TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gadgil,Madhav
TI  - Ecological journeys: : the science and politics of conservation in India 
SN  - 9788178240152
U1  - 333.72(54) 
PY  - 2001///
CY  - New Delhi
PB  - Permanent Black
KW  - Ecotourism
KW  - India
KW  - Nature Conservation : India
N1  - 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
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy02/2001358946.html
ER  -