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Are SDGs a myth? : industrial development and water pollution in India / / Neeru Bansal and R. Parthasarathy
| Are SDGs a myth? : industrial development and water pollution in India / / Neeru Bansal and R. Parthasarathy |
| Autore | Bansal Neeru |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, NY : , : Routledge, , 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xx, 217 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina | 338.95407 |
| Soggetto topico |
Industrialization - India
Water - Pollution - India Sustainable development - India |
| ISBN |
1-00-309618-2
1-000-19639-9 1-003-09618-2 1-000-19637-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Economic performance of the states -- Industrial policies in Gujarat -- Facets of industrial development in Gujarat -- Environmental governance -- Industrial water pollution: communities, authorities & the courts -- Ahmedabad: impact of industrial development on the Sabarmati -- Ahmedabad: performance assessment of environmental infrastructure -- Surat: impact of industrial development on water bodies -- Surat: performance assessment of environmental infrastructure -- Why the CETPs are ineffective -- Industrial development and water pollution: the quest for SDGs. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910794224203321 |
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| Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, NY : , : Routledge, , 2021 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Are SDGs a myth? : industrial development and water pollution in India / / Neeru Bansal and R. Parthasarathy
| Are SDGs a myth? : industrial development and water pollution in India / / Neeru Bansal and R. Parthasarathy |
| Autore | Bansal Neeru |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, NY : , : Routledge, , 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xx, 217 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina | 338.95407 |
| Soggetto topico |
Industrialization - India
Water - Pollution - India Sustainable development - India |
| ISBN |
1-00-309618-2
1-000-19639-9 1-003-09618-2 1-000-19637-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Economic performance of the states -- Industrial policies in Gujarat -- Facets of industrial development in Gujarat -- Environmental governance -- Industrial water pollution: communities, authorities & the courts -- Ahmedabad: impact of industrial development on the Sabarmati -- Ahmedabad: performance assessment of environmental infrastructure -- Surat: impact of industrial development on water bodies -- Surat: performance assessment of environmental infrastructure -- Why the CETPs are ineffective -- Industrial development and water pollution: the quest for SDGs. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810433303321 |
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| Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, NY : , : Routledge, , 2021 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ecologies of Urbanism in India : Metropolitan Civility and Sustainability / / edited by Anne Rademacher and K. Sivaramakrishnan
| Ecologies of Urbanism in India : Metropolitan Civility and Sustainability / / edited by Anne Rademacher and K. Sivaramakrishnan |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hong Kong [China] : , : Hong Kong University Press, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (305 p.) |
| Disciplina | 307.760954 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
SivaramakrishnanK. <1957->
RademacherAnne |
| Soggetto topico |
Sustainable development - India
Sustainability - India Urban ecology (Sociology) - India |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
988-8180-71-1
988-220-848-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Foreword / by Helen F. Siu -- Preface and acknowledgments -- List of contributors -- 1. Introduction : ecologies of urbanism in India / Anne Rademacher and K. Sivaramakrishnan -- 2. Is there an "Indian" urbanism? / Janaki Nair -- 3. One air, two interventions : Delhi in the age of environment / Awadhendra sharan -- 4. The troubled passage from "village communities" to planned new town developments in mid-twentieth-century South Asia / William J. Glover -- 5. Flexible planning : the making of India's "millennium city" / Gurgaon Shubhra Gururani -- 6. From the frying pan to the floodplain : negotiating land, Water, and fire in Chennai's development / Karen Coelho and Nithya V. Raman -- 7. Value struggles : waste work and urban ecology in Delhi / Vinay Gidwani -- 8. Housing in the urban age : inequality and aspiration in Mumbai / Nikhil Anand and Anne Rademacher -- 9. Resettlement ecologies : environmental subjectivity and graduated citizenship in Mumbai / Sapana Doshi -- 10. Nuisance talk : middle-class discourses of a slum-free Delhi / D. Asher Ghertner -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463413203321 |
