| Titre | De la difficulté d'être « vert » dans un pays vert : Environnement et aménagement du territoire en Malaysia | |
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| Auteur | Jean-Louis Margolin | |
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Revue | L'Homme et la société |
| Numéro | no 91-92, 1er et 2e trimestre 1989 Le rapport à la nature | |
| Rubrique / Thématique | Le rapport à la Nature |
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| Page | 119-127 | |
| Résumé anglais |
Jean-Louis Margoun, The difficulty of being « green» in a green country : environment and land use planning in Malaysia
The idea is now accepted that ecology is not a « problem of wealth », or that it is peripheral to economic questions, but rather that it should be viewed as being at their center. This is especially true for a rapidly « developing » country like Malaysia where the authorities must make quick decisions, good or bad, affecting the future of the country. The present picture is rather bleak. The accelerated destruction of the tropical forests wastes an important natural resource and ruins the habitation of indigenous populations. Industrial pollution has assumed dramatic proportions on a local level, including the desecration of coastlines and the uprooting of fishing communities. As far as large cities are concerned, the imitation of North-American standards of urbanization, like the weakness of environmental controls, makes most of them difficult to live in. It is a good thing that a combination of the action of NGO specialists and elements among the concerned populations have provoked a nex consciousness of the seriousness of the situation. Source : Éditeur (via Persée) |
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| Article en ligne | http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/homso_0018-4306_1989_num_91_1_2393 |
