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1st Edition

Are SDGs a Myth? Industrial Development and Water Pollution in India

By Neeru Bansal, R. Parthasarathy Copyright 2021

238 Pages 60 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge India

238 Pages 60 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge India

238 Pages 60 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge India

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This book discusses the continued emphasis on development gains in India’s national policies and its quest to meet sustainable development goals. It offers an analysis of the laws and infrastructure for environment protection in the country and their ineffectiveness in dealing with the water pollution which has had dire consequences on India’s ecological landscape. The book, while... Read more

Table of Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

List of Abbreviations

Acknowledgements

1. Introduction

2. Economic Performance of the States

3. Industrial Policies in Gujarat

4. Facets of Industrial Development in Gujarat

5. Environmental Governance

6. Industrial Water Pollution: Communities, Authorities and the Courts

7. Ahmedabad: Impact of Industrial Development on the Sabarmati

8. Ahmedabad: Performance Assessment of Environmental Infrastructure

9. Surat: Impact of Industrial Development on Water Bodies

10. Surat: Performance Assessment of Environmental Infrastructure

11. Why the CETPs are Ineffective

12. Industrial Development and Water Pollution: The Quest for SDGs.

Appendix I

Appendix II

Appendix III

Index

Author(s)

Biography

Neeru Bansal is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Planning, CEPT University, Ahmedabad, India. She is a civil engineer and urban planner.

R. Parthasarathy is MEGA Chair Professor and Director at the Gujarat Institute of Development Research, Ahmedabad, India.

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