Sustainable development in fragile environments

By:

Jodha, N. S

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Ahmedabad; Centre for Environment Education; 1995Description: 122 pISBN:

8186385010

Subject(s):

Environment

DDC classification:

333.7 JOD

Summary: The problem of environmental degradation is particularly acute in mountain areas and in the arid and semi-arid plains. These are also the areas where poverty is intractable and widespread, and where the prospect of economic development is severely constrained by the poor quality and inherent limitations of the fragile natural resource base. The development process initiated in these areas in recent years has brought some limited short-term gains, but it has also led to accelerated resource degradation. There is now increasing recognition that such development is unsustainable. The challenge therefore is to implement new and sustainable patterns of economic development which can help raise living standards in these areas without damaging the productivity of the natural resource base. This landmark book provides an operational framework which enables policy-makers and planners to do just this.

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The problem of environmental degradation is particularly acute in mountain areas and in the arid and semi-arid plains. These are also the areas where poverty is intractable and widespread, and where the prospect of economic development is severely constrained by the poor quality and inherent limitations of the fragile natural resource base. The development process initiated in these areas in recent years has brought some limited short-term gains, but it has also led to accelerated resource degradation.

There is now increasing recognition that such development is unsustainable. The challenge therefore is to implement new and sustainable patterns of economic development which can help raise living standards in these areas without damaging the productivity of the natural resource base.

This landmark book provides an operational framework which enables policy-makers and planners to do just this.

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