Economic Growth & Environment

Economic Growth & Environment

Introduction

Developing countries are facing many environmental and developmental issues. The scale of environmental problems has increased from local and regional to global. Unplanned and unsustainable development, rapid industrialization, urbanization, and other technological developments have contaminated air, water and soil quality and, therefore, have interfered with the basic needs of the society. Public awareness of environmental issues such as global warming, acid rain and ozone depletion has increased substantially over the last few years. Countries must prepare effective strategies in tackling environmental problems. Developing countries cannot have development at the expense of environmental issues. This is ...