This book contains 48 articles pertaining to various hot issues and provides insights into the initiatives and highlights practical policies to reach the goal of green Economy. This book presents various concepts relating to sustainable development in a clear and lucid manner. The highlight of the book is that it covers diversified areas and all the articles are highly informative and research oriented. The book demonstrates that the greening of economies is not generally a drag on growth but rather a new engine of growth; that it is a net generator of decent jobs, and that it is also a vital strategy for the elimination of persistent poverty. The book also seeks to motivate policy makers to create the enabling conditions for increased investments in a transition to a green economy. The sole aim of our this effort is to create a green economy as one that results in improved human well-being and social equity, while significantly reducing environmental risks and ecological scarcities. In its simplest expression, we will be highly satisfied if this book takes a small step in building a green economy, which is low carbon, resource efficient and socially sustainable and inclusive.
