This book explores important environmental concepts such as energy justice, mountain cultures, queer ecology, social impacts of oil production, energy strategies, mining tourism, pollution control mechanisms, incarceration, gender mainstreaming, climate change, droughts, contract farming, and adaptation strategies. Some of the topics that are covered include: In addition to that, it touches on topics such as education, leisure, development, sexuality, welfare, and sustainability. This book discusses several dimensions within the global environment of the negative impact of development programs, discusses sustainable development actions performed in contemporary times, and emphasizes the importance of a just, people-centric regulatory framework in promoting sustainable development. The concept of sustainable development may be seen as an organizational principle with the overarching objective of achieving human development objectives while at the same time allowing biological ecosystems to continue to serve people with the essential natural ecosystem resources and services. The phrase “sustainable development” originates from the word “sustainable,” which refers to the quality of being able to go on for an extended period without becoming unsustainable.