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- Introduction to the Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability
- Volumes List
- Combined List of Entries from the Ten Volumes of the Encyclopedia of Sustainability
- Reader’s Guide to the Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability
- About the Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability
- Contributors to Volumes 1–10 of the Encyclopedia of Sustainability
- Volume 1: Editors, Staff, Credits
- Volume 2: Editors, Staff, Credits
- Volume 3: Editors, Staff, Credits
- Volume 4: Editors, Staff, Credits
- Volume 5: Editors, Staff, Credits
- Volume 6: Editors, Staff, Credits
- Volume 7: Editors, Staff, Credits
- Volume 8: Editors, Staff, Credits
- Volume 9: Editors, Staff, Credits
- Volume 10: Editors, Staff, Credits
- Volume 1: Publisher’s Note: Spirit Launches Sustainability
- Volume 2: Publisher’s Note
- Volume 2: Introduction to The Business of Sustainability
- Volume 3: Glossary of Terms
- Volume 3: Introduction to The Law and Politics of Sustainability
- Volume 4: Introduction to Natural Resources and Sustainability
- Volume 5: Introduction to Ecosystem Management and Sustainability
- Volume 6: Introduction to Measurements, Indicators, and Research Methods for Sustainability
- Volume 7: Introduction to China, India, and East and Southeast Asia: Assessing Sustainability
- Introduction to Volume 8
- Volume 9: Introduction to Afro-Eurasia: Assessing Sustainability
- Directory of Sustainability Programs
- Master Bibliography: The Most Cited Works
- Master Bibliography
India 1.2 billion est. pop. 2010
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- Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability
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- Mahesh RANGARAJANMahesh RANGARAJAN
India is the seventh-largest (by geographical area) and the second-most populous country in the world. With Pakistan to its west, China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the northeast, and Myanmar (Burma) and Bangladesh to the east, India is surrounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast. This home of many ancient civilizations is one of the fastest growing economies today. Although India is the world’s largest democracy, its people are divided by deep disparities of income, economic opportunity, and privilege. ...
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- Publishing Information
- Introduction to the Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability
- Volumes List
- Combined List of Entries from the Ten Volumes of the Encyclopedia of Sustainability
- Reader’s Guide to the Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability
- About the Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability
- Contributors to Volumes 1–10 of the Encyclopedia of Sustainability
- Volume 1: Editors, Staff, Credits
- Volume 2: Editors, Staff, Credits
- Volume 3: Editors, Staff, Credits
- Volume 4: Editors, Staff, Credits
- Volume 5: Editors, Staff, Credits
- Volume 6: Editors, Staff, Credits
- Volume 7: Editors, Staff, Credits
- Volume 8: Editors, Staff, Credits
- Volume 9: Editors, Staff, Credits
- Volume 10: Editors, Staff, Credits
- Volume 1: Publisher’s Note: Spirit Launches Sustainability
- Volume 2: Publisher’s Note
- Volume 2: Introduction to The Business of Sustainability
- Volume 3: Glossary of Terms
- Volume 3: Introduction to The Law and Politics of Sustainability
- Volume 4: Introduction to Natural Resources and Sustainability
- Volume 5: Introduction to Ecosystem Management and Sustainability
- Volume 6: Introduction to Measurements, Indicators, and Research Methods for Sustainability
- Volume 7: Introduction to China, India, and East and Southeast Asia: Assessing Sustainability
- Introduction to Volume 8
- Volume 9: Introduction to Afro-Eurasia: Assessing Sustainability
- Directory of Sustainability Programs
- Master Bibliography: The Most Cited Works
- Master Bibliography