Contemporary Environmental Issues: Vulnerability and Resilience 1 0

Abstract

Contemporary Environmental Issues: Vulnerability and Resilience, edited by Prof. Vishwa Raj Sharma, presents a comprehensive examination of contemporary environmental challenges across different regions of the world and explores possible solutions from a resilience-oriented perspective. The book brings together twenty-two contributions organized into five sections: Resource Management, Urban Environment, Water Management, Sustainable Tourism, and Women and Environment. The review highlights the book’s relevance to researchers and undergraduate and graduate students, particularly because of its accessible language, use of maps, photographs, diagrams, cross-tabulations, and statistical techniques. It emphasizes the growing significance of urban resilience in the context of environmental degradation, infrastructure failures, informal settlements, and natural and human-induced disasters. The inclusion of women and environment as a distinct section is identified as particularly noteworthy, although the review observes that the concept of vulnerability is not sufficiently addressed throughout the book. Overall, the book is presented as a significant contribution to understanding contemporary environmental problems and developing solution-oriented approaches.