| Hong Kong [China] : , : Hong Kong University Press, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ecologies of Urbanism in India : Metropolitan Civility and Sustainability / / edited by Anne Rademacher and K. Sivaramakrishnan
| Ecologies of Urbanism in India : Metropolitan Civility and Sustainability / / edited by Anne Rademacher and K. Sivaramakrishnan |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hong Kong [China] : , : Hong Kong University Press, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (305 p.) |
| Disciplina | 307.760954 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
SivaramakrishnanK. <1957->
RademacherAnne |
| Soggetto topico |
Sustainable development - India
Sustainability - India Urban ecology (Sociology) - India |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
988-8180-71-1
988-220-848-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Foreword / by Helen F. Siu -- Preface and acknowledgments -- List of contributors -- 1. Introduction : ecologies of urbanism in India / Anne Rademacher and K. Sivaramakrishnan -- 2. Is there an "Indian" urbanism? / Janaki Nair -- 3. One air, two interventions : Delhi in the age of environment / Awadhendra sharan -- 4. The troubled passage from "village communities" to planned new town developments in mid-twentieth-century South Asia / William J. Glover -- 5. Flexible planning : the making of India's "millennium city" / Gurgaon Shubhra Gururani -- 6. From the frying pan to the floodplain : negotiating land, Water, and fire in Chennai's development / Karen Coelho and Nithya V. Raman -- 7. Value struggles : waste work and urban ecology in Delhi / Vinay Gidwani -- 8. Housing in the urban age : inequality and aspiration in Mumbai / Nikhil Anand and Anne Rademacher -- 9. Resettlement ecologies : environmental subjectivity and graduated citizenship in Mumbai / Sapana Doshi -- 10. Nuisance talk : middle-class discourses of a slum-free Delhi / D. Asher Ghertner -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788492203321 |
| Hong Kong [China] : , : Hong Kong University Press, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ecologies of urbanism in India : metropolitan civility and sustainability / / edited by Anne M. Rademacher and K. Sivaramakrishnan
| Ecologies of urbanism in India : metropolitan civility and sustainability / / edited by Anne M. Rademacher and K. Sivaramakrishnan |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hong Kong, : Hong Kong University Press, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (305 p.) |
| Disciplina | 307.760954 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
RademacherAnne M.
SivaramakrishnanK |
| Soggetto topico |
Urban ecology (Sociology) - India
Sustainable development - India |
| ISBN |
988-8180-71-1
988-220-848-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Foreword / by Helen F. Siu -- Preface and acknowledgments -- List of contributors -- 1. Introduction : ecologies of urbanism in India / Anne Rademacher and K. Sivaramakrishnan -- 2. Is there an "Indian" urbanism? / Janaki Nair -- 3. One air, two interventions : Delhi in the age of environment / Awadhendra sharan -- 4. The troubled passage from "village communities" to planned new town developments in mid-twentieth-century South Asia / William J. Glover -- 5. Flexible planning : the making of India's "millennium city" / Gurgaon Shubhra Gururani -- 6. From the frying pan to the floodplain : negotiating land, Water, and fire in Chennai's development / Karen Coelho and Nithya V. Raman -- 7. Value struggles : waste work and urban ecology in Delhi / Vinay Gidwani -- 8. Housing in the urban age : inequality and aspiration in Mumbai / Nikhil Anand and Anne Rademacher -- 9. Resettlement ecologies : environmental subjectivity and graduated citizenship in Mumbai / Sapana Doshi -- 10. Nuisance talk : middle-class discourses of a slum-free Delhi / D. Asher Ghertner -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825917203321 |
| Hong Kong, : Hong Kong University Press, 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Emerging energy alternatives for sustainable environment / / editors, D P Singh, Richa Kothari, V V Tyagi
| Emerging energy alternatives for sustainable environment / / editors, D P Singh, Richa Kothari, V V Tyagi |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boca Raton, FL : , : CRC Press, , [2019] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (537 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 333.7940954 |
| Soggetto topico |
Renewable energy sources - India
Green technology - India Energy policy - Environmental aspects - India Sustainable development - India |
| ISBN |
0-429-60881-0
