Reducing Poverty and Sustaining the Environment: The Politics of Local EngagementTaylor & Francis, 2013 M06 17 - 256 pages 'A valuable contribution to our collective knowledge about governance, poverty and the environment' Frances Seymour, World Resources Institute 'Detailed and realistic documentation of contemporary development and governance relationships and trends' Melissa Leach, Institute of Development Studies There are growing signs that development work by governments, aid agencies and non-government organisations ignores the fact that environmental quality matters to the poor. There are also indications that some environmental work is pushing 'people-out' protection methodologies. Yet recently, an extensive range of project, programme and policy level activities has focused attention on the important links between poverty and the environment, and the benefit of entrenching these links in policy-making processes at all levels. The role that politics plays in all of this is of overriding importance. This volume is the first to address the role of politics in environmental issues that matter to the poor through a series of case studies. It describes experiences at regional, national and local levels in low and middle income countries including China, Tanzania, Nigeria, South Africa, Pakistan, Colombia, Peru, India, Saint Lucia and countries in East Africa. Ultimately the book demonstrates how understanding the national and local political context is crucial for addressing poverty-environment issues such as environmental health, access to natural resources for livelihoods and security, and coping with environmental disasters. The editors advocate ways in which political processes can be used to make positive changes - from the perspectives of both poverty reduction and the environment. |
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... studies. 2. Environmental management – Political aspects – Developing countries – Case studies. 3. Poverty – Environmental aspects – Developing countries – Case studies. 4. Local government – Developing countries – Case studies. 5 ...
... studies: Political change in Africa, Asia and Latin America and the tlarihhean The changing political context Mapping power relationships: Political influences at four leyels tllosing the gap between the poor and those who seek to ...
... studies: Political change in Africa, Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean The changing political context Mapping power relationships: Political influences at four levels 7 Closing the gap between the poor and those who seek to ...
... studies Background and context of environmental policy and the Bioplan in Manizales The Bioplan in action; decreasing poverty in Manizales, 1995–2003 Environmental traffic lights: How each comuna scored for composite indicator of ...
... Studies) and Frances Seymour (World Resources Institute) for their constructive review of early drafts of this manuscript and suggestions for improvements. Jon Anderson (Natural Resource Policy Advisor at the US Agency for International ...
Contents
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Decreasing Poverty in Manizales Colombia through Shared Environmental Management | 44 |
Managing Natural Resources in China | 73 |
From Conservation to Poverty Reduction | 100 |
6 Stories on the Environment and Conflict from Northern Nigeria | 131 |
Coastal Resource Management and Local Governance in the Caribbean | 152 |
8 Working for Water in a Democratic South Africa | 180 |
Usangu Myths and Other Stories Tanzania | 197 |
10 Communitydesigned built and managed Toilet Blocks in Indian Cities | 223 |
11 Concertación Reaching Agreement and Planning for Sustainable Development in Ilo Peru | 255 |
12 Conclusions | 280 |
Index | 311 |
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Reducing Poverty and Sustaining the Environment: The Politics of Local ... Stephen Bass Limited preview - 2005 |