Sustainable Development and the Environment in Southeast Asia - 9781108720533

Name: Sustainable Development and the Environment in Southeast Asia - 9781108720533
Brand: Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press

Sustainable Development and the Environment in Southeast AsiaAuthor(s): Pamela D. McElwee\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108720533, 978-1108720533\nSynopsis\nThe rapid economic development experienced by Southeast Asia has come at the cost of considerable environmental degradation, including deforestation and land degradation, biodiversity loss, water and ocean pollution, rising greenhouse gas emissions, and increasing vulnerability to climate change. While sustainable development as a concept recognizes the fundamental importance of nature to future human well-being, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a set of policies falls far short of this ideal. The SDGs, particularly the environmental goals relating to life on land, life under water, and climate action, are essentially impossible to meet in Southeast Asia, as no country is on a sustainability trajectory, but these goals are su.