Environment and Development (Views from the East & the West)

The Cartesian view of man being the controller of nature has generated an economic system, whether capitalist or Marxist, which exploits nature to produce more and more goods and services to meet the material needs of society. The pursuit to this style of development has led to certain negative impacts which are now posing threat to the survival and development of humanity. Thirty Seven Experts from all over India and the U.K. analysed the problems of accelerating economic development without impairing environment, from regional and local perspectives and debated these issues in April, 1994 at the LBSNAA, Mussoorie in April 1993, and explored the possibilities that lie ahead of us. This book is an outcome of that deliberation. It contains authoritative papers by acknowledged experts in their respective fields, on Changing Perception of Development; Environmental Issues of Energy, Water and Land Pollution; Analysis of Natural Resources Management Systems, River Basin or Valley and Environment; Tourism, Human Settlements and Environment; Culture and Environment; Sustainable Development; Environmental Policies and Environmental Ethics. This book would be an invaluable and up-to-date applied reference book for scholars and students of environment and development, who seek to approach at the problems from regional and local perspectives.