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Article: Sustainable development in Central Asia.(Review)
- Article from:
- The Geographical Journal
- Article date:
- June 1, 2001
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Sustainable development in Central Asia. Edited by SHIRIN AKINER, SANDER TIDEMAN and JON HAY
Richmond: Curzon, 1998, 239pp. [pound]40.00 ISBN 0 7007 0419 1
This book is an invaluable addition to the scant literature on environmental and development issues in Central Asia. It will also be of interest to those grappling with the problems posed by the challenge of securing sustainable development in other areas of the world.
The book is basically an updated collection of papers from a conference held in Mongolia, in 1993, on issues affecting sustainable development in the region. Two introductory sections precede the papers dealing with case ...