Overview
- Captures economic, social and environmental issues for in-depth analysis using across islands datasets and illustrative case studies
- Focuses on a variety of complex issues in sustainable development of small islands
- Designed as a tool box and public policy manual for practitioners and students concentrating on public policy and environmental management in small island states in such disciplines as economics and management
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Table of contents (22 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Economic and Development Concerns
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Climate Change and Natural Resources
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Environmental Governance and Challenges
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About this book
The book provides fresh look at the issues of sustainable development, degradation of natural resources and vulnerability to climate change in Small Island developing states (SIDS). It documents the deteriorating state of SIDS and adaptation efforts made to address the impending crisis of unsustainable economic growth with international, national and community support.
Authors have discussed issues like macroeconomic trends, vulnerability, resilience capability, and SIDS-specific strategies focusing on sectors like trade and tourism. Discussion continues with the examination of democracy, social capital, quality of life, and health concerns. Climate change and natural resource challenges are analyzed using case studies. The book also discusses diplomatic complexities of international climate agreements, collective action and institutional quality constitute the analysis of global environment and sustainable development.Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
John Laing Roberts, Overseas Consultant for John, Indian Ocean Commission, Mauritius and Commonwealth Secretariat, UK.
Shyam Nath, Professor and Director, Amrita Center for Economics & Governance, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University and Senior Fellow, Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi. Formerly at National Institute of Public Finance & Policy (NIPFP), New Delhi and the University of Mauritius, Mauritius.
Satya Paul, Honorary Professor, Australian National University. Formerly at the University of Western Sydney, and at the University of the South Pacific, Fiji.
Yeti Nisha Madhoo, Professor, Amrita Center for Economics & Governance, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University. Formerly at the University of Mauritius, Mauritius.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Shaping the Future of Small Islands
Book Subtitle: Roadmap for Sustainable Development
Editors: John Laing Roberts, Shyam Nath, Satya Paul, Yeti Nisha Madhoo
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4883-3
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-4882-6Published: 24 November 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-4883-3Published: 23 November 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIX, 429
Number of Illustrations: 38 b/w illustrations
Topics: Social Choice/Welfare Economics/Public Choice/Political Economy, Political Economy/Economic Systems, Climate Change Management and Policy, Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts