LEADER 05203nam 2200733 450 001 9910786775603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-78238-372-7 024 7 $a10.1515/9781782383727 035 $a(CKB)3710000000203704 035 $a(EBL)1420463 035 $a(OCoLC)884645694 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001289818 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11715939 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001289818 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11234267 035 $a(PQKB)11639564 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1420463 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1420463 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10899229 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL633387 035 $a(OCoLC)885470209 035 $a(DE-B1597)636243 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781782383727 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000203704 100 $a20140810h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aSustainable development $ean appraisal focusing on the Gulf Region /$fedited by Paul Sillitoe ; foreword, Sheikha Al-Misnad 210 1$aNew York ;$aOxford, [England] :$cBerghahn Books,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (572 p.) 225 1 $aStudies in Environmental Anthropology and Ethnobiology ;$vVolume 19 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-78238-371-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. 327 $aContents; Illustrations; Foreword; Introduction - Sustainable Development in the Gulf; Chapter 1 - Societal Change and Sustainability within the Central Plateau of Iran: An Archaeological Viewpoint; Part 1 - Planning Sustainable Development; Chapter 2 - Qatar National Vision 2030: Advancing Sustainable Development; Chapter 3 - The Qatar National Master Plan; Chapter 4 - The State of Qatar: Along the Way to Sustainable Development; Chapter 5 - Charting the Emergence of Environmental Legislation in Qatar: A Step in the Right Direction or Too Little Too Late? 327 $aPart II - Energy and Economic IssuesChapter 6 - Sustainable Energy: What Futures for Qatar?; Chapter 7 - Money Rain: The Resource Curse in Two Oil and Gas Economies; Chapter 8 - Islam and Sustainable Economic Development; Part III - Environmental Issues; Chapter 9 - Linking Local and Global in the Sustainable Development of Biodiversity Conservation; Chapter 10 - Conservation and Sustainable Development: The Qatari and Gulf Region Experience; Chapter 11 - Promoting Sustainable Development in Marine Regions; Chapter 12 - Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainability: Friends or Enemies? 327 $aPart IV: Urban and Health IssuesChapter 13 - From Pearling to Skyscrapers: The Predicament of Sustainable Architecture and Urbanism in Contemporary Gulf Cities; Chapter 14 - How the City Grows: Urban Growth and Challenges to Sustainable Development in Doha, Qatar; Chapter 15 - Sustainable Waste Management in Qatar: Charting the Emergence of an Integrated Approach to Solid Waste Management; Chapter 16 - Sustainable Development and Health: From Global to Local Agenda; Part V - Cultural and Social Issues 327 $aChapter 17 - Exploring Collaborative Research Methodologies in the Pursuit of Sustainable FeaturesChapter 18 - On the Importance of Culture in Sustainable Development; Chapter 19 - People, Social Groups, Cultural Practices: From Venn Diagrams to Alternative Paradigms for Sustainable Development; Chapter 20 - Contradictory Forces in the Gulf Environment: Old and New Cultural Values and Knowledge; Conclusion - A Doha Undeclaraton, Puzzling over Sustainable Development with Indigenous Knowledge; Notes on Contributors; Index 330 $a With growing evidence of unsustainable use of the world's resources, such as hydrocarbon reserves, and related environmental pollution, as in alarming climate change predictions, sustainable development is arguably the prominent issue of the 21st century. This volume gives a wide ranging introduction focusing on the arid Gulf region, where the challenges of sustainable development are starkly evident. The Gulf relies on non-renewable oil and gas exports to supply the world's insatiable CO2 emitting energy demands, and has built unsustainable conurbations with water supplies dependent on ener 410 0$aStudies in environmental anthropology and ethnobiology ;$vVolume 19. 606 $aSustainable development$zPersian Gulf Region 606 $aSustainable development$xGovernment policy$zPersian Gulf Region 606 $aEconomic development$xEnvironmental aspects$zPersian Gulf States 606 $aEnvironmental policy$zPersian Gulf States 615 0$aSustainable development 615 0$aSustainable development$xGovernment policy 615 0$aEconomic development$xEnvironmental aspects 615 0$aEnvironmental policy 676 $a338.9536/07 686 $aQG 810$qDE-24/20sred$2rvk 702 $aSillitoe$b Paul$f1949- 702 $aMisnad$b Sheikha 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910786775603321 996 $a?????$91913407 997 $aUNINA