Environments and Livelihoods
Strategies for Sustainability
Is poverty to blame for the global environmental crisis - or conversely, is environmental degradation a major cause of poverty? This question is at the heart of this book, which conceives of environment; in the broadest sense: one that includes people and social relationships. It reflects on the relationships between poverty and environmental change, discussing practical tools and approaches to project management and presenting frameworks for action. Throughout the text practical suggestions are offered based on case studies drawn from Oxfam's extensive experience of development and disaster-relief work with marginalized communities, both rural and urban. Appendices give an overview of environmental treaties and details of relevant websites. This book is intended to be used to support the campaigning and lobbying work of local and international development organizations, to improve the formulation and implementation of development strategies and to strengthen participatory project planning, monitoring and impact assessment.
Published: 2000
Pages: 292
eBook: 9780855987152
Paperback: 9780855984403
| Acknowledgements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Glossary | |||
| 1. Introduction | |||
| 2. Reflections on poverty, environment, and development | |||
| A short history of environment and environmentalism | |||
| Theories of people-environment relations | |||
| Questions of vulnerability | |||
| Questions of sustainability | |||
| 3. Improving livelihoods | |||
| Sustaining livelihoods and environments: lessons from practice | |||
| The sustainable livelihoods framework | |||
| Negotiating change | |||
| 4. Project management and environmental sustainability | |||
| Environmental Impact Assessment: large-scale projects | |||
| Environmental Impact Assessment of community development projects | |||
| Projects, participation, and the sustainability of livelihoods | |||
| 5. Policies and strategies for sustainable development | |||
| Planning for sustainable development | |||
| National policies and campaigns for sustainable development | |||
| Global environmental policy and campaigning | |||
| Appendix 1: Selected international agreements on the environment | |||
| Appendix 2: sources of information on environment and development | |||
| Notes | |||
| Bibliography | |||
| Index |
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