Contemporary Issues in Sustainable Development

This book analyzes different perspectives around sustainable development, risk management and managing demand across various sectors in India. Diverse theories and analytical methods from various disciplines, as well as case studies, are brought together to present an in-depth study.

The book discusses the challenges of achieving sustainability, the role of quantitative research to assess current scenarios, and the role of policy making to bring improvements in the Indian context. It examines the socioeconomic ways of pursuing sustainable development in the areas of agriculture, climate change and energy; the environment and natural resources; health and society. It also analyzes important quantitative models for sustainability policy analysis and provides case studies to understand the practical implementations of the models.

This book will be a great reference manual that covers a whole gamut of analytical techniques that are useful for students, research scholars and practitioners of economics, environmental studies, development studies, sociology, South Asian studies and public policy, among others.

Tanika Chakraborty is Associate Professor of Economics at Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta. She is also affiliated with IZA Bonn and CESifo Munich. Her research interests are in the areas of education, labor and development economics.

Deep Mukherjee is Associate Professor in Department of Economic Sciences at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur. His research interests are in the areas of agricultural economics and public policy.

Sarani Saha is Professor in the Department of Economic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. Her research interests are in the fields of labor economics and environmental economics.