Shaping the Future of Small Islands Roadmap for Sustainable Development 1st Edition by John Laing Roberts, Shyam Nath, Satya Paul 9811548838 9789811548833

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ISBN-10 : 9811548838 

ISBN-13 : 9789811548833

Author : John Laing Roberts, Shyam Nath, Satya Paul 

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.

Shaping the Future of Small Islands: Roadmap for Sustainable Development 1st Table of contents:

Part I. Economic and Development Concerns
1. Transition from Economic Progress to Sustainable Development: Missing Links
2. Macroeconomic Trends, Vulnerability, and Resilience Capability in Small Island Developing States
3. Development Strategies for the Vulnerable Small Island Developing States
4. Trade Policy and Innovation Governance: An Analysis of Trade Challenges in the Pacific and Caribbean Economies
5. Tourism and Sustainable Growth in Small (Island) Economies
Part II. Social Dimensions
6. Democracy and Social Empowerment in Small Island Jurisdictions
7. Social Capital and Subjective Wellbeing in Small States
8. The Quality of Life: An Analysis of Inter-island Disparity and Emerging Issues
9. Disease, Environment and Health Policy Response
Part III. Climate Change and Natural Resources
10. Climate Change, Sea Level Dynamics, and Mitigation
11. Institutional and Policy Analysis: Water Security and Disaster Management in Small Island Developing States
12. Potential Restoration Approaches for Heavily Logged Tropical Forests in Solomon Islands
13. Climate Change and Heatwaves
Part IV. Environmental Governance and Challenges
14. Promoting the Blue Economy: The Challenge
15. Assessing the Progress of Environmental Governance in Small Island Economies
16. Overseas Development Assistance and Climate Resilience: A Case Study of Tonga
17. Overtourism, Environmental Degradation and Governance in Small Islands with Special Reference to Malta
Part V. Global Environment and Sustainable Development
18. International Climate Diplomacy, Collective Action and SIDS
19. International Development Goals and Small Island Developing States
20. Saving Small Islands: Does Institutional Quality Matter?
21. The Connectivity Challenge in the Western Indian Ocean
22. Overview, Emerging Issues and a Roadmap for SIDS

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