Shaping the Future of Small Islands: Roadmap for Sustainable Development - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 981154882X ISBN 13: 9789811548826

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2020

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

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.

From the Back Cover

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 981154882X
• ISBN 13: 9789811548826
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 458
• Editor: Roberts John Laing, Nath Shyam, Paul Satya, Madhoo Yeti Nisha