Autorentext

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.

Klappentext

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.

Inhalt

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