SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: Local Issues and Global Agendas

The early roots of the concept of ‘sustainable development ‘ can be traced back to the development-environment debate, sparked off by the adoption of the economic growth model of development by most of the countries in the world and realization of the consequences it produced in various forms of environmental degradation. In 1983, the United Nations set up the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED) to examine the critical environment and development problems, formulate realistic proposals to solve them and ensure that human progress will be sustained through development without ruining the resources of the future generations. Then Our Common Future (1987) defined sustainable development as development that meets needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.
In this context, the present volume, based on the papers presented at a national seminar and aimed at disseminating knowledge and data on some issues of sustainable development, covering the concept, approaches, experiences in various fields and role of NGOs, is being brought out.
Contents
1 Ecological Theory and Development / J.V. Raghavendra Rao
2 Sustainable Development / J.B. Ambekar
3 Risk Society and Ecological Modernization Approaches to the Role of Science and Technology in Sustainable Development / Bipul Kumar Bhadra
4 Sustainable Development / Ganesha Somayaji
5 Sustainable Development in Social, Economic and Legal Contexts / B.L. Chavan
6 Mahatma Gandhi and the Problem of Sustainable Development / Ashok S. Chousalkar
7 Sustainable Agriculture: Experiences of Some Farmers in Kolhapur District / R.B. Patil
8 People-Forest Interface: Some Issues on Sustainable Use of Forest Resources / E.N. Ashok Kumar
9 Questioning Development or Sustaining It? / Ritambhara Hebbar
10 Impact of Watershed Development on Agriculture in Ralegan Siddhi / Krishan Chand Ramotra
11 Social Forestry for Sustainable Development / Manish Kumar Thakur
12 A Review of Environment-Related Provisions in Business Charter for Sustainable Development / Jayashri Mahadev Patil
13 Lift Irrigation Cooperatives and Social Dimension of Sustainable Rural Development / Sarjerao Salunkhe
14 Sustainable Health: Performance Indicators for Maharashtra Health Services / Md. Irfan Khan and Binod C. Agrawal
15 Search for Happiness, Education and Sustainable Development / Geetanjali S. Patil
16 Coastal Bioresources and Sustainable Development / L.J. Bhosale and M.V. Gokhale
17 Concern for Sustainable Development / Deba Prashad Chatterjee
18 The Efficacy of NGOs in Sustainable Development / J.J. Roy Burman
19 People’s Participation in Sustainable Development / Sudhanshu Gore
20 NGOs Movement in Contemporary India and Sustainable Development / Kunja Bihari Nayak
21 Are the Present Environmental Laws Complementary to Sustainable Development? / Uday Gaikwad and Nilisha Desai