Environmental Challenges and Governance

Sacchidananda Mukherjee is an Associate Professor at the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), New Delhi. His research interests include public finance, environmental economics, water resources management and human development. He has co-edited the book Environmental Scenario in India: Successes and Predicaments published by Routledge. Debashis Chakraborty is an Assistant Professor at the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi. His research interests include international trade policy and WTO negotiations, environmental sustainability and Indian economic development. He has co-edited the book on Environmental Scenario in India: Successes and Predicaments published by Routledge.

• 1. Editor’s Introduction: Environmental Challenges in the times of Economic Growth – An Asian Odyssey Part 1: Environmental Perspectives from South Asia 2. Environmental Governance in Bangladesh: Policy Dynamics, Present State and Challenges 3. Walking a Thin Line between Growth and Development Concerns? Environmental Governance in India 4. Understanding the State of Environmental Governance in Nepal 5. State of the Environment, Environmental Challenges and Governance in Sri Lanka Part 2: Environmental Perspectives from Southeast Asia 6. The Challenges of Environmental Governance in a Democratic and Decentralized Indonesia 7. Confronting the ‘New Scarcity’? Environmental Governance in Malaysia 8. Starting from Year Zero: Environmental Governance in Myanmar 9. Environmental Governance in the Philippines: Challenges and Prospects 10. Democracy and Environmental Governance in Thailand Part 3: Environmental Perspectives from East Asia 11. Governing Environment in China: Lessons from Using Land and Water 12. The State of Environment and Energy Governance in Japan 13. Green-blind Growth: A Critical Appraisal of Environmental Governance in the Republic of Korea 14. Environmental Governance Scenario in Asia - Lessons for the Future

'Based on the legal, administrative and judicial policies of countries in East Asia, South Asia and South East Asia, this book addresses the challenges in environmental governance in ensuring sustainability from a development perspective. In the context of achieving 18 UN SDGs during 2015- 2030, students, teachers and environmental policy makers will benefit immensely by reading this unique book.' — Ulaganathan Sankar, Honorary Professor, Madras School of Economics'Written in a concise and accessible manner, this book introduces and examines the major environmental issues, debates, and policies in Asia and provides a critical, evidence-based evaluation of the achievements and shortcomings to date in environmental and sustainability governance. It can serve as a reference for practitioners and researchers as well as a teaching tool for intro-to-medium-level undergraduates of environmental and sustainability studies.' — Dr Nan Jiang, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Business, Economics and Law, Auckland University of Technology