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Global Change, Ecosystems, Sustainability
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Global Change, Ecosystems, Sustainability
Theory, Methods, Practice

First Edition
Edited by:
  • Pranab Mukhopadhyay - Professor, Department of Economics, Goa University
  • Nandan Nawn - Professor, Department of Policy Studies, TERI University, New Delhi
  • Kalyan Das - Professor, OKD Institute of Social Change and Development, Guwahati, Assam
May 2021 | 308 pages | SAGE India
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It is impossible to ignore the connection between economic development and ecological sustainability— overwhelming scientific evidence points to anthropogenic pressures slowly destroying life on Earth. The need for corrective action is, therefore, critical.

This edited compilation studies the processes that are causing irreversible changes in the Earth’s systems. It dwells primarily on the change in the ecosystems that sustain human beings and examines the drivers, direction, and magnitude of global change. The book not only studies the methods that enhance the reader’s understanding of the impact of global change but also discusses mitigation strategies. The emphasis is on sustainability in a framework of development, with special attention to equity.

 
Acknowledgements
Pranab Mukhopadhyay, Nandan Nawn, and Kalyan Das
Introduction
 
Section 1: Making Sense of Global Change: Macro Dimensions
Nilanjan Ghosh
Ecological Economics: Sustainability, Markets, and Global Change
M.N. Murty
Accounting Prices for Measuring Environmental Changes
Haripriya Gundimeda
Green National Accounting Framework for India: Summary of the Report of Partha Dasgupta Committee
Kanchan Chopra
Towards Green National Accounting: Government of India Expert Group (2011–13), INSEE Conference Panel (December 2013), and the Way Forward
Anantha Kumar Duraiappah
Linking Science and Policy: Using the Crowd in the Cloud
Vikram Dayal
Traversing Diverse Paths in Ecological Economics with Enigmatic Models
Anke Schaffartzik and Marina Fischer-Kowalski
A Socio-metabolic Reading of the Long-term Development Trajectories of China and India
Sagar Dhara
The Central Role of Surplus Energy in Human Development and a Class-divided Unsustainable Society
 
Section 2: Sustainability, Ecosystems, and Institutions: From the Practice
Utpal Kumar De
Changing Weather Pattern in Sub-Himalayan North-East India and Interrelations among the Weather Variables
Santadas Ghosh
Coping with Natural Disaster: Sunderban after Cyclone Aila
Lok Mani Sapkota
Fire Environment and Community-based Forest Fire Management in Central Siwalik Region of Nepal
Saudamini Das and Stephen C. Smith
Can Educational Campaigns Promote Successful Adaptation to Climate Change? Evidence from a Heat Wave Awareness Program in Odisha
Amarnath Tripathi
Agricultural Vulnerability to Climate Change: Contribution of Socio-economic Factors
Md Hafiz Iqbal
Estimating the Economic Benefits of an Improved Aquatic Ecosystem and Watershed Management in the Tanguar Haor Wetland: An Application of Choice Modelling
Priya Parasuram, Rajakumari S., and Ramachandra Bhatta
Impact of Land Use and Land Cover Changes on Physical Space for Fishers in Kanyakumari Coast, India
Chandra Sekhar Bahinipati and P.K. Viswanathan
Adoption and Diffusion of Micro-irrigation Technologies in Gujarat, Western India: Do Institutions and Policies Matter?
Biswajit Ray, Promita Mukherjee, and Rabindra N. Bhattacharya
Gender Differences in Social Capital and Collective Action: Does Social Identity Matter in Joint Forest Management?
Lekha Mukhopadhyay
Economy-environment Impact Intensity Assessment in an Integrated Framework Analysis to the Rat-hole Coal Mining in Jaintia Hills District, India
Narendra Nath Dalei and Yamini Gupt
Measuring Welfare of Forest Dependent Communities in a Mine-spoiled Degraded Ecosystem
 
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It is impossible to ignore the connection between economic development and ecological sustainability— overwhelming scientific evidence points to anthropogenic pressures slowly destroying life on Earth. The need for corrective action is, therefore, critical.

This edited compilation studies the processes that are causing irreversible changes in the Earth’s systems. It dwells primarily on the change in the ecosystems that sustain human beings and examines the drivers, direction, and magnitude of global change. The book not only studies the methods that enhance the reader’s understanding of the impact of global change but also discusses mitigation strategies. The emphasis is on sustainability in a framework of development, with special attention to equity.

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