Environment management in India v.2

Research advances in environmental monitoring and biological sciences combined with harsh experience in socio-economic development at the international level, have drawn the world community to an awareness that its own health and quality of life and the fate of future generations depend on action to avert environ mental catastrophe.
This collection in two volumes is a multi disciplinary investigation into various aspects of pressing environmental problems facing India at this time. It also provides a comprehensive analysis of the ecological situation in the world today and its future taking into account socio economic development as well as scientific and technological progress. Making wide use of data from various social and pure sciences, the contributors analyse the trends of the ecological situation and its future development. Such an approach ensures a thorough analysis of the environmental issues and proves that a solution can be found only by the joint efforts of both developed and developing countries.
This collection stresses the necessity of accord ing priority to action programmes integrating population, environment and development factors, taking fully into consideration the need for national utilization of natural resources and protection of the physical environment.