ABSTRACT
The Politics of Environment in Southeast Asia charts the emergence of the environment as an issue of public debate in the region. Through a series of case studies the authors explore the coalescence of social forces around environmental issues, the process of alliance formation, and the role of state institutions, media and NGOs in the complex political battles over resource allocation.
The volatile tensions between the winners and losers in this struggle for the environment will make Southeast Asia a focus of increased attention.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|28 pages
Introduction: through the environmental looking glass
chapter 2|26 pages
Large dam victims and their defenders
part |2 pages
Part II Political economy of forestry
part |2 pages
Part III Industrialisation and mining development
chapter 8|20 pages
Mining, environmental impact and dependent communities
chapter 9|20 pages
Environmental policy and conflicting interests
part |2 pages
Part IV Pollution and environmental health
chapter 11|17 pages
The politics of environmental health
part |2 pages
Part V Tourism development
chapter 13|17 pages
The Chiang Mai cable-car project: local controversy over cultural and eco-tourism
part |2 pages
Part VI The politics of response