The citizens' fifth report /

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Material type: Text

TextSeries: State of India's environment. no. 5 | State of India's environment ; no. 5Publication details: 1999. Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi :Description: 2 v. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 28 cmISBN:

818690610X (pbk.)

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DDC classification:

23 333.72 CIT 000084

Contents:

Part I : National overview Introduction--Land --Water--Forests-- Dams--Atmosphere--Habitat--People--Health--Energy--Living resources--Agents of change--Essay: Corruption and environment governance. Part II : Statistical database Introduction--Land, agriculture and animal care--Water, dams and irrigation--Forests--Atmosphere--Habitat--People--Health--Energy--Living resources--Agents of change--India and the world.

Summary: This book presents a national overview of the startling array of challenges faced by India - including pollution and waste generation. The book demonstrates how all natural resources, from land and forests to water and biodiversity, are under immense pressure and in turn, compounded poverty. Rapid industrial, agricultural and urban development has led to alarming and ever-growing levels of pollution. The solution lies in good governance and the application of appropriate technological and management solutions as the nation inches towards higher rates of economic growth and social development.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Vol info	Status	Barcode
Report	Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore	333.72 CIT 004340 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	v. 1	Available	004340
Report	Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore	333.72 CIT 000084 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	v. 1	Available	000084
Report	Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore	333.72 CIT 004341 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	v. 2	Available	004341
Report	Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore	333.72 CIT 000094 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	v. 2	Available	000094

Includes tables.

Includes bibliographic references.

This book presents a national overview of the startling array of challenges faced by India - including pollution and waste generation. The book demonstrates how all natural resources, from land and forests to water and biodiversity, are under immense pressure and in turn, compounded poverty. Rapid industrial, agricultural and urban development has led to alarming and ever-growing levels of pollution. The solution lies in good governance and the application of appropriate technological and management solutions as the nation inches towards higher rates of economic growth and social development.

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