Bibliography

Title: Social and Gender Analysis in Natural Resource Management: Learning Studies and Lessons from Asia.

Author: Ronnie Vernooy, International Development Research Centre, Ottawa

Publisher: Sage India

Year: 2006

            This volume documents and reflects on the steps being taken by researchers of natural resource management to implement social and gender analysis in South and Southeast Asia, Grounded in empirical reality, the six case studies are drawn from India, Nepal, China, Vet Nam and Mongolia.  The volume concludes with a comparative analysis of the six cases.

 Title: Development Projects and Critical Theory of Environment

Author: Jyotsna Bapat, Senior Consultant, Feedback Ventures (P) Ltd, New Delhi

Publisher: Sage India

Year:         2005

 This book scintillatingly written with well-documented case studies is an important contribution to assessing the socio-cultural and environmental impacts of development projects in a comprehensive manner.

 Title: Sustainability and Human Settlements

Author: M. Monto, L.S. Ganesh & Koshy Varghese Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore & Indian Institute of Technology,

             Chennai

Publisher: Sage India

Year:  2005

 This timely document will assist readers to build upon and enlarge their knowledge of the broad interdisciplinary field of sustainable development.  It will be of immense use to students, researchers and teachers involved in human settlement planning, environmental studies, urban and regional planning and simulation.  Policymakers, activists and officials in a variety of organizations and institutions will also benefit from this book.

Text Book:

Title: Understanding Environment

Author: Kiran B Chhokar, Mamata Pandya, & Meena Raghunathan (Ed) Centre for Environment Education, Ahmedabad

Year: 2004      

This book has been written by ten top ranking Indian specialists involved in different fields of environmental studies...(it) is basically a textbook with structured lessons and guidelines for teachers.  But a person who is not studying for an exam can benefit from it equally.... It is a rich source of concise and accurate information. A must for all reference libraries.

 

Title: In Search of Sustainable Livelihood Systems: Managing Resources and Change

Author: Ruedi Baumgartner, NADEL, ETHZentrum, Zurich & Ruedi Hogger, Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore & Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai

Publisher: Sage India

Year:   2004 

            The contributors… have explored and analysed a diverse range of rural livelihood systems in Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and Karnataka spread over a period of six years… The sixteen contributions… illustrate vividly the multiplicity and flexibility of livelihood strategies.