Contesting Conservation: Shahtoosh Trade and Forest Management in Jammu and Kashmir, India - Couverture rigide

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Gupta, Saloni

 
9783319722566: Contesting Conservation: Shahtoosh Trade and Forest Management in Jammu and Kashmir, India

Synopsis

The first academic work on the banning of shahtoosh wool trade in Kashmir, and first systematic account of joint forest management in the Jammu and Kashmir region in India

Provides an application of political ecology approach in conflict regions

Analyzes the debates around the possibilities for 'sustainable development' and 'sustainable livelihoods' in depth

Unfolds the politics of nature conservation between different stakeholders involved at multiple levels-- global to local

Introduces two new concepts/processes: 'delegated illegality' and 'split role' of the state

Touches upon sensitive issues such as illegal timber and shawl trade, contributing to the emerging literature on illegality and corruption in nature conservation

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À propos de l?auteur

Saloni Gupta's research interests include political ecology, sociology of work, development sociology and cultural studies. She holds a master's degree in Sociology from the University of Jammu, India, and a PhD in Development Studies from the University of London, UK, for which she received a Commonwealth Fellowship. She has conducted extensive fieldwork in India on issues related to wildlife and forest conservation, and has taught courses on environmental sociology, globalisation and development studies at universities in India, the UK and Germany. She is currently working as an independent researcher in India.



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9783319891620: Contesting Conservation: Shahtoosh Trade and Forest Management in Jammu and Kashmir, India

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ISBN 10 :  3319891626 ISBN 13 :  9783319891620
Editeur : Springer International Publishin..., 2019
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