0-429-05827-6 0-429-60329-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; 1: Biogas Potential in India: Production, Policies, Problems, and Future Prospects; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Production of Biogas; 1.3 Sources/Materials for Biogas Production; 1.4 Roles of Microbes in Production of Biogas; 1.5 Issues and Concerns for the Biogas Production Process; 1.6 Augmentation/Upgradation of Biogas Process; 1.7 Types of Biogas Reactors; 1.8 Policies Related to Biogas Production in India; 1.9 Benefits of Biogas Energy Production-Potential in India; 1.10 Problems and Issues Encountered
1.11 Future Prospects for Biogas in India1.12 Conclusion; References; 2: Membrane-less Microbial Fuel Cell: A Low-cost Sustainable Approach for Clean Energy and Environment; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Basic Requirements for Membrane-less Microbial Fuel Cell; 2.3 Classification of Membrane-less Microbial Fuel Cell; 2.4 Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; 3: Hydrogen Energy: Present and Future; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Hydrogen Production; 3.3 Storage Technologies for Hydrogen; 3.4 Hydrogen Energy and Environment; 3.5 Hydrogen and Other Alternative Secondary Energies; 3.6 Hydrogen Safety 3.7 Future Prospects of HydrogenReferences; 4: Emerging Energy Alternatives for Sustainable Development in Malaysia; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Renewable Resources in Malaysia; 4.3 Conclusion; References; 5: Role and Initiatives of Indian Government Policies for Growth of Wind Energy Sector; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 India's Wind Energy Potential and Installation; 5.3 Indian Government Policies for Wind Energy Sector; 5.4 State Government Policies for Wind Energy Sector; 5.5 Conclusion; References; 6: Improved Technology for Non-edible Seed Oils: Sources for Alternate Fuels; 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Materials and Methods6.3 Results and Discussion; 6.4 Conclusion; References; 7: Adsorption and Photodegradation of Sulfamethoxazole in a Three-phase Fluidized Bed Reactor; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Methodology; 7.3 Results and Discussion; 7.4 Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; 8: Application of Cellulose Nitrate Membrane for Pervaporative Separation of Organics from Water; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Experimental Set-up; 8.3 Results and Discussion; 8.4 Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; 9: Green Chemistry: Mitigatory Measure for Environmental Pollution; 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Green Chemistry Concept9.3 History; 9.4 A Timeline of Green Chemistry Highlights; 9.5 Scope; 9.6 Principles; 9.7 Role of Green Chemistry in Prevention and Control of Pollution; 9.8 Environmental Sustainability; 9.9 Conclusion; References; Websites; 10: Building Energy Simulation for Improved Thermal Performance: A CFD Approach; 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 Thermal Mass and Building Design; 10.3 Building Energy Analysis; 10.4 Necessity for Building Simulation; 10.5 Application of Building Simulation and Systems Approach; 10.6 Software; 10.7 Applications of CFD for Building Design |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910793207603321 |
| Boca Raton, FL : , : CRC Press, , [2019] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Emerging energy alternatives for sustainable environment / / editors, D P Singh, Richa Kothari, V V Tyagi
| Emerging energy alternatives for sustainable environment / / editors, D P Singh, Richa Kothari, V V Tyagi |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boca Raton, FL : , : CRC Press, , [2019] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (537 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 333.7940954 |
| Soggetto topico |
Renewable energy sources - India
Green technology - India Energy policy - Environmental aspects - India Sustainable development - India |
| ISBN |
0-429-60881-0
0-429-05827-6 0-429-60329-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; 1: Biogas Potential in India: Production, Policies, Problems, and Future Prospects; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Production of Biogas; 1.3 Sources/Materials for Biogas Production; 1.4 Roles of Microbes in Production of Biogas; 1.5 Issues and Concerns for the Biogas Production Process; 1.6 Augmentation/Upgradation of Biogas Process; 1.7 Types of Biogas Reactors; 1.8 Policies Related to Biogas Production in India; 1.9 Benefits of Biogas Energy Production-Potential in India; 1.10 Problems and Issues Encountered
