Environmental Sustainability from the Himalayas to the Oceans Strugg
The book is written in the backdrop of the environmental impacts of and future requirements from the natural environment for rapid economic growth that has characterized recent economic history of China and India, especially over the past few decades. The
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Environmental Sustainability from the Himalayas to the Oceans Struggles and Innovations in China and India
Environmental Sustainability from the Himalayas to the Oceans
Shikui Dong • Jayanta Bandyopadhyay Sanjay Chaturvedi Editors
Environmental Sustainability from the Himalayas to the Oceans Struggles and Innovations in China and India
Editors Shikui Dong Professor, School of Environment Beijing Normal University Beijing, China
Jayanta Bandyopadhyay Professor (Retired) Indian Institute of Management Calcutta Kolkata, India
Sanjay Chaturvedi Professor, Centre for the Study of Geopolitics Panjab University Chandigarh, India
ISBN 978-3-319-44035-4 ISBN 978-3-319-44037-8 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-44037-8 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016954311 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
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Foreword
The future of the world depends on our ability to better understand and creatively engage with increasingly complex environmental issues. Environmental Sustainability from the Himalayas to the Oceans: Struggles and Innovations in China and India is a must-read collaborative work on the importance of histories, contestations, theories, and innovative ideas in the study of environments. Considering the severe paucity of sound scholarship with an explicit focus on China and India, this book provides critical multidisciplinary insights into the significance of social innovations in addressing daunting environmental challenges. By bridging the gap between the scientific and cultural understanding of the natural environment and simultaneously placing the “twin-civilizations” of China and India at the center of the inqui
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