Ecological journeys : The science and politics of conservatuion in India

By:

Gadgil Madhav

Contributor(s):

Publication details: New Delhi Permanent Black 2001Description: 257p ixISBN:

9788178240152

Subject(s):

1. Protection - Conservation - Environment - India2. Protection - Conservation - Natural Resources - India

DDC classification:

344.046000 GAD

Contents:

Contents: Machine generated contents note: SECTION I: THE WEALTH OF WILDLIFE; 1. Why do Blackbuck Males turn Black; 2. Of Geese and Grass; 3. Are Ants Prudent; 4. The Birdlife of Bandipur; 5. Too Many Crocs Crowd the Pool; SECTION TWO: ECOLOGY, THE SCIENCE OF LIFE; 6. A Rational Approach to Wildlife Management; 7. Of Life and Artefacts; 8. Tree of Life; 9. The Diversity Contest; 10. The Uses of Eccentricity: The Making Of Salim Ali; 11. Scientist as Activist: M.K. Prasad; 12. The Abuses of Science; SECTION III: THE PRICE OF DEVELOPMENT; 13. Development for Destruction; 14. The Grass Used to be Greener; 15. Environmentalism at the Crossroads; 16. An .alternative Development Started; 17. Challenge of the Sea Bird; 18. Railroads to New Deserts; SECTION IV: PARADIGMS OF HOPE; 19. Development through Participation: An Experiment in Bedthi; 20. Groves for the Gods; 21. Divine Symbols, Divided People; 22. The Tale of the Bishnois; 23. How to Save a Mountain Range; 24. Greening the Himalaya; SECTION V: THE WAY AHEAD; 25. The Problems of Ill-Informed Activism; 26. Indian Environmentalism: Emerging Paradigms; 27. A People's Movement; 28. The Uses of Nature; 29. Conserving India's Biodiversity; Let the People Speak; 30. An Ecologist's Itinerary; Further Reading

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Contents:
Machine generated contents note: SECTION I: THE WEALTH OF WILDLIFE;
1. Why do Blackbuck Males turn Black;
2. Of Geese and Grass;
3. Are Ants Prudent;
4. The Birdlife of Bandipur;
5. Too Many Crocs Crowd the Pool;
SECTION TWO: ECOLOGY, THE SCIENCE OF LIFE;
6. A Rational Approach to Wildlife Management;
7. Of Life and Artefacts;
8. Tree of Life;
9. The Diversity Contest;
10. The Uses of Eccentricity: The Making Of Salim Ali;
11. Scientist as Activist: M.K. Prasad;
12. The Abuses of Science;
SECTION III: THE PRICE OF DEVELOPMENT;
13. Development for Destruction;
14. The Grass Used to be Greener;
15. Environmentalism at the Crossroads;
16. An .alternative Development Started;
17. Challenge of the Sea Bird;
18. Railroads to New Deserts;
SECTION IV: PARADIGMS OF HOPE;
19. Development through Participation:
An Experiment in Bedthi;
20. Groves for the Gods;
21. Divine Symbols, Divided People;
22. The Tale of the Bishnois;
23. How to Save a Mountain Range;
24. Greening the Himalaya;
SECTION V: THE WAY AHEAD;
25. The Problems of Ill-Informed Activism;
26. Indian Environmentalism: Emerging Paradigms;
27. A People's Movement;
28. The Uses of Nature;
29. Conserving India's Biodiversity;
Let the People Speak;
30. An Ecologist's Itinerary;
Further Reading

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