1.11 Future Prospects for Biogas in India1.12 Conclusion; References; 2: Membrane-less Microbial Fuel Cell: A Low-cost Sustainable Approach for Clean Energy and Environment; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Basic Requirements for Membrane-less Microbial Fuel Cell; 2.3 Classification of Membrane-less Microbial Fuel Cell; 2.4 Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; 3: Hydrogen Energy: Present and Future; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Hydrogen Production; 3.3 Storage Technologies for Hydrogen; 3.4 Hydrogen Energy and Environment; 3.5 Hydrogen and Other Alternative Secondary Energies; 3.6 Hydrogen Safety 3.7 Future Prospects of HydrogenReferences; 4: Emerging Energy Alternatives for Sustainable Development in Malaysia; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Renewable Resources in Malaysia; 4.3 Conclusion; References; 5: Role and Initiatives of Indian Government Policies for Growth of Wind Energy Sector; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 India's Wind Energy Potential and Installation; 5.3 Indian Government Policies for Wind Energy Sector; 5.4 State Government Policies for Wind Energy Sector; 5.5 Conclusion; References; 6: Improved Technology for Non-edible Seed Oils: Sources for Alternate Fuels; 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Materials and Methods6.3 Results and Discussion; 6.4 Conclusion; References; 7: Adsorption and Photodegradation of Sulfamethoxazole in a Three-phase Fluidized Bed Reactor; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Methodology; 7.3 Results and Discussion; 7.4 Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; 8: Application of Cellulose Nitrate Membrane for Pervaporative Separation of Organics from Water; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Experimental Set-up; 8.3 Results and Discussion; 8.4 Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; 9: Green Chemistry: Mitigatory Measure for Environmental Pollution; 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Green Chemistry Concept9.3 History; 9.4 A Timeline of Green Chemistry Highlights; 9.5 Scope; 9.6 Principles; 9.7 Role of Green Chemistry in Prevention and Control of Pollution; 9.8 Environmental Sustainability; 9.9 Conclusion; References; Websites; 10: Building Energy Simulation for Improved Thermal Performance: A CFD Approach; 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 Thermal Mass and Building Design; 10.3 Building Energy Analysis; 10.4 Necessity for Building Simulation; 10.5 Application of Building Simulation and Systems Approach; 10.6 Software; 10.7 Applications of CFD for Building Design |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910813796003321 |
| Boca Raton, FL : , : CRC Press, , [2019] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Environment, development and sustainability in India : perspectives, issues and alternatives / / Manish K. Verma, editor
| Environment, development and sustainability in India : perspectives, issues and alternatives / / Manish K. Verma, editor |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer, , [2021] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (349 pages) |
| Disciplina | 338.95407 |
| Soggetto topico | Sustainable development - India |
| ISBN | 981-336-248-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Preface -- About This Book -- Contents -- Editor and Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction -- Introduction -- Sustainability as the New Paradigm of Development -- The Concept of 'Environmentalism' in the Development Context -- Operationalizing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) -- Structure of the Volume -- Policy Implications and Way Forward -- References -- Part IPerspectives on Environment, Development and Sustainability -- 2 Ecology, Culture and Development -- Concept of Ecology -- The Pattern Theory of Culture -- Phases of Development -- Ecology and Development -- Perspectives and Imperatives -- Perspectives -- Development Dichotomies -- Imperatives -- Policy Implications -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 On Development: Practice and Ethics -- Development: An Angel, an Ideal -- Development: A Polysemic Concept -- Meanings of Development -- Development: Ensuring Good Life -- What Is Good Life? -- Development: A Conundrum, an Ominous Djinn -- Development: A Pursuit of Economics and Engineering -- Simple and Complex Societies -- Think Ethically: From Some to All, from Pain to Gain -- Policy Implications -- References -- 4 Sustainability: Revisiting Enduring Modern and Identified Tradition -- Introduction -- The Age of European Centrality, Colonialism and Objectification -- Enlightenment Crisis, Materiality and Strategic Silence on Ecology -- Uneven Development and Exclusion as a Problematic -- The Journey from the Global to the Local in Search of Sustainability -- The Unfinished Project of Modernity -- Sustainability as a Policy and Planning Issue -- Conclusion -- References -- 5 Explaining Rural Development in Contemporary India: A Paradoxical Situation -- Introduction -- Defining Rural India -- Onslaught on Traditional Institutional Social Arrangements -- Rural Development as a Process.
