Population, Development, and the Environment: Challenges to Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in the Asia Pacific

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This book takes the reader into some of the most intransigent social, economic, and political issues that impact achieving sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific. Through meticulous analysis of the integrated relationships between population, development, and the environment, the chapters in this volume investigate the impacts of hydropower development on fragile ecosystems; mining, landslides and environmental degradation; deforestation; water and food security; rural-urban migration, poverty alleviation, civil society and community empowerment; and how disaster recovery requires multi-scalar and multi-disciplinary approaches that take into account governance, culture, and leadership. Legal frameworks may be legislated, but are often rarely implemented. The book will be valuable to students of sustainability, population and development, and governmental policy advising sectors as well as the NGO and humanitarian sectors. The distinctive characteristic of this book is that it encapsulates an integrated, multi-disciplinary focus which brings to the discussion both robust empirical research and challenging policy applications in the investigation of how the sustainable development goals may be achieved in Asia and the Pacific. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxxvi Introduction: The Dynamics of Sustainability and Environmental Governance in the Asia Pacific (Helen James)....Pages 1-9 The Nexus Between Population, Development and the Environment: Critical to Determining Quality of Life on Earth ( Maung Maung Aye)....Pages 11-20 Nature Conservation and Its Bedfellows: The Politics of Preserving Nature (Robert Cribb)....Pages 21-33 Food, Agriculture and Small Farmers in Asia (Lindsay Falvey)....Pages 35-51 Trade-Offs Between Hydropower Development and Food Security in River Management (Jamie Pittock)....Pages 53-68 Impacts of Flood and Riverbank Erosion on Human Livelihoods: A Case Study of Some Riverside Villages in the Lower Ayeyarwady ( Khin Mar Wai, Wint Wint Htun)....Pages 69-85 Social Capital, Adaptation and Resilience: Case Studies of Rural Communities in Ethiopia, Zimbabwe and Myanmar (Julian Prior, Thaw Ni Ni Zaw, Jemal Yousuf Hassen, Estella Toperesi)....Pages 87-112 Rural-Urban Interaction in Rural Development of Peri-Urban Areas in Yangon Region, Myanmar: A Case Study of Hlegu Township ( Nilar Aung, Tin Tin Mar)....Pages 113-136 Changing Livelihood Options as Adaptation: A Comparative Analysis of Three Flood Control Schemes in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta (Thong Tran, Helen James)....Pages 137-154 Environmental and Social Impacts of Mining in the Mogok Area, Pyin Oo Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar ( Ohn Thwin, Wint Wint Htun, Khin Mar Wai)....Pages 155-169 Negotiating Livelihoods Access to Coastal Resources: Environmental Citizenship by NGOs in Indonesia (Henri Sitorus)....Pages 171-193 Landslide Hazard in Chin State: A Case Study in Hakka and Its Environs ( Kyaw Htun, Cho Thae Oo, Tun Naing Zaw, Day Wa Aung)....Pages 195-213 Women, Water and ‘Wicked Problems’: Community Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Change in Northern Pakkoku, Myanmar (Helen James)....Pages 215-225 Socio-Political Transformation After the 2011 Floods in Thailand (Ladawan Khaikham, Helen James)....Pages 227-253 The Impact of Floods on the Socio-Economic Activities of Yangon ( Nwe Nwe Aung, San San Htwe, Kyi Kyi Sein, Lei Lei Aung)....Pages 255-271 State of Forest Governance in Vietnam: Where Are the Local Communities? (Mucahid Mustafa Bayrak)....Pages 273-295 Laws Relating to Environmental Conservation in Myanmar ( Myint Thu Myaing)....Pages 297-315 Effects of Rural-Urban Migration on Agricultural Production in Taungdwingyi Township, Magway Region, Myanmar ( Khine Myint Cho, Kyaw Kyaw, Phyu Phyu Khaing)....Pages 317-330 Effects of Migration on Two Small Villages Between Pyalin and Gonmin Chaungs, Pantanaw Township, Ayeyarwady Region ( Kyaw Kyaw)....Pages 331-347 An Overview of Post-disaster Regional Administrative Management in Japan: Actors and Responsibilities (Adam Jon Lebowitz)....Pages 349-362 Family Recombination in Post-disaster Reconstruction: A Case Study of the Earthquake-Stricken Area in Wenchuan, SW China (Yang Chenggang)....Pages 363-374 Ahi Kā Roa, Ahi Kā Ora Ōtautahi: Māori, Recovery Trajectories and Resilience in Canterbury, New Zealand (Christine Kenney)....Pages 375-394 Poverty Alleviation and Community Empowerment in the Bagan-Nyaung-U Area of Central Myanmar ( Nilar Aung)....Pages 395-409 Rural Economy and Poverty in the Myanmar Delta: A Case Study of Ahmar Sub-township, Ayeyarwady Region ( Myint Thida, Nwe Yin Min, Khin Myat Myat Mon, Nyi Nyi Aung)....Pages 411-426 Conclusion and Policy Implications (Helen James)....Pages 427-432 Back Matter ....Pages 433-440