The Politics of Climate Change and Uncertainty in India

This book brings together diverse perspectives concerning uncertainty and climate change in India. Uncertainty is a key factor shaping climate and environmental policy at international, national and local levels. Climate change and events such as cyclones, floods, droughts and changing rainfall patt...

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description This book brings together diverse perspectives concerning uncertainty and climate change in India. Uncertainty is a key factor shaping climate and environmental policy at international, national and local levels. Climate change and events such as cyclones, floods, droughts and changing rainfall patterns create uncertainties that planners, resource managers and local populations are regularly confronted with. In this context, uncertainty has emerged as a "wicked problem" for scientists and policymakers, resulting in highly debated and disputed decision-making. The book focuses on India, one of the most climatically vulnerable countries in the world, where there are stark socio-economic inequalities in addition to diverse geographic and climatic settings. Based on empirical research, it covers case studies from coastal Mumbai to dryland Kutch and the Sundarbans delta in West Bengal. These localities offer ecological contrasts, rural–urban diversity, varied exposure to different climate events, and diverse state and official responses. The book unpacks the diverse discourses, practices and politics of uncertainty and demonstrates profound differences through which the "above", "middle" and "below" understand and experience climate change and uncertainty. It also makes a case for bringing together diverse knowledges and approaches to understand and embrace climate-related uncertainties in order to facilitate transformative change. Appealing to a broad professional and student audience, the book draws on wide-ranging theoretical and conceptual approaches from climate science, historical analysis, science, technology and society studies, development studies and environmental studies. By looking at the intersection between local and diverse understandings of climate change and uncertainty with politics, culture, history and ecology, the book argues for plural and socially just ways to tackle climate change in India and beyond.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-749422025-07-30T11:56:00Z The Politics of Climate Change and Uncertainty in India Mehta, Lyla Adam, Hans Nicolai Srivastava, Shilpi Applied ecology The Earth: natural history: general interest Natural disasters Weather and climate: general interest Nature and the natural world: general interest Regional, state and other local government Central / national / federal government Environmental policy and protocols thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment::RNC Applied ecology thema EDItEUR::W Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure::WN Nature and the natural world: general interest::WNW The Earth: natural history: general interest thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment::RNR Natural disasters thema EDItEUR::W Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure::WN Nature and the natural world: general interest::WNW The Earth: natural history: general interest::WNWM Weather and climate: general interest thema EDItEUR::W Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure::WN Nature and the natural world: general interest thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPR Regional, state and other local government thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPQ Central / national / federal government thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment::RND Environmental policy and protocols thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment::RNC Applied ecology thema EDItEUR::W Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure::WN Nature and the natural world: general interest::WNW The Earth: natural history: general interest thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment::RNR Natural disasters thema EDItEUR::W Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure::WN Nature and the natural world: general interest::WNW The Earth: natural history: general interest::WNWM Weather and climate: general interest thema EDItEUR::W Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure::WN Nature and the natural world: general interest thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPR Regional, state and other local government thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPQ Central / national / federal government thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment::RND Environmental policy and protocols This book brings together diverse perspectives concerning uncertainty and climate change in India. Uncertainty is a key factor shaping climate and environmental policy at international, national and local levels. Climate change and events such as cyclones, floods, droughts and changing rainfall patterns create uncertainties that planners, resource managers and local populations are regularly confronted with. In this context, uncertainty has emerged as a "wicked problem" for scientists and policymakers, resulting in highly debated and disputed decision-making. The book focuses on India, one of the most climatically vulnerable countries in the world, where there are stark socio-economic inequalities in addition to diverse geographic and climatic settings. Based on empirical research, it covers case studies from coastal Mumbai to dryland Kutch and the Sundarbans delta in West Bengal. These localities offer ecological contrasts, rural–urban diversity, varied exposure to different climate events, and diverse state and official responses. The book unpacks the diverse discourses, practices and politics of uncertainty and demonstrates profound differences through which the "above", "middle" and "below" understand and experience climate change and uncertainty. It also makes a case for bringing together diverse knowledges and approaches to understand and embrace climate-related uncertainties in order to facilitate transformative change. Appealing to a broad professional and student audience, the book draws on wide-ranging theoretical and conceptual approaches from climate science, historical analysis, science, technology and society studies, development studies and environmental studies. By looking at the intersection between local and diverse understandings of climate change and uncertainty with politics, culture, history and ecology, the book argues for plural and socially just ways to tackle climate change in India and beyond. 2021-12-15T04:03:26Z 2021-12-15T04:03:26Z 2021-12-14T16:34:55Z 2022 book ONIX_20211214_9781000531503_6 ONIX_20211214_9781000531503_6 OCN: 1274228214 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/52014 9781000531503 9781032190792 9781032190785 9781003257585 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/74942 eng Pathways to Sustainability open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/52014/1/9781000531503.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/52014/1/9781000531503.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/52014/1/9781000531503.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/52014/1/9781000531503.pdf Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.4324/9781003257585 10.4324/9781003257585 fa69b019-f4ee-4979-8d42-c6b6c476b5f0 9781000531503 9781032190792 9781032190785 9781003257585 Routledge 214 open access
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The Politics of Climate Change and Uncertainty in India
title The Politics of Climate Change and Uncertainty in India
title_full The Politics of Climate Change and Uncertainty in India
title_fullStr The Politics of Climate Change and Uncertainty in India
title_full_unstemmed The Politics of Climate Change and Uncertainty in India
title_short The Politics of Climate Change and Uncertainty in India
title_sort politics of climate change and uncertainty in india
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