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Hirsch Philip

The politics of environment in southeast Asia : Resources and resistance - London Routledge 1998 - 325p xii

Contents;
List of figures,
tables and maps;
List of contributors;
Acknowledgments;
Introduction: through the environmental looking glass:
the politics of resources and resistance in Southeast Asia Philip Hirsch and Carol Warren;
Large dam victims and their defenders: the emergence of an anti-dam movement in Indonesia George J. Aditjondro;
Dams, resources and the politics of environment in mainland Southeast Asia Philip Hirsch;
The political economy of Mekong Basin development Michael Mitchell;
Political economy of logging in Sarawak, Malaysia Michael Leigh
The politics of forestry in Burma Raymond L. Bryant;
The politics of logging in the Philippines Marites Danguilan Vitug;
Mining, environmental impact and dependent communities:
the view from below in East Kalimantan Ramanie Kunanayagam and Ken Young;
Environmental policy and conflicting interests:
coal mining, tourism and livelihoods in Quang Ninh Province, Vietnam Bach Tan Singh;
River pollution and political action in Indonesia Anton Lucas;
The politics of environmental health: industrialization and suspected poisoning in Thailand Timothy Forsyth
Tanah Lot: the cultural and environmental politics of resort development in Bali Carol Warren The Chiang Mai cable-car project: local controversy over cultural and eco-tourism Chayant Pholpoke;
The environment and local initiatives in southern Negros Emmanuel Yap;
Epilogue: analysis and action Philip Hirsch and Carol Warren;
Index

ISBN: 9780415172998

Subjects--Topical Terms:
1. Environmental Protection - South East - Asia - Political Aspect2. Economic Development - Industralisation - Impact - Natural Resource - South East - Asia

Dewey Class. No.: 344.046000 / HIR