Environmental Degradation and Threat to Human Security: A Case Study of Delhi’s Air Pollution Problem

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Publiée : Dec 29, 2022
DOI : https://doi.org/10.12681/hapscpbs.33785
Jayant Chandel
Centre for International Politics, Organization and Disarmament, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India
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The paper is an attempt to understand the current policy response to tackle air pollution in Delhi, India. It takes a human security approach to challenge some of the mainstream assumptions which inform the current top-down policy response. Then it tries to provide openings for a more holistic policy foundation based on our discussion on the literature about human and environmental security.

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