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Environmental Policy, Governance and Politics: A South Asian Perspective book cover

1st Edition

Environmental Policy, Governance and Politics A South Asian Perspective

By Prakash Chand Kandpal Copyright 2025
288 Pages
by Routledge India

288 Pages
by Routledge India

288 Pages
by Routledge India
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This book traces the development-environment discourse in India and examines the multi-layered interaction between society and nature in the light of the role of the state, judiciary and the civil society. Through an array of perspectives, the volume challenges the conventional approach to understanding the environmental politics in South Asia without considering the role of the civil society and... Read more

Preface vi

Abbreviations viii

Introduction 1

1 The evolution of environmental discourse 13

2 Global environmental governance 36

3 Environmental issues in India 57

4 Environmental policy and governance in India 75

5 Judicial response to environmental challenges 119

6 Civil society and environmentalism in India 141

7 Urbanization, environment and public health 176

8 Urban environmental governance in India 199

9 Environmental politics in India 223

Conclusions 249

Annotated bibliography 259

Select Bibliography 264

Index 276

Biography

Prakash Chand Kandpal is Professor and Chairperson, Centre for the Study of Law and Governance, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. His areas of interest are: public administration, Public Policy, Governance studies, Local Governance, Environmental Policy and politics in India.

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