with a special focus on current challenges, trends, and policy choices. This set provides an up-to-date, comprehensive, and focused resource for understanding the nature and scope of environmental challenges facing the United States and the world in the 21st century, as well as options for meeting those challenges. Volume One covers environmental trends and challenges within the United States, while Volume Two illuminates environmental issues and choices around the world. Issues covered in both volumes include vital topics such as climate change, air and water pollution, natural resource and species protection, and agricultural/industrial impacts on the environment and public health. For all topics, the authors—scholars and experts hailing from a wide range of environmental and policy fields—detail a range of political, social, and economic options for the future and explain why the issue in question is important for society and people as well as the natural world.
Controversial Issues In Environmental Policy
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Author : Kent E. Portney
language : en
Publisher: SAGE
Release Date : 1992-09-03
Controversial Issues In Environmental Policy written by Kent E. Portney and has been published by SAGE this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992-09-03 with Business & Economics categories.
Most controversies in environmental policy are rooted in clashes of values involving science and technology versus humanism, economic efficiency versus humanism, the role of nature in society and the role of government in society. The author discusses how America makes environmental policy - at the Federal and State levels as well as their enforcement agencies designed to protect and regulate at the same time. Portney examines legislation, public opinion, implementation or non-implementation relative to the debates over water, air and soil management.
Environmental Issues And Sustainable Development
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Author : Dr. Rabindra Bordoloi
language : en
Publisher: Notion Press
Release Date : 2025-12-05
Environmental Issues And Sustainable Development written by Dr. Rabindra Bordoloi and has been published by Notion Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-12-05 with Science categories.
The degradation of environment globally has emerged as a major challenge to the existence of human being in this world. More recently the effects of environmental degradation are becoming more and more obvious in the form of a range of pollutant affecting the planet. Environmental destruction activities such as chemical, human activities and the release of chlorofluorocarbons to the atmosphere trigger the depletion of ozone layer. Emission of Greenhouse gases to the atmosphere causes global warming and Global warming leads to soil erosion, flooding, drought and rise in sea water level. The burning issue for the human being as a whole is of sustainable development in the midst of degradation of environment. Extreme use of natural resources as well as severe pollution caused by unplanned activities tends to create environmental and social distress. Sustainable development implies the use of ecological system in a manner that satisfies current need without compromising the need or options of future generations. The aim of sustainable development should be to maximize human well being or quality of life without jeopardizing the life-support environment. This peer reviewed book contains research papers on various topics relating to environmental issues and sustainable development.
Environmental Problems In An Urbanizing World
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Author : Jorge E. Hardoy
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-11-05
Environmental Problems In An Urbanizing World written by Jorge E. Hardoy and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-05 with Political Science categories.
New edition of Environmental Problems in Third World Cities Cities in Africa, Asia and Latin America contain some of the world's most life- and health-threatening human environments. Environment-related diseases and injuries cause millions of preventable deaths each year. In many squatter settlements, children are 40 to 50 times more likely to die before the age of five than they would be in Europe or North America and most such deaths are environment-related. Many cities also cause serious environmental degradation to their surroundings and increasingly contribute to global warming. This updated and much expanded edition of the classic Environmental Problems in Third World Cities describes environmental problems and their effect on human health, local ecosystems and global cycles. It points to the political causes that underpin many of these problems - including ineffective, unaccountable governments, and aid agencies' reluctance to work with the urban poor. It also highlights innovative solutions such as: * High-quality, low-cost homes and neighbourhoods developed by urban poor groups working with local non-governmental organizations * Local Agenda 21s developed by municipal governments in partnership with community organizations.* In their analysis, the authors show that cities can meet sustainable development goals. There are practical, affordable solutions to their environmental problems, but most of these depend on more competent and accountable city governments and on more support for low-income households and their organizations. The book also outlines the changes needed international aid agencies to support this. PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION 'It's rare to encounter a work as authoritative and accessible as this. It is a mine of useful information from cities in every corner of the Third World, which does not shy away from the immensity of the problems, but says as much about the solutions to them as about the problems themselves' Jonathon Porritt 'Well written and very accessible' The Geographical Journal 'Of value to students, teachers, practitioners, policy makers and aid agencies' Third World Planning Review 'A valuable resource for understanding the underlying problems[this book offers] practical alternatives' Cities International.
Environmental Movements
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Author : Chris Rootes
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 1999
Environmental Movements written by Chris Rootes and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Nature categories.
A special issue of the journal Environmental Politics, vol. 8, no. 1, Spring 1999.
Global Environmental Problems
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Global Environmental Problems written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Political Science categories.
Lands Of The Poor
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Author : Angelo Maliki Bonfiglioli
language : en
Publisher: UN
Release Date : 2004
Lands Of The Poor written by Angelo Maliki Bonfiglioli and has been published by UN this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Business & Economics categories.
This book discusses local environmental governance and decentralised natural resource management. It considers the concept of local environmental governance, relating to issues of local administrative quality, effectiveness and efficiency, transparency and accountability. It highlights a new environmental approach aimed at integrating technical measures into broader institutional frameworks and regulatory policy, by linking local development concerns to broader democratic processes and transforming local populations into citizens with basic civil rights.
Environmental Problems In An Urbanizing World
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Author : Jorge E. Hardoy
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-11-05
Environmental Problems In An Urbanizing World written by Jorge E. Hardoy and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-05 with Political Science categories.
New edition of Environmental Problems in Third World Cities Cities in Africa, Asia and Latin America contain some of the world's most life- and health-threatening human environments. Environment-related diseases and injuries cause millions of preventable deaths each year. In many squatter settlements, children are 40 to 50 times more likely to die before the age of five than they would be in Europe or North America and most such deaths are environment-related. Many cities also cause serious environmental degradation to their surroundings and increasingly contribute to global warming. This updated and much expanded edition of the classic Environmental Problems in Third World Cities describes environmental problems and their effect on human health, local ecosystems and global cycles. It points to the political causes that underpin many of these problems - including ineffective, unaccountable governments, and aid agencies' reluctance to work with the urban poor. It also highlights innovative solutions such as: * High-quality, low-cost homes and neighbourhoods developed by urban poor groups working with local non-governmental organizations * Local Agenda 21s developed by municipal governments in partnership with community organizations.* In their analysis, the authors show that cities can meet sustainable development goals. There are practical, affordable solutions to their environmental problems, but most of these depend on more competent and accountable city governments and on more support for low-income households and their organizations. The book also outlines the changes needed international aid agencies to support this. PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION 'It's rare to encounter a work as authoritative and accessible as this. It is a mine of useful information from cities in every corner of the Third World, which does not shy away from the immensity of the problems, but says as much about the solutions to them as about the problems themselves' Jonathon Porritt 'Well written and very accessible' The Geographical Journal 'Of value to students, teachers, practitioners, policy makers and aid agencies' Third World Planning Review 'A valuable resource for understanding the underlying problems[this book offers] practical alternatives' Cities International.