Ecology and the politics of survival : conflicts over natural resources in India

Author(s)

• Shiva, Vandana

Bibliographic Information

Ecology and the politics of survival : conflicts over natural resources in India

Vandana Shiva in association with J. Bandyopadhyay ... [et al.]

United Nations University Press , Sage Publications, 1991

• : India : hbk.
• : U.S. : hbk.
• : U.S. : pbk.

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [351]-356) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This is a topical analysis of ecology movements in contemporary society and the conflicts generated over vital natural resources. The focus is on the social contradictions emerging in India in the wake of these conflicts and the author takes a Third World perspective to discuss the way in which ecology movements have questioned the dominant concepts of economic development.

Table of Contents

Introduction Ecology Movements and Conflicts Over Natural Resources PART ONE: FOREST CONFLICTS Forest Ecology and Forest Conflicts The Survival Economy and Forest Conflicts The Chipko Movement Afforestation Programmes and Land Use Conflicts Wasteland Development and Conflict Over Commons PART TWO: WATER CONFLICTS Conflicts Over River Waters Large Dams and Conflicts in the Krishna Basin Water Scarcity and People's Alternatives Mining and Water Conflicts Fisheries and Conflicts at Sea Conclusion Towards Sustainability with Justice

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Details

• NCID: BA13782262
• ISBN:
  • 8170362490
  • 0803996721
  • 080399673X
• LCCN: 91013046
• Country Code: ja
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Tokyo, Japan,New Delhi ; Newbury Park
• Pages/Volumes: 365 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : HC433.5
  • DC20 : 333.7/0954
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Natural resources -- India
  • LCSH : Forest policy -- India
  • LCSH : Water resources development -- India