The environments of the poor in southeast Asia, East Asia, and the Pacific / edited by Aris Ananta, Armin Bauer, Myo Thant.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ananta, Aris, editor.

Thant, Myo, 1957- editor.

Bauer, Armin, editor.

Institute of Southeast Asian Studies.

Asian Development Bank.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poor--Asia.

Poor.

Climatic changes--Pacific Area.

Climatic changes.

Climatic changes--Asia.

Human ecology--Pacific Area.

Human ecology.

Human ecology--Asia.

Poor--Pacific Area.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 299 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

The Environments of the Poor in Southeast Asia, East Asia & the Pacific

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book provides examples of possible triple-win solutions for simultaneously reducing poverty, raising the quality of the environment, and adapting to climate change. The book provides empirical evidence and observations from sixteen case studies in Southeast and East Asia, and from the Pacific. It argues that a spatial approach focussing on the environments in which the poor and vulnerable live, would trigger changes for development policies and implementation that better balance environmental and social concerns. In line with the post-2015 Millennium Development Goals (MDG) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) agenda, emphasizing integrated development approaches for the slum poor, the upland poor, the dryland poor, the coastal poor, and the flood-affected wetland poor, would also bring the environment and poverty agenda closer. The book emerged from a cooperation of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) with the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) in partnership with experts from research institutes and think-tanks in the Asian region.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

List of Contributors

I. Overview

1. A New Triple-Win Option for the Environment of the Poor / Ananta, Aris / Bauer, Armin / Thant, Myo

II. East Asia (People's Republic of China and Republic of Korea)

2. Poverty, Environment, and Climate Change in the Grasslands of China / Yenhu, Tsui

3. Climate Change, Food Security, and Poverty in the People's Republic of China / Gubo, Qi

4. The Physical and Social Environment of the Chinese 46 Urban Poor / Walker, Wendy / Gupta, Madhumita / Roberts, Daniel

5. Benefiting the Poor, the Environment, and the Private Sector with Small Enterprises and Green Jobs in the People's Republic of China / Sasaki, Satoshi

6. Environment, Economic Growth, and Poverty in the Republic of Korea / Kim, Yong-Seong

III. Pacific Islands

7. Climate Change Adaptation and Poverty Reduction in Small Islands of the Pacific / Jokhan, Anjeela / Lal, Murari

8. The Role of Development Organizations in Pro-Poor Adaptation to Global Warming in the Pacific Islands / Bullen, Paul

IV. Mainland Southeast Asia (Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam)

9. Poverty and the Environment in Rural Cambodia / Kimsun, Tong / Bopharath, Sry

10. Conservation Agriculture in Cambodia / Boulakia, Stephane / Vuth, Pen / Vathana, Sann / Chabierski, Stephane / Gilard, Olivier

11. Voices of the Poor on Climate Change in Thailand and Vietnam / Waibel, Hermann / Tongruksawattana, Songporne / Voelker, Marc

12. Poor Thai Farmers' Adaptation to Climate Change / Jitsuchon, Somchai

V. Archipelagic Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines)

13. The Political Economy of Environmental Policy in Indonesia / Patunru, Arianto A.

14. Prospering in Environmental Degradation: An Illustration from an Upland Area, South Kalimantan, Indonesia / Ananta, Aris / Fadillah, Haris / Yunani, Ahmad / Adliansyah, Gusti Fahmi / Adhinata, Danang

15. Making a Living in the Face of Environmental Change / Kiong, Wong Swee / Kee, Ling How

16. The Response of Rural Coastal Households to Typhoon Milenyo in the Philippines / Estudillo, Jonna P.

17. Life Along Manila's Flooding Rivers / Porio, Emma

18. Quantifying the Health Risks from Pathogens in the Flood Water in Metro Manila / Nga, Tran Thi Viet / Fukushi, Kensuke

19. Slum Poverty in the Philippines: Can the Environment Agenda Drive Public Action? / Ballesteros, Marife

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 24 Nov 2015).

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

ISBN:

9789814519007

9814519006

OCLC:

1041991632