ID | 364202 |
Title Proper | The ecological history of the Central Western Ghats in the modern period: a preliminary survey |
Other Title Information | Pondy Papers in Social Sciences No. 6, September 1990 |
Language | ENG |
Author | Pouchepadass, Jacques |
Summary / Abstract (Note) | This paper deals with the historical origins of the serious ecological situation which now prevails in the Central Western Ghats region of peninsular India. The present alarming state of things has evoked considerable attention, and efforts at popular mobilization, on the part of ecologically conscious people (including scientists) and movements in the recent past. |
`In' analytical Note | In Aziz, Abdul & Racine, Jean: About decentralization: two studies on multi-level planning in South India. [Pondy Papers in Social Sciences No. 1, May 1989] Pondicherry. Department of Social Sciences, French Institute, 1989. |
Key Words | Ecology of Western Ghats Region - India |