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It is impossible to ignore the connection between economic development and ecological sustainability— overwhelming scientific evidence points to anthropogenic pressures slowly destroying life on Earth. The need for corrective action is, therefore, critical. This edited compilation studies the processes that are causing irreversible changes in the Earth’s systems. It dwells primarily on the change in the ecosystems that sustain human beings and examines the drivers, direction, and magnitude of global change. The book not only studies the methods that enhance the reader’s understanding of the impact of global change but also discusses mitigation strategies. The emphasis is on sustainability in a framework of development, with special attention to equity.

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Author:   Pranab Mukhopadhyay ,  Nandan Nawn ,  Kalyan Das
Publisher:   SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd
Imprint:   SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd
Weight:   0.710kg
ISBN:  

9789386446466

ISBN 10:   9386446464
Pages:   308
Publication Date:   20 September 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction - Pranab Mukhopadhyay, Nandan Nawn, and Kalyan Das Section 1: Making Sense of Global Change: Macro Dimensions Ecological Economics: Sustainability, Markets, and Global Change - Nilanjan Ghosh Accounting Prices for Measuring Environmental Changes - M.N. Murty Green National Accounting Framework for India: Summary of the Report of Partha Dasgupta Committee - Haripriya Gundimeda Towards Green National Accounting: Government of India Expert Group (2011–13), INSEE Conference Panel (December 2013), and the Way Forward - Kanchan Chopra Linking Science and Policy: Using the Crowd in the Cloud - Anantha Kumar Duraiappah Traversing Diverse Paths in Ecological Economics with Enigmatic Models - Vikram Dayal A Socio-metabolic Reading of the Long-term Development Trajectories of China and India - Anke Schaffartzik and Marina Fischer-Kowalski The Central Role of Surplus Energy in Human Development and a Class-divided Unsustainable Society - Sagar Dhara Section 2: Sustainability, Ecosystems, and Institutions: From the Practice Changing Weather Pattern in Sub-Himalayan North-East India and Interrelations among the Weather Variables - Utpal Kumar De Coping with Natural Disaster: Sunderban after Cyclone Aila - Santadas Ghosh Fire Environment and Community-based Forest Fire Management in Central Siwalik Region of Nepal - Lok Mani Sapkota Can Educational Campaigns Promote Successful Adaptation to Climate Change? Evidence from a Heat Wave Awareness Program in Odisha - Saudamini Das and Stephen C. Smith Agricultural Vulnerability to Climate Change: Contribution of Socio-economic Factors - Amarnath Tripathi Estimating the Economic Benefits of an Improved Aquatic Ecosystem and Watershed Management in the Tanguar Haor Wetland: An Application of Choice Modelling - Md Hafiz Iqbal Impact of Land Use and Land Cover Changes on Physical Space for Fishers in Kanyakumari Coast, India - Priya Parasuram, Rajakumari S., and Ramachandra Bhatta Adoption and Diffusion of Micro-irrigation Technologies in Gujarat, Western India: Do Institutions and Policies Matter? - Chandra Sekhar Bahinipati and P.K. Viswanathan Gender Differences in Social Capital and Collective Action: Does Social Identity Matter in Joint Forest Management? - Biswajit Ray, Promita Mukherjee, and Rabindra N. Bhattacharya Economy-environment Impact Intensity Assessment in an Integrated Framework Analysis to the Rat-hole Coal Mining in Jaintia Hills District, India - Lekha Mukhopadhyay Measuring Welfare of Forest Dependent Communities in a Mine-spoiled Degraded Ecosystem - Narendra Nath Dalei and Yamini Gupt Index

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Pranab Mukhopadhyay is with the Department of Economics, Goa University. He studied at Presidency College (now Presidency University), Kolkata, and Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, and is a Fellow of the South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE). His current research interest has been ecosystem services, institutions, and development. Nandan Nawn is a Professor of Department of Policy Studies, TERI University, New Delhi, where he teaches various courses in the interface of environment, development, and economics. He is an economist by disciplinary training with a doctoral degree from Jawaharlal Nehru University. His research interests lie in ecological economics, agrarian studies, and environment and development. His works have been published in various journals including Journal of Agrarian Change, Economic and Political Weekly, and Journal of Human Development and Capabilities. Recently, he has co-edited Economic Challenges for the Contemporary World: Essays in Honour of Prabhat Patnaik. Presently, he is a co-editor of the “Review of Environment and Development” in Economic and Political Weekly and the Secretary of the Indian Society for Ecological Economics (INSEE). Kalyan Das is with OKD Institute of Social Change and Development, Guwahati. He obtained his PhD from Jawaharlal Nehru University. His present research interests are industry, environment, labour market, and livelihood issues, and he is involved in a number of research projects on Northeast India.

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