This book seeks different issues of resource-use-development-environment interfaces together with their implications. It showcases fresh empirical studies conducted at different scales on the nature of environment and development relationship, dynamics of their interface and emerging issues confronting humanity, especially developing societies like India; and, highlights their findings. It is an endeavour towards widening the horizon of environmental understanding crucial for sustainable human existence and development. The readers will find most of the chapters comprehensive in scope and thought stimulating as well as informative.