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Intro -- Asian Atmospheric Pollution: Sources, Characteristics and Impacts -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Contributors -- About the editor -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: Sources of atmospheric pollution in India -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Brick kilns -- 3. Coal-based thermal power plants -- 4. IOC fire of October 29, 2009 -- 5. Forest fires in the Himalayan region -- 6. Air pollution associated with civil aviation -- 7. Crop residue burning -- 8. Dust as source for air pollution -- 9. Diwali festival -- 10. Pollution associated with cyclones -- 11. COVID-19 and air quality -- 12. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2: Air pollution: Facts, causes, and impacts -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Sources of air pollution -- 3. Impacts of air pollution -- 3.1. Impacts on ecosystem -- 3.2. Health impacts -- 4. Discussion and conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Atmospheric chemistry in Asia: Need of integrated approach -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Air pollution in Asia -- 2.1. South Asia -- 2.2. West Asia -- 2.3. Central Asia -- 2.4. Southeast Asia -- 2.5. East Asia -- 3. Global issues of atmospheric chemistry -- 3.1. Global warming -- 3.2. Climate change -- 3.3. Extreme events -- 3.4. Rising sea level -- 3.5. Ozone depletion -- 3.6. Ecosystem impacts -- 3.7. Urban Heat Island -- 4. Atmospheric chemistry issues in Asia -- 4.1. Acid deposition -- 4.2. Atmospheric dust -- 4.3. Biomass burning -- 4.4. Reactive nitrogen and changing N-cycle -- 4.5. Carbonaceous aerosols -- 4.6. Tropospheric ozone -- 4.7. Brown cloud and haze -- 4.8. Long-range transport/transboundary pollution -- 4.9. Waste burning -- 4.10. Smog -- 4.11. Megacities pollution -- 4.12. Hydroxyl radical and atmospheric chemistry -- 4.13. Bioaerosols -- 4.14. Global dimming and surface cooling -- 5. Conclusion -- References.

Introduction : the subtext of North-South relations -- Who is served by paternalism? -- GATT and the developing world before the Uruguay Round -- Unequal partners in merchandise trade -- An uneven playing field in agricultural negotiations -- Big disparities in services and intellectual property -- Conclusion : the end of sweet talk

Political scientists by and large ignore cultural industries and technologies whereas they are prominent in other disciplines. This book provides insights from local, societal, national, and international levels in understanding cultural industries, technologies, and policies and integrates these perspectives into the study of political science