Analyze the GEM approach in relation to its ability to foster both environmental protection and economic development.
Show the strengths and weaknesses of 3 approaches(Neo-liberal, GEM, People-centred), and assess which is the best for both environmental protection and economic development.
READING LIST
The Environment and Sustainable Development

Core reading –
Editorial Introduction: Environment and Development and Redclift M. (2014) ‘Sustainable Development’ in Desai V. and R. Potter (eds) The Companion to Development Studies (Third Edition) Abingdon: Routledge

Important Readings –
Atkinson G. (2014) ‘International Regulation and the Environment’ in Desai V. and R. Potter (eds) The Companion to Development Studies (Third Edition) Abingdon: Routledge

Boyd E. (2014) ‘Climate Change and Development’ in Desai V. and R. Potter (eds) The Companion to Development Studies (Third Edition) Abingdon: Routledge
Kingsbury D. (2012) ‘Environment and Development’ in Kingsbury D. et al. International Development: Issues and Challenges Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan

Woodhouse P. (2002) ‘Environmental Degradation and Sustainability’ in Allen T. and Thomas A. Poverty and Development into the 21st Century Oxford: OUP

Other readings –
Basu R. and Bhadri S. (eds) (2006) Society, Development and Environment Kolkata: Progressive
Bhagwati J. (2004) In Defense of Globalization New York: OUP Chapter 11
Blackman A. (2006) Small Firms and the Environment in Developing Countries: Collective Impacts, Collective Action Washington DC: Resources for Future
Carter C. and Mol A. (2007) Environmental Governance in China London: Routledge
Chasek P. (2006) Global Environmental Policies Boulder, Colo: Westview
Connelly J. (2011) Politics and the Environment: From Theory to Practice London: Routledge
Desai V. and R. Potter (eds) (2014) The Companion to Development StudiesAbingdon: Routledge
See Section 6: Contains 11 introductory chapters on the environment and development
Development and Change, January 2006 – Edition devoted to Environmental Issues in China (Preface and 9 articles)
Dodd F. et al. (2014) From Rio+20 to a New development Agenda: Building a Bridge to a Sustainable Future Abingdon: Routledge
Fonseca G. (ed) (2012) From Rio to Rio: A Twenty Year Journey to Green the World’s Economies Washington, DC: Global Environment Facility
Giddens A. (2011) The Politics of Climate Change Cambridge: Polity
Kirkby J. O’Keefe P. and L. Timberlake (eds) (1999) The Earthscan Reader in Sustainable Development London: Earthscan
Mendelsohn R. (2007) ‘Globalization and the Environment’ in Zedillo E. (ed) (2007) The Future of Globalization: Explorations in the Light of Recent Turbulence New York: Routledge
Middleton N. and O’Keefe P. (2003) Rio Plus Ten: Politics, Poverty and the Environment London: Pluto

Mistry J. (2014) ‘Natural Resource Management: A Critical Appraisal’ in Desai V. and R. Potter (eds) The Companion to Development Studies (Third Edition) Abingdon: Routledge
Morton K. (2005) International Aid and China’s Environment New York: Routledge
Okereke C. (2014) ‘A Changing Climate and African Development’ in Desai V. and R. Potter (eds) The Companion to Development Studies (Third Edition) Abingdon: Routledge
Okereke C. (2007) Politics of the Environment: A Survey London: Routledge
Pearce D. (2006) ‘Environment and Development’ in Clark D. (ed) The Elgar Companion to Development Studies Cheltenham: Edward Elgar
Pearce D. (2006) ‘Sustainable Consumption’ in Clark D. (ed) The Elgar Companion to Development Studies Cheltenham: Edward Elgar
Pearce D. (2006) ‘Sustainable Development’ in Clark D. (ed) The Elgar Companion to Development Studies Cheltenham: Edward Elgar
Purdey S. (2009) Economic Growth, the Environment, and International Relations: The Growth Paradigm Abingdon: Routledge
Rapley J. (2002) Understanding Development: Theory and Practice in the Third World
(pp 166-172) London: Lynne Rienner
Rio+20 – United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (2012)
http://www.uncsd2012.org/index.html
Scoones I. (2010) ‘Sustianability’ in Cornwall A. and D. Eade (eds) Deconstructing Development Discourse: Buzzwords and Fuzzwords Rugby: Practical Action Publishing and Oxfam, GB
Seitz J. (2007) ‘The Environment’ in Global Issues: An Introduction Malden: Blackwell
Shah P. and V. Maitra (eds) (2005) Terracotta Reader: A Market Approach to the Environment New Delhi: Academic Foundation
Spoor M., Heerink N. and Qu F. (eds) (2007) Dragons With Clay Feet? : Transition, Sustainable Land Use and Environment in China and Vietnam Lanham MD: Lexing
Squatriti P. (2007) Natures Past: the Environment and Human History Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press
Stern N. (2007) The Economics of Climate Change Cambridge: CUP
Stern N. (2010) A Blueprint for a Safer Planet London: Random House
Strachan J., Ayre G. and Callway R. (2005) The Plain Language Guide To The World Summit On Sustainable Development London: Earthscan
Todaro M. and S. Smith (2014) Economic Development (Twelfth Edition) Philadephia: Trans-Atlantic
See Chapter 10 ‘The Environment and Development’
Van Kooten G. (2004) Climate Change Economics: Why International Accords Fail Cheltenham: Edward Elgar
World Bank (2010) World Development Report:: Development and Climate Change Washington DC: World Bank
World Resources Institute (2006) World Resources 2006: from Poverty Toward Prosperity: Turning What We Know About Poverty and the Environment Into What We Do: A Strategy For Action Washington DC: World Resources Institute
Yearley S. (2007) ‘Globalization and the Environment’ in Ritzer G. (ed) (2007) The Blackwell Companion to Globalization Malden MA: Blackwell

Sustainable Development
Barrow C. (2010) Environmental Management for Sustainable Development Abingdon: Routledge
Blewitt J. (2008) Understanding Sustainable Development London: Earthscan
Elliot J. (2006) An Introduction to Sustainable Development London: Routledge
Rogers P, Jalal K and J Boyd (2008) An Introduction to Sustainable Development Sterling VA: Earhscan

People centred development
Daly H. (1999) Ecological Economics and the Economics of Ecology: Essays in Criticism
Cheltenham: Edward Elgar
Daly H. (1996) Beyond Growth: The Economics of Sustainable Development Boston: Beacon Press
Korten David – http://www.davidkorten.org/
Korten D. (1999) The Post-Corporate World West Hartford CT: Kumarian Press and San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler
Schumacher E. (1973) Small is Beautiful: Economics as if People Mattered New York: Harper Row
Shiva Vandana – http://www.vandanashiva.org/
Shiva V. (2009) Soil not Oil: Climate Change, Peak Oil and Food Insecurity London: Zed
Shiva V. (2006) Earth Democracy: Justice, Sustainability and Peace London: Zed