ABSTRACT

This book systematically introduces historical trajectories and dynamics of environmental policy and governance in India.

Following the features of environmental policy in India as outlined in Chapter 1, subsequent chapters explore domestic and international factors that shape environmental policy in the country. The chapters examine the interplay between governmental and non-governmental actors, and the influence of social mobilisation and institutions on environmental policy and governance. Analysing various policy trajectories, the chapters identify and explore five central environmental policy subsystems: forests, water, climate, energy and city development. The authors drill down into the social, economic, political and ecological dimensions of each system, shedding light on why striking a balance between national economic growth and environmental sustainability is so challenging.

Drawing on political science theories of policy processes and related theoretical concepts, this innovative edited volume will be of great interest to students and scholars of environmental policy and politics and South Asian studies more broadly.

part 2|24 pages

Environmental policy subsystems in India

chapter 5|24 pages

Forest governance in India

Achieving balance within a complex policy subsystem

chapter 6|22 pages

India

Dilemmas of water governance

chapter 7|25 pages

Sustainable energy

Prospects and challenges

chapter 9|27 pages

Smart sustainable cities

part 3|24 pages

India within the context of global environmental governance

chapter 10|24 pages

India’s climate policy

Paris Agreement, NDC and after

chapter 12|18 pages

Environmental politics in India

Institutions, actors and environmental governance