Environmental conditions do not exist in a vacuum. They are influenced by science, politics, history, public policy, culture, economics, public attitudes, and c

East Asian literatures are famous for celebrating the beauties of nature and depicting people as intimately connected with the natural world. But in fact, becau

Nowhere is the connection between society and the environment more evident and potentially more harmful for the future of the world than in Asia. In recent deca

This volume paints a general picture of the environmental situation in Asia, backing it up with several case studies. Two major points are made in this general

* Updated and much expanded edition of the authors' 1992 classic Environmental Problems in Third World Cities * Comprehensive account of the health- and life- t