Sustainable development : an appraisal from the Gulf Region /
With 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 the prominent issue of the 21st century. This volume gives a wide ranging introd...
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Berghahn Books,
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Publisher Address: | New York : |
Publication Dates: | 2017. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Edition: | First paperback edition. |
Series: |
Environmental anthropology and ethnobiology ;
volume 19 |
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Summary: |
With 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 the 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 ener |
Carrier Form: | xvi, 556 pages : illustrations, maps, forms ; 23 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9781785333538 (paperback) : 1785333534 (paperback) |
Index Number: | HC415 |
CLC: | X22 |
Call Number: | X22/S964-36 |