Ecology and Equity - The Use and Abuse of Nature in Contemporary India

Radical both in its critique of the causes of environmental crisis in India and in its proposal for ecological reform, this book reveals the interconnections of social and environmental conflict and makes for essential reading.

Sommario

Introduction; Part 1 The India that is; Chapter 1 Cornering the Benefits; Chapter 2 Passing on the Costs; Chapter 3 A Cauldron of Conflicts; Chapter 4 Ideologies of Environmentalism; Part 2 The India that might be; Chapter 5 Conservative–Liberal–Socialism; Chapter 6 Knowledge of the People, by the People, for the People; Chapter 7 What are Forests For?; Chapter 8 Is there Safety in Numbers?; Chapter 9 Resources of Hope;

Info autore

Madhav Gadgil is a Professor in the Centre for Ecological Sciences at the Indian Institute of Science.,
Ramachandra Guha is an independent writer. They previously collaborated on This Fissured Land: An Ecological History of India (1992).

Riassunto

Radical both in its critique of the causes of environmental crisis in India and in its proposal for ecological reform, this book reveals the interconnections of social and environmental conflict and makes for essential reading.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Madhav Gadgil, Gadgil Madhav, Ramachandra Guha, Guha Ramachandra
• Editore: Taylor and Francis
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 26.10.1995
• EAN: 9780415125246
• ISBN: 978-0-415-12524-6
• Pagine: 226
• Peso: 359 g
• Illustrazioni: Tabellen, schwarz-weiss
• Categorie: Saggistica > Natura, tecnica > Scienze naturali; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Geografia; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography, Society & culture: general, Science / Environmental Science, Society and culture: general, Human Geography, Development Studies