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Selected Publications

 
 

    BOOK

    ‘Uncommons in the Commons: Community-initiated Forest resource management', Concept Publishing Co., New Delhi, 2004.

    EDITED BOOK

    Rucha Ghate, Narpat Jodha and Pranab Mukhopadhyay (eds.) 2008, ‘Promise, Trust and Evolution: Managing the Commons of South Asia’, Oxford University Press, U.K.

    JOURNALS

    ‘Bureaucratic Strategies in Relocation’, Economic and Political Weekly, Nov. 10-16/17-23, Vol. XLII (45 and 46), pp. 21-24, 2007.

    ‘Role of monitoring in institutional performance’, (Joint) 2007, Current Conservation, Issue no. 1, July 2007.

    'Environmental protection, development, and rehabilitation: A case from Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve', Samaj Prabodhan Patrika (Marathi), 44/176, October 2006.  

    ‘Role of monitoring in institutional performance: forest management in Maharashtra, India', Conservation and Society, 3/2: 509-532, July-December 2006.

    ‘People within parks-forest villages, land-cover change and landscape fragmentation in Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve, India', Applied Geography, 26: 96-112,  2006.

    ‘Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve: Relocation versus wildlife preservation', Economic and Political Weekly, XL/46: 4807-4809, November 2005.

    ' Relocation realities', Wasteland News , XX/2: 21-25, 2005.

    'The Land On Which Forest Stands Is Not Ours, So What? Forest Products Are Ours! Study Of Three Collective Action Based Forest Regimes Without Land Tenure' in Forest, Trees and Livelihoods , 14: 91-108, 2004.

    ‘Does Leadership Matter?: A Study Of Self-Initiated Forest Management From Central India' Asia - Pacific journal of rural development , 13/1: 89-104, 2003.

    'Community-Based Forest Management And Land-Use Planning: A Case Study from Maharashtra', Society of Indian Forester, Van Vigyan ,  41/1-4: 115-130, 2003.

    'Global gains at local costs: imposing protected areas: evidence from Central India', The International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology , 10/4: 377-389, 2003 

    ‘Role of Local communities in Forest Management', Arthsamvad , 26/3: 264-275, Oct-Dec 2002.

    ‘De facto land use decisions for sustainable forestry: Saga of Saigata' Wastelands News , XVII/2, November 2001 – January 2002.

    ‘Are Women not Included in People's Participation?', Wastelands News , XV/1, Aug-Oct. 1999.

    ‘Joint Forest Management: Need to change the Attitude', (Marathi), Sociology Research Bulletin , VII, March 1998.

    ‘A Modern Sacred Grove', Wasteland News , Feb-April, 1998.

    ‘Restoring Faith: Gadchiroli's Success Story' , Down to Earth , CSE, New Delhi, June 30,1998.

    ‘Andhari Tiger Sanctuary (Maharashtra): A Case for People's Participation in the Management of  Protected areas', The Indian Forester , 124/10, Oct.1998.

    'A story of tragic success', Tigerlink News , 4/2, Sept.1998.

    'Restoring Faith: Gadchiroli's Success Story' , Down to Earth , CSE, June 30,1998.

    ‘National Forest Policy: Changing Role for Tribals', Tribal Research Bulletin , 2, September 1997.

    ‘Joint Forest Management: A note', Arthsamvad , (marathi), 21, October-December 1997.

    ‘Tribal Development: A concept', (Marathi) Tribal research Bulletin , 16/11, Tribal Research & Training Institute, Pune, September 1994 .

    ‘Conservation of Water Resources of Vidarbha', New Horizon ,  Nagpur, Nov. 1992.

    ‘Comparative analysis of British and Post-British forest policy', Nagpur University Journal ,  36, 1990.

    ‘Planning Strategy for regional development of Melghat', Tribe , 20,1990.

    ‘Comparative analysis of British and Post-British forest policy', Nagpur University Journal , 36, 1990.

    IN EDITED BOOKS

    ‘Good In Intention, Bad In Practice Forest Development Agency: Nesting Of JFM Committees', in Bhattacharya, P., Kandya, A.K., and Krishna Kumar, K.N. Joint Forest management in India, IIFM, Aavishkar Publishers: Bhopal, Jaipur, pp. 519-533, 2008

    ‘A Tale of Three Villages: Practiced Forestry in India’, in Promise, Trust and Evolution
    Managing the Commons of South Asia
    , Edited by Rucha Ghate, Narpat Jodha, and Pranab Mukhopadhyay, Oxford University Press, U.K. 2008 (pp 122-143).

