Ecological journeys
Subtitle: the science and politics of conservation in India
By: Madhav Gadgil.
Series: Permanent Black ecology and wildlife series
Publisher: Permanent Black in association with Ravi Dayal Publisher; Distributed by Orient Longman
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New Delhi; Bangalore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 257
Subjects: Ecotourism -- India.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [256]-257).
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: SECTION I: THE WEALTH OF WILDLIFE; title: 1. Why do Blackbuck Males turn Black?; title: 2. Of Geese and Grass; title: 3. Are Ants Prudent?; title: 4. The Birdlife of Bandipur; title: 5. Too Many Crocs Crowd the Pool; title: SECTION TWO: ECOLOGY, THE SCIENCE OF LIFE; title: 6. A Rational Approach to Wildlife Management; title: 7. Of Life and Artefacts; title: 8. Tree of Life; title: 9. The Diversity Contest; title: 10. The Uses of Eccentricity: The Making Of Salim Ali; title: 11. Scientist as Activist: M.K.Prasad; title: 12. The Abuses of Science; title: SECTION III: THE PRICE OF DEVELOPMENT; title: 13. Development for Destruction; title: 14. The Grass Used to be Greener; title: 15. Environmentalism at the Crossroads; title: 16. An .lternative Development Strarte?; title: 17. Challenge of the Sea Bird; title: 18. Railroads to New Deserts; title: SECTION IV: PARADIGMS OF HOPE; title: 19. Development through Participation:; title: An Experiment in Bedthi; title: 20. Groves for the Gods; title: 21. Divine Symbols, Divided People; title: 22. The Tale of the Bishnois; title: 23. How to Save a Mountain Range; title: 24. Greening the Himalaya; title: SECTION V: THE WAY AHEAD; title: 25. The Problems of Ill-Informed Activism; title: 26. Indian Environmentalism: Emerging Paradigms; title: 27. A People's Movement; title: 28. The Uses of Nature; title: 29. Conserving India's Biodiversity.; title: Let the People Speak; title: 30. An Ecologist's Itinerary; title: Further Reading.