Original, thought-provoking and gender-sensitive, Environmental Politics is an inquiry into why environmentalism has not yet had a greater impact on people′s lives or on development policy in India. While sharing the environmentalists′ concern about the direction of development, author Sumi Krishna does not restate well-worn arguments against conventional development, but provides an introspective analysis of the environmental movement and debate. The book challenges several ideological assumptions relating to environmental issues, and questions the effectiveness of environmentalism in dealing with complex problems such as population growth, and technological choices and conflicts over the use of resources. Stressing the premise that the environmental movement is not homogenous and that it encompasses a diversity of views and ideological positions, the author identifies and analyses the different approaches to the environment. Wide-ranging case studies reflect the successes and limitations of both institutional and populist ecology, and the roles that tradition, caste, women, and local communities play in environmental issues. The author doesn′t offer simplistic solutions in conclusion, but urges that environmentalism should be redirected toward a broader agenda aimed at progressive changes in the structure of society. Emphasizing that people′s lives and their interactions with the environment will change over time, she argues that environmentalism should extend the range of choices for the poor, not diminish them. Thoroughly researched, this book covers a wide range of pertinent issues and adds a different perspective to the debate on the environment in India. It constitutes an immensely useful resource for institutions, development policy makers and planners, professionals and researchers dealing with environmental issues, as well as for activists and the general reader.

Environmental Politics: People′s Lives and Development Choices

Business & Money

Krishna, Sumi

Economics

SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd

India's living languages: The critical issues

Allied Publishers

Even in a realm that would seem to be as far removed from issues of gender as natural resource management, gender bias is pernicious and persistent, especially in India. Genderscapes looks at the reasons for this bias from a number of angles, including the socialization of attitudes, the shaping of community ideologies, and the construction of disciplines and research methodologies. Sumi Krishna puts forward the novel concept of “genderscapes” to reflect the totality of women’s life worlds, and she builds her use of the concept on a group of rich case studies, including the caring practices of forest-dwellers, women’s knowledge of biodiversity, and their widespread responsibility for farming and food production. Women’s economic needs cannot be separated from their sociopolitical interests, Krishna shows―and only by looking at them as a whole can we solve the problem of discrimination.

Genderscapes: Revisioning Natural Resource Management (Zubaan)

Politics & Social Sciences

Women's Studies

Zubaan Books

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