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Ecological journeys: the science and politics of conservation in India / Madhav Gadgil

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Permanent Black ecology and wildlife seriesPublication details: New Delhi : Permanent Black, 2001.Description: xi, 257p. ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9788178240152
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 333.72(54)
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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 .lternative Development Strarte? -- 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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Book Book Nehru Centre Library General Collection 333.72(54)/Gad (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 11933

Includes bibliographical references (p. [256]-257).

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 .lternative Development Strarte? -- 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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