Introduction Sustainable Development in the Gulf

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations viii
4. Foreword xiv
5. Introduction Sustainable Development in the Gulf 1
6. Chapter 1 Societal Change and Sustainability within the Central Plateau of Iran An Archaeological Viewpoint 38
7. I Planning Sustainable Development
8. Chapter 2 Qatar National Vision 2030 Advancing Sustainable Development 63
9. Chapter 3 The Qatar National Master Plan 82
10. Chapter 4 The State of Qatar Along the Way to Sustainable Development 97
11. Chapter 5 Charting the Emergence of Environmental Legislation in Qatar A Step in the Right Direction or Too Little Too Late? 116
12. II Energy and Economic Issues
13. Chapter 6 Sustainable Energy What Futures for Qatar? 133
14. Chapter 7 Money Rain The Resource Curse in Two Oil and Gas Economies 153
15. Chapter 8 Islam and Sustainable Economic Development 178
16. III Environmental Issues
17. Chapter 9 Linking Local and Global in the Sustainable Development of Biodiversity Conservation 195
18. Chapter 10 Conservation and Sustainable Development The Qatari and Gulf Region Experience 221
19. Chapter 11 Promoting Sustainable Development in Marine Regions 270
20. Chapter 12 Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainability Friends or Enemies? 291
21. IV Urban and Health Issues
22. Chapter 13 From Pearling to Skyscrapers The Predicament of Sustainable Architecture and Urbanism in Contemporary Gulf Cities 311
23. Chapter 14 How the City Grows Urban Growth and Challenges to Sustainable Development in Doha, Qatar 343
24. Chapter 15 Sustainable Waste Management in Qatar Charting the Emergence of an Integrated Approach to Solid Waste Management 367
25. Chapter 16 Sustainable Development and Health From Global to Local Agenda 391
26. V Cultural and Social Issues
27. Chapter 17 Exploring Collaborative Research Methodologies in the Pursuit of Sustainable Futures 417
28. Chapter 18 On the Importance of Culture in Sustainable Development 436
29. Chapter 19 People, Social Groups, Cultural Practices From Venn Diagrams to Alternative Paradigms for Sustainable Development 460
30. Chapter 20 Contradictory Forces in the Gulf Environment Old and New Cultural Values and Knowledge 481
31. Conclusion A Doha Undeclaration, Puzzling over Sustainable Development with Indigenous Knowledge 497
32. Notes on Contributors 531
33. Index 541