Planning for Environmental Sustainability

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Abstract

After a brief attempt to clarify concept11al ambiguities abont sustainable development,. the author sets the framework of discHssion with the backdrop of India's rich natural endowments and far too inadequate efforts towards planned sttstainable development. He takes a critical look at efforts about planned sustainable development, with focus on the Eighth Plan. After analysing vario11s reasons for planning failures, he lays emphasis on the need for people's ·participation in the plannlna process.