ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book describes and characterizes the status quo of environmental and economic problems in the Global South during the process of globalization. It sheds light on how countries from the “Global South” lacked capabilities to reduce the negative environmental impacts of infrastructure planning and development, due in part to colonial dependencies. The contributions dissect the criticisms that arise from implementing transnational laws and models of conduct without duly considering the specifics and peculiarities of host countries. The book analyzes how tools and solutions shaped and crafted by the Global North are not so easily applicable in the Global South, where social, economic, and cultural factors greatly differ. It emphasizes the social pillar of sustainable development and to extend the categories in which we understand environmental law in three alternative directions.
