Poverty and development : problems and prospects / edited by Michal Apollo and Pahlaj Moolio.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Apollo, Michał, editor.

Moolio, Pahlaj, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poverty.

Sustainability.

Rural development.

Economic development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (275 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Channel View Publications, [2022]

Summary:

This book brings together interdisciplinary perspectives to broaden understandings of poverty. It contains empirical and conceptual chapters on a range of topics highlighting the relationship between poverty and sustainability. It will be a helpful resource for students and researchers of sustainable and regional development, and tourism.

Contents:

Intro

DOI https://doi.org/10.21832/APOLLO8472

Wasteland

Contents

Contributors

Foreword

Preface: An Unequal World

Part 1 Poverty and Development: A Global Perspective

1 Social Distribution of and Access to Ecosystem Services: Approaches for the Alleviation of Socio-environmental Inequalities

2 The Climate Change-Migration Nexus Seen Through the Lens of the European Union: Analysis of Legal and Policy Frames

3 Dangers of Uncontrolled Urbanisation for Society: Selected Aspects

4 Nutrition Insecurity in a Developed World: Challenges for Health Promotion and Further Directions for Sustainable Development

5 The Internalisation of Tourism Externalities: Methods and Instruments

6 Slow Tourism: A Community-based Approach for Sustainable Development

7 Agritourism and Ecotourism as an Innovative Direction for Sustainable Rural Development

8 Causal Nexus between a Sustainable Economy and Agricultural Credit: Global Evidence

Part 2 Poverty and Development: A Local Perspective

9 Measuring Sustainable Development: A Quantitative Evaluation of Sustainable Development in Vietnam

10 Evaluation of Consumers' Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices in Sustainable Consumption: A Romanian Case Study

11 Environmental Sustainability Concerns: The Case of the Sundarbans of Bangladesh

12 Urbanisation, Access to Affordable Housing and Sustainable Development among Low-Income Earners in Nigeria: Insights from the Bariga Local Council Development Area, Lagos State

13 The Condition of Women in Nigerian Families and National Development: The Imperative for Cultural Re-evaluation and Legal Rebalance

14 Cuban Tourist Enclaves: A Critical Approach

15 The Impact of Environmental Factors on Profit Efficiency in Rice Production in Northern Vietnam

Conclusion: Development - Prosperity or Disparity?

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9781845418489

1845418484

OCLC:

1273972513