Inclusive Rural Development -- A Revisit to the Six Villages in Rajasthan After Half a Century1 -- The Six Villages in the 1960s4 -- The Six Villages in the 1960s and in the 2020s -- Policy Implications -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- 6 Man-Forest Interaction in a Metropolis: Perspectives from Hermeneutics -- Introduction -- Theoretical Issues -- Discussion and Analysis -- Policy Implications -- References -- Part IIIssues of Environment -- 7 Environmental Consequences of Dams: A Study of Select Hydroelectric Projects in India -- Dam, Development and Environment -- Bhakra Dam Project: An Untold Story -- Narmada Valley Development Project: A Vision or an Ecological Disaster -- Policy Implications -- Conclusion -- References -- 8 Impact of Efforts on Ganga Restoration and Conservation -- Introduction -- River Health -- Study Area for Strategic Initiatives Under Ganga River Basin Management Plan in Uttar Pradesh -- Ganga Canal Capacities on Increase -- River Behaviour: Loosing and Gaining Stretches of Ganga River in Uttar Pradesh -- Ganga Basin Water Plan: Managing Demand and Supply of Water -- Outcome of Water Balance Modelling -- Ganga Basin Investment Summary -- Pollution in River Ganga -- Namami Gange and Other Restoration Programmes at National Level -- Industrial Pollution Control -- Industrial Sector Development -- Water Quality Status of River Ganga -- Environmental Flows at Critical Locations on River Ganga -- Change in Crop Pattern -- Agriculture Income Gain -- Institutional Efforts -- Policy Implications -- Conclusions and Recommendations -- Way Forward -- References -- 9 Locating Agricultural Distress in India: Realigning for Sustainability and Nutritional Security -- Introduction -- Indian Agriculture Sector: Present Trends in Production and Consumption -- The Issue of Sustainability -- Locating the Indian Farmer. Aspirations of a Farmer: A Case Study -- Policy Implications -- Conclusions -- References -- 10 Environmental Migration: A Challenge for Sustainable Development -- Introduction -- Climate Change and Environmental Migration: The Debate -- Climate Change and Environmental Migration: The Nexus -- Environmental Migration and Sustainable Development -- Policy Implication -- Conclusion -- References -- 11 Interface Between Tribes and Ecotourism: A Study on Sustainability and Development in Purulia, West Bengal -- Introduction -- Towards Defining Ecotourism -- Purulia and Nature of Its Ecotourism -- Policy Implications -- Conclusion -- References -- 12 People's Movement Against Ecological Conservation Policies in the Western Ghats: Reflections from Kerala, India -- Introduction -- Theoretical Aspects -- Biodiversity of Western Ghats -- Human Settlement and Deforestation in Western Ghats -- Ecological Conservation Policies -- Madhav Gadgil Report -- Kasthurirangan Report -- Challenges in Policy Implementation -- Environmental Movements in Kerala -- Role of Non-governmental Organizations -- Environment Movements in Western Ghats -- Land Right and Sustainability, Conflicts in Idukki -- People's View on Conservation -- Policy Implications -- Conclusion -- References -- 13 Balancing Growth with Livelihood Sustainability: Social and Political Action Over Land Acquisition in India -- Growth and Sustainability: Are They Contradictory? -- Steps Towards Land Acquisition -- Legislative Measures Under Recent Regimes -- Democratic Assertion and Political Action -- Policy Implications -- Conclusion -- References -- Part IIIAlternatives for Environmental Sustainability -- 14 Constructed Wetland: A Sustainable Approach for Wastewater Treatment -- Introduction -- Status of Wastewater Treatment in India -- Constructed Wetland: Emergence and Concept. Constructed Wetlands and Its Types -- Free Surface Flow Constructed Wetland (FSFCW) -- Subsurface Flow Constructed Wetland (SSFCW) -- Types of Subsurface Flow Constructed Wetland -- Mechanism in Constructed Wetlands -- Advantages of Constructed Wetlands -- Limitations of Constructed Wetlands -- Design of Constructed Wetlands -- Case Studies of Constructed Wetland -- Constructed Wetland System: The Policy Implications -- Conclusion and Recommendation -- References -- 15 Biofuels for What? Environmental Sustainability and Discursive Flexibility of Jatropha in India -- Introduction -- Environmental Discourses and Biofuels -- Jatropha as Renewable and Sustainable Source of Energy -- The Scientific Claim-Making: Consensus and Contestation? -- Is Biofuel Green? Case of Environmental Politics in a Village -- Policy Implications -- Conclusion -- References -- 16 Alternative Approaches to Measure Sustainability in a Subsistence Economy: Empirical Insight from Shifting Cultivation in Odisha -- Introduction -- Measuring Sustainability: A Critical View on CBA and Exploring Alternative Approaches -- Carrying Capacity of Land -- Employment-Based Approach -- Consumption-Based Approach -- Methods and Materials for the Empirical Context -- Sustainable Carrying Capacity -- Sustainable Employment-Based Approach (EBA) -- Sustainable Consumption-Based Approach (CoBA) -- Policy Implications -- Discussion and Conclusion -- Post Script -- References -- 17 Tribal Health and Sustainable Development: Traditional Knowledge Practice and Medicinal Plant -- Introduction -- Sustainable Development and Tribal Health -- Sustainable Development: Man-Nature Relationship -- Indigenous People and Indigenousness -- Objectives -- Study Areas and Methods -- Reaction on Climate Change and Degradation of Biodiversity -- Policy Implications -- Conclusion -- References. 18 Indigenous Knowledge of Women: Alternative Methods of Water Conservation in Rajasthan -- Introduction -- Theoretical Analysis and Reflection -- Sequencing of Argument -- Alternative Methods and Water Management -- Gender Mainstreaming and Water Discourse -- Cultural Metanarrative and Water Discourse -- Development and (Wo)Men Discourse -- Policy Implication -- Conclusion -- References. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910483286303321 |
