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by Devendraraj Madhanagopal (Editor), Salim Momtaz (Editor)
This book, focuses on South and Southeast Asia, upgrades our understanding of the influence of multiple sociopolitical and governance factors on climate change and risks. It argues that the real solutions to climate change problems lie in societies, governance systems, non-state actors, and the power and politics underpinning these systems.
Author Biography
Devendraraj Madhanagopal (Ph.D.) is an Assistant Professor (II) in the School of Sustainability at XIM University (Odisha, India). He holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (Mumbai, India). He is the recipient of several international travel grants and fellowships. His works appear in Environment, Development and Sustainability and Metropolitics journals. He is the corresponding editor of the following edited books: Environmental, Climate, and Social Justice: Perspectives and Practices from the Global South (2022) and Social Work and Climate Justice: International Perspectives (forthcoming, Routledge).
Salim Momtaz (Ph.D.) is an Affiliate Associate Professor at the University of Newcastle, Australia. He teaches in the area of Sustainable Resource Management. He received his BSc and MSc degrees in Geography from University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. He did a Ph.D. in Development Studies from the University of London under a Commonwealth Scholarship. His academic careers spans over 35 years. He published 13 books, 8 book chapters, and many articles in international journals. He was a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee, Netherlands Government Research Organization, between 2007 and 2010; currently, he is serving the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) as an Expert Evaluator.
