Ecology/Environment/Common Property Resource Management Archive

28 April

Discourse, democracy and debate: Are we getting what we deserve?

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Discourse, democracy and debate: Are we getting what we deserve? The popular adage is that people get the government they deserve. I am not sure that the current tenor of the electoral discourse is either dignified...

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21 April

sristi: what does it stand for

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SRISTI SRISTI (Society for Research and Initiatives for Sustainable Technologies and Institutions www.sristi.org), which means creation, was born in 1993, essentially to support the activities of the Honey Bee Network to recognize, respect and reward creativity...

Ten policies that must change-4: Water, sanitation and health

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Ten policies that must change-4: Water, sanitation and health The water crisis in the country does not need much underlining. Several urgent measures are called for to bring greater equity in using existing water resources and...

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16 March

My manifesto: not that it matters………… vyakti ( individual), vichar ( idea), vyavahar ( practice) and sanskar (embedded values).

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My manifesto: not that it matters………… vyakti ( individual), vichar ( idea), vyavahar ( practice) and sanskar (embedded values). The Dissent lies at the heart of democracy: great leaders are judged by the extent to which...

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04 January

Manifesto for Deep Green revolution: transition to new politics

Written by anilg

spraying without safety gear in punjab, dec 2013 Recent shodhyatra in Punjab has given us new insights about the deepening crisis in agriculture growth and sustainability. The ominous signs were visible for quite some time. The...

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16 December

32nd Shodhyatra in jalandhar

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32nd shodhyatra in punjab http://www.sristi.org/cms/32ndshodhyatra We are trying to pursue following goals during the 32nd shodhyatra: a) recognise the selfless volunteers, community members and other functionaries in different field of social action such as education, technology,...

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16 September

Online Doctoral course: Institution Building September 16, 2013 begins at 2.30pm ist today

Written by anilg

FPM Course: 2013, Term II-III Institution Building for Sustainable Development Course Instructor – Prof. Anil K. Gupta (Wing 13, Extension Number – 4927) Introduction With the passage of time, the organizations have to renew their mandate,...

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22 July

Circular economy is booming when ‘take, make, faink’ is slowing down

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Circular economy is booming when ‘take, make, faink’ is slowing down This is for the first time in the history of industrial economic development, green business ( blue economy) which looks at both biological and...

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01 August

Aseem Prakash and Anil K. Gupta, 1994

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Institutions and Environmental Sustainability: Reflections on Ecological Economics, In Willem A. Hamel (ed) Proceedings of the Ecol-Environmangement Group, pp. 39-49, The Association ofManagement, 12th Annual Conference, Dallas, Texas, August 10-13. N77 Download

Socio-Ecology of Natural Stress

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Technological Change and Human Response in Bhutan, written under UNESCO sub-programme on Inter Relationship Between Population Environment and Technological Progress, 1985, UNESCO, Paris, Mimeo. — F8 Download