Towards equitable progress : essays from a south asian perspective.
Gunaratna, K. Locana, author.
2018
HC441.Z9 E5 2018eb
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Title
Towards equitable progress : essays from a south asian perspective.
Author
Gunaratna, K. Locana, author.
ISBN
9789811089237 (electronic book)
981108923X (electronic book)
9811089221
9789811089220
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-8923-7
Published
Singapore : Springer Science and Business Media, 2018.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource.
Item Number
10.1007/978-981-10-8923-7 doi
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HC441.Z9 E5 2018eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
338.959
Summary
"This book gathers a collection of essays presented from the perspective of a spatial planner whose working life has been immersed in South Asia. It concerns some of the serious challenges that need to be confronted in the South Asian context, including the externalities and ethical concerns that arise in the process of development. The mid-20th century saw a considerable focus in the West on assisting those countries emerging from European colonial domination. Theories were propounded and international agencies established to facilitate a process called ‘development’ in these countries. However, even after six decades of extraordinary expenditures and effort, millions among the targeted populations remain illiterate, live in abject poverty, and are the most vulnerable groups to external disasters, debilitating diseases and untimely death. In addition, the book reveals the theoretical inadequacies that negatively impact ongoing development efforts. Lastly, it identifies an available alternative set of science-based approaches that could facilitate the serious pursuit of equitable progress in South Asia and potentially also in other low and middle income countries."-- Provided by publisher.
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South Asia Economic and Policy Studies.
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Intro; Acknowledgements; Contents; About the Author; 1 Introduction; Reference; Basic Concerns; 2 Development: The Concept; Abstract; Preamble; Main Concepts and Theories; Early Revisions; "Growth"; "Development"; Underdevelopment; Resource Allocation; Recent Revisions; References; 3 Sustainable Development: Some Philosophic and Ethical Concerns; Abstract; Preamble; Some Philosophic Concerns; References; 4 Climate Change: The Scientific Consensus; Abstract; Preamble; The Scientists' Views; The Greenhouse Effect; A Report Commissioned by the World Bank; Some Benefited Nations

The Montreal ProtocolReferences; 5 Science, Ethics, and Development; Abstract; Preamble; Some Views from South Asia; Science in the West; Ethics in Science; Ethical Crises in Science; References; Spatial Concerns; 6 Managing Climate Change in South Asia; Abstract; Preamble; Climate Change and South Asian Countries; Sri Lanka; Maldives; Bangladesh; India; Pakistan; Bhutan; Nepal; General Observations; Climate and Culture; Unpredictable Events; Response to Disasters: Two Examples; Needed Responses to Climate Change; References; 7 Managing Urbanization; Abstract; Preamble; Discussion

The ContextUtopian Visions; Theories from Spatial Economics; Growth Center Theories; The Theory of Duality; The Urban Rank-Size Relationship; Small and Mid-Sized Towns; References; 8 Urban Primacy; Abstract; Preamble; The Case Studies; Vietnam; Myanmar; Sri Lanka; Mozambique; Senegal; Ghana; Chile; Peru; Discussion; References; 9 Conserving Cultural Heritage Sites: A Case Study; Abstract; Preamble; Conservation Work; Discussion; Some Serious Threats; Conservation Principles; Conclusion; References; 10 Concerns in Preparing a National Spatial Policy: A Case Study; Abstract; Preamble

The Components of a National Spatial PolicyEnvironmental Concerns; Protected Areas; Protected Areas Category 1; Protected Areas Category 2; Fragile Areas; Other Concerns; Land-Based Economic Activities; Infrastructure; Road and Rail Networks; Sites of Cultural and Aesthetic Importance; A Composite Plan; References; Conclusions; 11 A Summary and Conclusions; Part I; Part II; Part III; Appendix A: South Asian Seminar on Small and Medium Sized Towns in Regional Development. Organized in Kathmandu, Nepal by the Quaker International Affairs Programme in South Asia, New Delhi. 9th-16th April 1978

Group II ReportOutline placeholder; Metro Magnets and Small and Medium Sized Towns; Appendix B: The Key Events That Led to Transforming the Town and Country Planning Department of Sri Lanka into the National Physical Planning Department

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