Reducing poverty and sustaining the environment: The politics of local engagement Author Bass S., Reid H., Satterthwaite D, Steele P. (eds) Date 2005 Source IUCN (ID: MON-074645) Publisher | Place of publication Earthscan | London, UK ISBN 1-84407-116-2 Pages 256 p. Document type Monography/book Language English Field of application International Country/Territory Pakistan, Colombia, China, Nigeria, Peru, South Africa, Tanzania, Un. Rep. of, India Subject Environment gen. Keyword Poverty Developing countries Sustainable development Community management Geographical area Caribbean, Africa Abstract Contents: 1. Creating space for civil society in an impoverished environment in Pakistan 2. The Bioplan: An alternative for shared environmental management to decrease poverty in Manizales, Colombia 3. Environment-poverty linkages: Managing natural resources in China 4. The evolving roles of environmental management institutions in East Africa: From conservation to poverty reduction 5. Stories on environment and conflict from Northern Nigeria 6. The Sea is our garden: Coastal resource management and local governance in the Caribbean 7. ' Working for water ' in a democratic South Africa 8. People, perspectives and reality: A case study from Usangu, Tanzania 9. Community-designed, built and managed toilet blocks in Indian Cities 10. ' Concertación ' (Reaching agreement) and planning for sustainable development in Ilo, Peru Website www.earthscan.co.uk