Environment Chronicles-II: The best of TerraGreen
- Author(s): TERI
- Size: 150 mm × 230 mm
- Pages: 272
- Binding: Paperback
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9789386530059
- Cover Price:
Rs.295.00 / US $20.00
- Special Price: Rs. 266.00 / US $18.00
Book Details
This book covers, in a panoramic sweep, all the formidable environmental challenges that we face. It is a grim reminder of our disquieting environmental reality; yet the stories here inspire hope and provide examples of the building blocks for a sustainable world. Environment Chronicles II is the go-to resource for readers who want to know, in holistic terms, about what's ailing the environment as well as the solutions for a greener future. Backing up its claims with several unassailable facts, this book reinforces the urgency for sustainable development, particularly for conservation, resource-use efficiency, and waste minimization—all ideas that are now picking up the much-needed momentum.
Key Features
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• Unique collection of articles on development and underdevelopment from India and abroad
• Contributions by well-known journalists and environmentalists
• Inspirational stories of struggle, survival, and hope
• Immensely readable and informative
Table of Contents
- Uranium Mining in Meghalaya: The Ecological and Health Challenges by Jonathan Donald Syiemlieh
- Sustainable Trends in Fashion: Overcoming the Challenges by Swati Prabhu
- Greening of Financial Institutions: The Road to Sustainable Banking by Swagata Dey
- Sustainable Slum Improvement Models:Ban Mankong in Thailand and PRODEL in Nicaragua by Souvanic Roy and Manas Kumar Sanyal
- Sustainable Transport: Issues and Implementation by Arvind Kumar
- Heat Waves: Are We Concerned Enough? by Suruchi Bhadwal
- Community Conservation of Indian Grasslands by Surya Prakash
- Critically Endangered Wetlands: Environmental Impacts of Urban Growth by Subir Ghosh
- The Lethal Plastic Metal: Upcycling and Reducing Demand by Rashi Goel
- Encountering Aquatic Hypoxia: Responses, Adaptability, and Mitigation Measures by Tincy Varghese
- Rejuvenating the Ganga Basin: The Need to Implement GRBEMP by Sujit Chakraborty
- The Water Magician: Ending Water Poverty by Sharada Balasubramanian
- Eye of the Tiger: Are the Numbers Growing? by Anuradha Dutt
- Highways for Wild Animals by Arefa Tehsin and Raza H Tehsin
- Mitigating Human–Animal Conflict in India: Participatory Approaches bySharada Balasubramanian and Rahul Chavan
- Turtle Conservation: Community Participation, the Way Ahead by Laxmikant Deshpande
- Understanding Public Spaces: An Analysis of Their Sustainability by Ramya Ramanathan
- Uttarakhand’s Battling Interests: Time for Change by Mukesh Rawat
- Fodder Production in Himachal Pradesh: Reducing the Drudgery of Women in the Hills by Sarita Brara
- Fostering Cultural Responses: To Ecosystemic Change by Rahul Goswami
- The Breathing Livelihood of Rajasthan: Handicrafts and Other Sustainable Art Forms by Saurabh Somani
- Are We Food Secured? by Ranjan K Panda
- Sustainable Diets: Re-engineering Food by Maneka Sanjay Gandhi
- Prospects for India’s Food Security: The Indo-Gangetic Plain as a Vital Link by Monika Kumari and Md Maroof Azam
- The Alarming Delhi Smog: Genesis and Post Analysis by Pradeep Kumar Mukherjee
- Lifestyle Diseases: Scourge of the First World by Harish Alagappa
- Is the Air Killing Your Child?: The Rising Epidemic of Childhood Cancer in India by Rina Mukherji
- Ghost Villages of Uttarakhand: The Need for Rehabilitation by Rajshekhar Pant
- Brus’ Return by Nava Thakuria
- Cross-boundary Development: Through Disciplinary Research and Socio-environmental Synthesis by Biba Jasmine
- Chemical Fertilizers: Impact on Climate Change by M N Kulkarni
- Urban Health Resources Centre: Empowering Women to Work for Health by Paromita Pain
- Ecofeminism in India: Defying an Ideological Straitjacket? by Rina Mukherji
- SEEDS: The Way to a Safer Future by N Kalyani
- A Shaky Future: Is North India Sitting on a Seismic Time Bomb? by Guy Noronha
- Disaster Management at the Time of Natural Hazards: Role of Residents’ Welfare Associations by K S R Murthy
- Shale Gas: A Game Changer? by Prabir Sengupta
- Morocco Turns on the Solar Switch: Lifted out of Darkness by Arjun Wadhwa
- Waves of Electricity: Reduce Demand or Increase Supply? by Bharat Jhunjhunwala
Foreword by Bahar Dutt
Sustainable Development
Ecology
Water
Wildlife
Heritage and Tourism
Sustainable Livelihood
Food Security
Health
Socio-environmental Issues
Women
Disaster Management
Energy
Keywords
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