Translating Modernity: Buddhist Response to the Thai Environmental Crisis

It is hard to breathe in Bangkok. The capital of Thailand is a sprawling and congested city with major air and water pollution. Energy demand is high, forcing a dependency on oil and natural gas and the development of resources such as hydroelectric power. Large-scale dams bring additional problems...

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1. Verfasser:	Susan M. Darlington
Format:	Buchkapitel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Agricultural management Agricultural sciences Agriculture Agronomy Anthropology Applied anthropology Behavioral sciences Biological sciences Biology Botany Buddhism Clergy Conservation biology Crops Cultural anthropology Cultural customs Dendrology Ecophilosophy Environmental conservation Environmental philosophy Environmental studies Environmentalism Integrated agricultural systems Investitures Monks Ordinations Practical theology Religion Religious practices Religious rituals Rites of passage Rituals Spiritual belief systems Spiritual leaders Sustainable agriculture Theology Trees
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Zusammenfassung:	It is hard to breathe in Bangkok. The capital of Thailand is a sprawling and congested city with major air and water pollution. Energy demand is high, forcing a dependency on oil and natural gas and the development of resources such as hydroelectric power. Large-scale dams bring additional problems of alternating flooding and drought, loss of agricultural and forest land, and relocation of large numbers of people. Since the 1960s, Thailand has faced an environmental crisis that has steadily worsened. Rapid economic development based on a Western model of growth, industrialization, and consumerism has led to depleted forests, soil erosion,