{"product_id":"sustainable-development-an-appraisal-from-the-gulf-region-9781785333538","title":"Sustainable Development: An Appraisal from the","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tWith growing evidence of unsustainable use of the world’s resources, such as hydrocarbon reserves, and related environmental pollution, as in alarming climate change predictions, sustainable development is arguably \u003cem\u003ethe\u003c\/em\u003e prominent issue of the 21st century.  This volume gives a wide ranging introduction focusing on the arid Gulf region, where the challenges of sustainable development are starkly evident. The Gulf relies on non-renewable oil and gas exports to supply the world’s insatiable CO2 emitting energy demands, and has built unsustainable conurbations with water supplies dependent on energy hungry desalination plants and deep aquifers pumped beyond natural replenishment rates. \u003cem\u003eSustainable Development\u003c\/em\u003e has an interdisciplinary focus, bringing together university faculty and government personnel from the Gulf, Europe, and North America -- including social and natural scientists, environmentalists and economists, architects and planners -- to discuss topics such as sustainable natural resource use and urbanization, industrial and technological development, economy and politics, history and geography. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t“\u003cem\u003eThis is clearly the most comprehensive overview of sustainable development in the Gulf, a strategic region within the global economy…What is particularly innovative is the last section on cultural issues, ranging from collaborative research methods to indigenous knowledge… the inclusion of health issues, together with a discussion of the ‘cultural turn’ in sustainability, including participatory approaches, make this book an exemplar of the next generation of thought and knowledge development in the area of sustainable development\u003c\/em\u003e.” \u003cstrong\u003e ·  Carl Maida\u003c\/strong\u003e, University of California, Los Angeles\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e[This volume] amounts to a well edited, comprehensive, collection of sustainable development papers, strongly introduced and concluded by the editor, on a region that surely no one could doubt can only gain from the salutary environmental analysis time after time it offers… While a regional study, it is fully alert to current theoretical issues in the general sustainable development literature at large while at the same contributing to them. It is… certainly deserving to become required reading for all tertiary education institutions\u003c\/em\u003e.”  \u003cstrong\u003e·  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRaymond Apthorpe\u003c\/strong\u003e, SOAS University of London \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tList of Figures\u003cbr\u003e \tList of Tables\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eForward\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eShaikha Al-Misnad\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction: \u003c\/strong\u003eSustainable Development in the Gulf: Some Introductory Remarks\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003ePaul Sillitoe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/strong\u003e Societal Change and Sustainability within the Central Plateau of Iran: An Archaeological Viewpoint\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMark Manuel, Robin Coningham, Gavin Gillmore and Hassan Fazeli\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART I: PLANNING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e Qatar National Vision 2030: Advancing Sustainable Development\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eTrudy Tan, Aziza Al-Khalaqi and Najla Al-Khulaifi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Qatar National Master Plan\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eKhondker Rahman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/strong\u003e The State of Qatar: Along the Way to Sustainable Development\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eBahaa Darwish\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/strong\u003e Charting the Emergence of Environmental Legislation in Qatar:  A Step in the Right Direction or Too Little Too Late?\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eWesam Al Othman and Sarah F. Clarke\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART II: ENERGY AND ECONOMIC ISSUES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6. \u003c\/strong\u003eSustainable Energy: What Futures for Qatar?\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eThomas Henfrey\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/strong\u003e Money Rain: The Resource Curse in Two Oil and Gas Economies\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eEmma Gilberthorpe, Sarah F. Clarke and Paul Sillitoe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/strong\u003e Islam and Sustainable Economic Development\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eRodney Wilson\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART III: ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9.\u003c\/strong\u003e Linking Local and Global in the Sustainable Development of Biodiversity Conservation\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eBen Campbell\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 10. \u003c\/strong\u003eConservation and Sustainable Development: the Qatari and Gulf Region Experience\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003ePaul Sillitoe with Ali Alshawi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 11. \u003c\/strong\u003ePromoting Sustainable Development in Marine Regions\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eJames Howard\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 12. \u003c\/strong\u003eBiodiversity Conservation and Sustainability: Friends or Enemies?\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eNobuyuki Yamaguchi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART IV: URBAN AND HEALTH ISSUES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 13.\u003c\/strong\u003e From Pearling to Skyscrapers: The Predicament of Sustainable Architecture and Urbanism in Contemporary Gulf Cities.\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAli A. Alraouf and Sarah F. Clarke\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 14.\u003c\/strong\u003e How the City Grows: Urban Growth and Challenges to Sustainable Development in Doha, Qatar\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAndrew M. Gardner\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 15. \u003c\/strong\u003eSustainable Waste Management in Qatar: Charting the Emergence of an Integrated Approach to Solid Waste Management\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eSarah Clarke with Salah Almannai\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 16.\u003c\/strong\u003e Sustainable Development and Health: From Global to Local Agenda\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMylène Riva, Catherine Panter-Brick and Mark Eggerman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART V: CULTURAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 17. \u003c\/strong\u003eExploring Collaborative Research Methodologies in the Pursuit of Sustainable Futures\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eGina Porter\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 18.\u003c\/strong\u003e On the Importance of Culture in Sustainable Development\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eSerena Heckler\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 19.\u003c\/strong\u003e People, Social Groups, Cultural Practices: From Venn Diagrams to Alternative Paradigms for Sustainable Development\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eFadwa El Guindi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 20. \u003c\/strong\u003eIndigenous Knowledge and Cultural Values: Environmental Contradictions in Qatari Society\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eKaltham Al-Ghanim\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eConclusion:\u003c\/strong\u003e A Doha Undeclaration, Puzzling over Sustainable Development with Indigenous Knowledge\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003ePaul Sillitoe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tList of Contributors\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50470007046487,"sku":"9781785333538","price":26.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781785333538.jpg?v=1744897084","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/sustainable-development-an-appraisal-from-the-gulf-region-9781785333538","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}