edited by Michael J.G. Parnwell and Raymond L. Bryant.
New York :
Routledge,
1996.
xv, 383 pages :
illustrations, maps ;
24 cm.
Global environmental change series
"Based on the 1994 annual conference of the Association of South-East Asian Studies in the United Kingdom (ASEASUK), held at Royal Holloway, University of London"--Acknowledgements.
"Global environmental change programme."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 344-372) and index.
"Environmental Change in South-East Asia brings together scholars, journalist, consultants and NGO activists to explore the interaction of people, politics and ecology. The centrality of politics to environmental change and the human response to that change is examined. Ostensibly 'green' activities - plantation forestry, ecotourism, hydro-electricity - are revealed as guises used by elites to promote their own political and economic interests." "Highlighting fatal flaws in presently exclusive economic and ecological approaches, the authors stress that neither the quest for sustainable development nor the process of environmental change itself can be understood without reference to political processes."--Jacket.
"Environmental problems facing humanity are severe and the need for solutions is urgent. 'Sustainable development' has been embraced by many as the solution to the world's environmental problems. Can the rhetoric be turned into reality?" "South-East Asia, with its explosive mix of rapid economic growth and pervasive environmental degradation, epitomizes the dilemmas facing policy-makers as they seek to promote sustainable development."
Conservation of natural resources-- Economic aspects-- Southeast Asia.
Environmental policy-- Southeast Asia.
Sustainable development-- Southeast Asia.
Conservation des ressources naturelles-- Aspect économique-- Asie du Sud-Est.
Développement durable-- Asie du Sud-Est.
Environnement-- Politique gouvernementale-- Asie du Sud-Est.
43.47 global environmental themes.
83.30 economic conditions, development and structure: general.
Conservation des ressources naturelles-- Aspect économique-- Asie du Sud-Est.
Conservation of natural resources-- Economic aspects-- Southeast Asia, Congresses.
Conservation of natural resources-- Economic aspects.