Sustainable Development ― An Appraisal Focusing on the Gulf Region

Noting that the United Arab Emirates and Qatar currently have the largest ecological footprints in the world, with Kuwait third, and Saudi Arabia 11th, social and environmental scientists in the Persian Gulf region and in the West introduce the field of sustainable development focusing largely though not exclusively on the Gulf region. They cover planning sustainable development, energy and economic issues, environmental issues, urban and health issues, and cultural and social issues. Among the topics are the Qatar National Plan, Islam and sustainable economic development, linking local and global in the sustainable development of biodiversity conservation, charting the emergence of an integrated approach to solid waste management in Qatar, and old and new cultural values and knowledge. Annotation c2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)

Paul Sillitoe FBA is Professor of Anthropology at Durham University and former Shell Chair in Sustainable Development at Qatar University. His research interests focus on natural resources management, appropriate technology, and sustainable development, and he seeks to further the incorporation of local knowledge in development, having experience with several international development agencies. His recent books include ‘Grass-Clearing Man’: A Factional Ethnography of Life in the New Guinea Highlands(2009 with J. Sillitoe, Waveland Press) and From land to mouth: the agricultural ‘economy’ of the Wola of the New Guinea Highlands (2010 ,Yale University Press).