Development and the Environment in Asean
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2870672 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mark A Mcdowell (University of Toronto, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 307 |
| Publication date | 1989-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Pacific Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-851X • E-ISSN: 1715-3379 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2760625 |
| OpenAlex | W2319154642 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES and their relationship to the problems of development is a topic that has been largely ignored by western academics dealing with Southeast Asia. In the ASEAN nations themselves, however, the environment has for some time been considered a fundamental issue with great economic, social and implications. Environmental problems are widely perceived to be entering a stage of crisis. In a recent pastoral letter of the Philippine bishops, read from every pulpit in the nation on 13 March 1988, the church warned: It is now a matter of life and death.... Our forests are almost gone, our rivers are almost empty.... during the monsoon rains, flash-floods destroy everything in their path. Environmental problems are a more deepseated crisis than political instability, economic decline and growth in armed conflict.' Despite the apocalyptic tone, this statement may not be excessively alarmist; rather, it is in agreement with both the consensus among the independent environmental groups which have arisen in the area in the last two decades and with the assessments of many outside observers. The governments of the region all now claim a passion for environmental protection, and express optimism about the possibilities for a legislative solution. Speaking about ASEAN's 1981 Manila Declaration on the Environment, an Indonesian spokesman said, By this declaration ASEAN heralds a new turning point in the growth and development of environmental awareness in the world.... This is a revolutionary declaration indeed! A declaration which for the first time in history proclaims the existence of a REGIONAL ENVIRONMENT! Never before has any region in the world had the courage and progressiveness to make such a commitment. 2 The environment has in fact become a major aspect of
Business · Economic geography · Geography · Asian Studies and History · International Development and Aid · Socioeconomic Development in Asia
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1990 - 2017 (28) |
| Highly cited | No |