Battles over nature : Science and the politics of conservation

By:

Saberwal Vasant K

Contributor(s):

Rangarajan Mahesh

Publication details: Delhi Permanent Black 2003Description: 412p ixISBN:

9788178240480

Subject(s):

1. Political Ecology2. Nature Conservation - Political Aspects - India

DDC classification:

344.046000 SAB

Contents:

Contents: Part I: Biological imperatives : Why big, fierce animals are threatened : conserving large mammals in densely populated landscapes / M.D. Madhusudan and Charudutt Mishra; The anatomy of ignorance or ecology in a fragmented landscape : do we know what really counts? / Renee Borges; Ecology and objective based management : case study of the Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan / Beth Middleton; Conservation outside protected areas : case study of bustard protection / Asad R. Rahmani; Part II: The nature of ecological science : The authoritarian biologist and the arrogance of anti-humanism : wildlife conservation in the third world / Ramachandra Guha; Sustainability and the scientist's burden / Sharachchandra Lele and Richard B. Norgaard; Part III: Politics and conservation : The politics of ecology : the debate on wildlife and people in India, 1970-95 / Mahesh Rangarajan; Conservation by state fiat / Vasant K. Saberwal; Part IV: Community participation : States, communities, and conservation : the practice of ecodevelopment in the Great Himalayan National Park / Amita Baviskar; Forging a consensus in Rajaji National Park : an interview / B.M.S. Rathore; Community approaches to conservation : some comparisons from Africa and India / Alan Rodgers, Dawn Hartley and Sultana Bashir; Reflections on community involvement in conservation / K. Sivaramakrishnan

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
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Contents:
Part I: Biological imperatives : Why big, fierce animals are threatened : conserving large mammals in densely populated landscapes / M.D. Madhusudan and Charudutt Mishra;
The anatomy of ignorance or ecology in a fragmented landscape : do we know what really counts? / Renee Borges;
Ecology and objective based management : case study of the Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan / Beth Middleton;
Conservation outside protected areas : case study of bustard protection / Asad R. Rahmani;
Part II: The nature of ecological science : The authoritarian biologist and the arrogance of anti-humanism : wildlife conservation in the third world / Ramachandra Guha;
Sustainability and the scientist's burden / Sharachchandra Lele and Richard B. Norgaard;
Part III: Politics and conservation : The politics of ecology : the debate on wildlife and people in India, 1970-95 / Mahesh Rangarajan;
Conservation by state fiat / Vasant K. Saberwal;
Part IV: Community participation : States, communities, and conservation : the practice of ecodevelopment in the Great Himalayan National Park / Amita Baviskar;
Forging a consensus in Rajaji National Park : an interview / B.M.S. Rathore;
Community approaches to conservation : some comparisons from Africa and India / Alan Rodgers, Dawn Hartley and Sultana Bashir;
Reflections on community involvement in conservation / K. Sivaramakrishnan

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