| Singapore : , : Springer, , [2021] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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India at the crossroads [[electronic resource] ] : sustaining growth and reducing poverty / / edited by Tim Callen, Patricia Reynolds, Christopher Towe
| India at the crossroads [[electronic resource] ] : sustaining growth and reducing poverty / / edited by Tim Callen, Patricia Reynolds, Christopher Towe |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : International Monetary Fund, c2001 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (203 p.) |
| Disciplina | 330.954 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
CallenTim
ReynoldsPatricia <1961-> ToweChristopher M. <1957-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Fiscal policy - India
Sustainable development - India |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-4552-6503-9
1-4552-9619-8 1-283-53697-8 9786613849427 1-4552-4768-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1. Overview Christopher Towe""; ""PART I. Preserving External Stability""; ""2. India and the Asia Crisis Christopher Towe""; ""3. Assessing India's External Position Tim Callen and Paul Cashin""; ""PART II. Fiscal Challenges""; ""4. Tax Smoothing, Financial Repression, and Fiscal Deficits in India Paul Cashin, Nilss Olekalns, and Ratna Sahay""; ""5. Fiscal Adjustment and Growth Prospects in India Patricia Reynolds""; ""PART III. Monetary and Financial Sector Policies""; ""6. Modeling and Forecasting Inflation in India Tim Callen""
""7. The Unit Trust of India and the Indian Mutual Fund Industry Anna llyina""""PART IV. Growth, Poverty, and Structural Policies""; ""8. Growth Theory and Convergence Across Indian States: A Panel Study Shekhar Aiyar""; ""9. Structural Reform in India Daniel Kanda, Patricia Reynolds, and Christopher Towe""; ""List of Contributors"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451823903321 |
| Washington, D.C., : International Monetary Fund, c2001 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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India at the Crossroads -- Sustaining Growth and Reducing Poverty / / Tim Callen, Christopher Towe, Patricia Reynolds
| India at the Crossroads -- Sustaining Growth and Reducing Poverty / / Tim Callen, Christopher Towe, Patricia Reynolds |
| Autore | Callen Tim |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2001 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (203 p.) |
| Disciplina | 330.954 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
ToweChristopher
ReynoldsPatricia |
| Soggetto topico |
Fiscal policy - India
Sustainable development - India Exports and Imports Inflation Macroeconomics Public Finance Industries: Financial Services Current Account Adjustment Short-term Capital Movements Debt Debt Management Sovereign Debt Pension Funds Non-bank Financial Institutions Financial Instruments Institutional Investors Price Level Deflation International Investment Long-term Capital Movements International economics Public finance & taxation Finance Budgeting & financial management Public debt Financial institutions Balance of payments Prices Debts, Public Mutual funds Capital movements |
| ISBN |
1-4552-6503-9
1-4552-9619-8 1-283-53697-8 9786613849427 1-4552-4768-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1. Overview Christopher Towe""; ""PART I. Preserving External Stability""; ""2. India and the Asia Crisis Christopher Towe""; ""3. Assessing India's External Position Tim Callen and Paul Cashin""; ""PART II. Fiscal Challenges""; ""4. Tax Smoothing, Financial Repression, and Fiscal Deficits in India Paul Cashin, Nilss Olekalns, and Ratna Sahay""; ""5. Fiscal Adjustment and Growth Prospects in India Patricia Reynolds""; ""PART III. Monetary and Financial Sector Policies""; ""6. Modeling and Forecasting Inflation in India Tim Callen""
""7. The Unit Trust of India and the Indian Mutual Fund Industry Anna llyina""""PART IV. Growth, Poverty, and Structural Policies""; ""8. Growth Theory and Convergence Across Indian States: A Panel Study Shekhar Aiyar""; ""9. Structural Reform in India Daniel Kanda, Patricia Reynolds, and Christopher Towe""; ""List of Contributors"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779268203321 |
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| Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2001 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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