Author : K. Sankaran Unni
Publisher : APH Publishing
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 40,39 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Ecosystem management
ISBN : 9788170247654
The Book Gives A Detailed Study Of The Physico-Chemical, Biological And Bacterio- Logical Assessment Of Water Pollution In The Largest West-Flowing Central Indian River.
Author : Amita Baviskar
Publisher : Studies in Social Ecology and
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 17,9 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN :
Why are adivasis fighting the Narmada dam and other development projects in India today? Are adivasis 'ecologically noble savages' living in harmony with nature? What is the tribal relationship with nature today? How do people, whose struggles are the subject of theories of liberation and social change, perceive their own situation? Do their present circumstances allow adivasis to formulate a critique of 'development'?
Author : K.R. Nayar
Publisher : APH Publishing
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 46,50 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Environmental health
ISBN : 9788176480192
The Book Unravels The Socio-Economic And Public Health Dimensions Of The Ecological Conundrum In The Indian Context.
Author : Smakhtin, Vladimir, Arunachalam, M., Behera, S., Chatterjee, A., Das, S., Gautam, P., Joshi, G. D., Sivaramakrishnan, K. G., Unni, K. S.
Publisher : IWMI
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 18,92 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Ecosystem management
ISBN : 9290906685
This report attempts to introduce a prototype scoring system for the ecological status of rivers in India and illustrate it through the applications in several major river basins. This system forms part of the desktop environmental flow assessment and is based on a number of indicators reflecting ecological condition and sensitivity of a river. The unique aspect of this study is that it interprets, for the first time, the existing ecological information for Indian rivers in the context of environmental flow assessment. The report targets government departments, research institutions and NGOs which are engaged in environmental flow management and associated policy development, and suggests some subsequent steps in environmental flow work in India.
Author : Susanta Kumar Chakraborty
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 19,7 MB
Release : 2021-03-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 3030538974
This book is part of a two-volume set that offers an innovative approach towards developing methods and tools for assigning conservation categories of threatened taxa and their conservation strategies by way of different phases of eco-restoration in the context of freshwater river systems of tropical bio-geographic zones. The set provides a considerable volume of research on the biodiversity component of river ecosystems, seasonal dynamics of physical chemical parameters, geo-hydrological properties, types, sources and modes of action of different types of pollution, river restoration strategies and methodologies for the ongoing ecological changes of river ecosystems. Volume 1 provides an in-depth analysis of different theories with international relevance pertaining to the functioning of river ecosystems, shaping their structure and contributing ecological services, and includes the principles of riverine ecology such as biogeochemical cycles, physiography, hydrogeology, and physico-chemical parameters. It covers the basic concepts and principles of water within riverine ecosystems, and the underlying ecological principles operating to ensure ecological stability and sustainability of the fluvial ecosystem. The book explains the ecofunctionality of different geo-morphological, geo-hydrological and physico-chemical factors and processes in changing time scales and spaces, with special emphasis on the tropical fresh water rivers in India.
Author : S.C. Pandeya
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 40,57 MB
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9401129266
The idea for the present volume stems from the In many cases we had to decide ourselves what long time friendship between the series editor and changes had to be made in the manuscript. This the volume editor. The field work was carried out was done, however, with the prior consent of during several years of the last two decades by Professor Pandeya. We hope that we did not Professor Pandeya and his team of workers: overlook any items which should have been S. C. Sharma, H. K. Jain, K. C. Paliwal, V. M. changed - if we did, it is our responsibility. In Bhanot, S. J. Pathak, R. Sharma, S. C. Bhatt, P. K. order to demonstrate our responsibility I have Mathur, Y. N. Rao and G. V. Saratbabu. The wide signed as co-editor of this volume. scope of the undertaking required expeditions and The series editor accepted this unusual task individual field studies for which reports were because the topic is of great significance for dry available. subtropical regions of the world. It was the task of Professor Pandey a to sift all The Cenchrus grasslands are of great importance this information and put it together in a form in the dry areas of South East Asia. The value of understandable for an international audience. the ecological grassland study for range manage The manuscript was delivered to the series edi ment is therefore obvious.
Author : S.V.S. RANA
Publisher : PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.
Page : 606 pages
File Size : 33,98 MB
Release : 2013-05-13
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 8120347862
This revised fifth edition, is a lucid presentation of the fundamental concepts and principles of ecology and environmental science. Extensively illustrated, the book provides in-depth coverage of major areas such as atmospheric and soil science, hydrobiology, biodiversity, and pollution ecology. It seeks to impart comprehensive understanding of the major ecological issues, policies and laws, crucial for solving environmental problems. New sections on vital topics such as acid rain and deposition, metapopulations, environmental disasters and the Bali Summit on Climate Change 2007 contribute strongly to this endeavour. The book is primarily intended for undergraduate (B.Sc.) students of environmental science and other relevant biological sciences. It will also be very useful for postgraduate (M.Sc.) students of these subjects as well as field professionals and researchers. KEY FEATURES • Use of indigenous examples for explaining subject matter • Coverage of extreme environments such as Antarctica, the Arctic region, open oceans, and deserts, along with up-to-date information on major ecosystems • Chapters devoted to biodiversity as well as natural and genetic resources of India • Detailed descriptions of ecocompartments such as atmosphere and lithosphere
Author : Shyam Kanhaiya
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 38,68 MB
Release :
Category :
ISBN : 3031491637
Author : A. K. Shrivastava
Publisher : APH Publishing
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 20,27 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Environmental ethics
ISBN : 9788176485982
Relates To The Various Aspects Of Population And Development And Presents Way To Stabilize The Population And Strengthen Sustainable Development Process. Has 21 Chapters.
Author : Patrick McCully
Publisher : Zed Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 16,95 MB
Release : 2001-10-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781856499019
Entirely updated in the light of the recent World Commission on Dams Report, and responding to it, this new edition of Patrick McCully's now classic study shows why large dams have become such a controversial technology in both industrialized and developing countries. The book explains the history and politics of dam building worldwide and shows why large dams have become so controversial. It details the ecological and human impacts of large dams, and shows how the 'national interest' argument is used to legitimize uneconomic and unjust projects which benefit elites while impoverishing tens of millions, describes the technical, safety and economic problems of dam technology, the structure of the international dam-building industry, and the role played by international banks and aid agencies. It tells the story of the rapid growth of the international anti-dam movement, and recounts some of the most important anti-dam campaigns around the world. McCully shows how the dam lobby and governments have reacted to criticism by cosmetic 'greening' of the dam-building process, and through state repression outlines the alternatives to dams, and argues that their replacement by less destructive alternatives requires the opening up of the industry's practices to public scrutiny.
