Resolving environmental conflicts in Pakistan ’ s energy policy
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Pakistan’s development predicament is emblematic of many countries that are undergoing rapid growth in energy demand from demographic pressures as well as more intense industrialization. While such growth can certainly be a sign of progress and potentially a means of poverty alleviation, it can also lead to errant euphoria and rash decision-making by policy-makers. At such times of ambition and anxiety, environmental concerns are regrettably relegated to “low politics,” and dismissed with pleasantries as short-term gains are calculated on the basis of prestige projects such as large dams and sky-scrapers.
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تاریخ انتشار 2006