Sustainable Qatar : Social, Political and Environmental Perspectives / edited by Logan Cochrane, Reem Al-Hababi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cochrane, Logan., Editor.

Contributor:

Cochrane, Logan, Editor.

Al-Hababi, Reem., Editor.

Series:

Gulf Studies, 2662-4508 ; 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political planning.

Sustainability.

Economic development.

Middle East--Politics and government.

Middle East.

Policy Formulation.

Development Studies.

Middle Eastern Politics.

Public Policy.

Local Subjects:

Policy Formulation.

Sustainability.

Development Studies.

Middle Eastern Politics.

Public Policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XIII, 380 p. 59 illus., 45 illus. in color.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2023.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This open access book provides a topical overview of the key sustainability issues in Qatar, focusing on environmental sustainability from a socio-political perspective. The transition to a sustainable Qatar requires engagement with diverse areas of social-political, human, and environmental development. On the environmental aspects, the contributors address climate change, food security, water reuse and desalination, energy, and biodiversity. The socio-political section examines state strategy and regulation, the place of environmental law and geopolitics and sustainability innovators and catalysts. The human section considers economics, sustainability education, the knowledge economy, and waste management. In doing so, the book demarcates the ways in which the country encounters and grapples with significant challenges and delves into the range of options for future pathways to sustainability in Qatar. Relevant to policymakers and scholars in energy and environment, urban and developmental studies, as well as the arenas of politics, climate change and policy, this book is a landmark collection on environmental policy in the Gulf and beyond.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Sustainable Qatar

Chapter 2. The Evolvement of Qatar’s Environmental Sustainability Policy: The Strategies, Regulations, and Institutions

Chapter 3. Law and Governance Innovations on Sustainability in Qatar: Current Approaches and Future Directions

Chapter 4. FIFA World Cup 2022 as a Catalyst for Environmental Sustainability in Qatar

Chapter 5. Qatar Foundations: A Sustainability Innovator

Chapter 6. Qatar's Energy Policy and the Transition Towards a Renewable and Carbon-Neutral Future

Chapter 7. Qatar in the Energy Transition: Low Carbon Economy Challenges and Opportunities

Chapter 8. A Systems Perspective on the Sustainable Development of Qatar

Chapter 9. Sea Level Rise and the National Security Challenge of Sustainable Urban Adaptation in Doha and other Arab Coastal Cities

Chapter 10. Assessing and Reporting Potential Environmental Risks Associated with Reefing Oil Platform During Decommissioning inQatar

Chapter 11. The Domestic Water Sector in Qatar

Chapter 12. Contribution of Non-Profit Organizations to Food Security Sustainability in the State of Qatar

Chapter 13. Terrestrial Biodiversity in Arid Environments: One Global Component of Climate Crisis Resilience

Chapter 14. Doha as a 15-Minute City – An Urban Fareej

Chapter 15. Post-Oil Urbanism: A Need for Smart and Sustainable Urban Development Strategies and Framework in the Gulf States

Chapter 16. Towards the Circular Qatari Zero-Waste Management Sector

Chapter 17. Education for Sustainable Development in Qatar

Chapter 18. Developing A Vibrant Entrepreneurship Ecosystem in Qatar: A Sustainable Pathway Toward the Knowledge-based Economy?

Chapter 19. Pathways for a Sustainable Future. .

ISBN:

9789811973987

9811973989

OCLC:

1356006905