    ‘Integrating informal and formal forest management institutions for sustainable collective action in India’, (joint) in E.L. Webb and G. P. Shivkoti (eds.) Decentralization, Forests, and Rural communities: policy outcomes in south and Souteast Asia, Sage Publications, India.

    ‘Leadership in community initiated forest management' in New Development Paradigms & Challenges for Western and Central India (eds.) by R. Parthasarthy and Sudarshan Iyengar , Concept Pub. Co.: New Delhi, Pp. 429-473, 2006.

    ‘Ashram schools in Nagpur division: a qualitative analysis' (joint), in Studies in Tribal, Rural and Urban Development (ed.) by Robin D. Tribhuwan. Delhi, Discovery, vol.1. 2000.

    ‘Andhari tiger sanctuary: a case study', in Studies in Tribal, Rural and Urban Development (ed.) by Robin D. Tribhuwan. Delhi, Discovery, vol. 1, 2000.

    ‘Gender, Environment and Sustainable Development', in Economic Growth and Environment , (ed.) by Dr. Mrs. S. Murti, RBSA Publishers. Jaipur, 1998.

    ‘Forest policy and its impact on tribals', in socio-cultural Dynamics of tribal development , ed. by R.S. Negi & Jonh Gaikwad, Tribal Research & Training institute, Pune, 1990.

    OTHERS

    (2006) "Traditional ecological ethos and norms as an element of social capital and its role in forest management: A case study". Available online: http://www.rupfor.org/casestudies.asp.

    NEWSLETTER

    ‘Forest degradation in forest reserves in India', Newsletter no. 13 (Fall), South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE), Nepal, 2006.  

    ‘Common property water resources: a thematic review', CPWR newsletter no. 1, CMDR. www.cmdr.org , 2005

    ‘Bane of Bangladesh: Arsenic', South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE) Newsletter no. 9, 2004.

    ' Rivers: Converting ‘Environmental Hazard' back to ‘Nature's Blessing'', Newsletter no. 7,  South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE), Nepal, August 2003.

    'Rainwater Harvesting- A viable Response to Water Scarcity?”, South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE) Newsletter No. 06, Feb 2003.

    NEWSPAPERS

    a. Hitavada - English daily

     'The Suffocating Villages of Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve', 6.12.97.

     'A Modern Sacred Grove in Buldhana', 21.12.97. 

    'Why not Call Spade, a Spade?', 4.1.98. 

    'Paradigm Conflict', 1.2.98. 

    'Development Process and Tribal Women', 15.2.98. 

    'Reluctant Welfare : Forest Department Style', 1st March,1998. 

    'Where There is A Will There Is A Way', 8.3.98.

    'Joint Forest Management : Ignoring the Cultural Matrix', 5th April,1998. 

    'Local Self-governance : Introducing Turbulent Change', 17.5.98.

    'Gaining Strength From Adversity', 31.5.98.

    'Village Eco-Development Sans Women', 19.7.98.

    'An Endless Wait : Will Anybody Listen ?', 2.8.98.

    'Shifting Cultivation in Maharashtra : A Hidden Reality',15.8.98.

    'True Environment Protectors', 6.9.98

    'Making Peoples' Participation Sustainable', 24.1.99.

    b. Lokmat - Nagpur daily (English and Marathi)

    'A Unique Way of Conserving Buldhana's Forests', (English), 21.1.98. 

    ‘For that essential need', 10. 6. 2001

    c. Hindustan Times - English Daily

    ‘Committed leadership made all the difference',  05.01.2002

    d. Janawad- Marathi daily

    'Will the Tribals' Dreams be Ever Fulfilled?', 30.11.97.

    e. Navarashtra- Marathi Daily

    ‘Do the Rural Women Really Know Their Rights? November 4, 2001.

    ' Water Scarcity: Natural or man-made? " Weekly Column ‘Arthsanket', Navrashtra, 30.04.2001

    ' Equitable Distribution of gains from development is a must”, Weekly Column ‘Arthsanket', Navrashtra 23.4.2001.

    'Forest Wealth of Vidarbha under Fluctuating Forest Policy”, Weekly Column ‘Arthsanket',  Navrashtra 16.4.2001.

    PROCEEDINGS OF CONFERENCE (S)

    ‘Good In Intention, Bad In Practice Forest Development Agency: Nesting Of JFM Committees' (joint) in proceedings of national workshop on ‘JFM at cross roads: future strategy and action programme for institutionalizing community forestry', at IIFM, Bhopal. Pp. 444-458, April 20 to 22, 2006.      

    'Land use decisions by locals affecting spatial bio diversity', Proceedings at International Conference on Tropical Ecosystems: Structure, Diversity and Human Welfare,  Bangalore, India, 15 -18th July, 2001.

    'Relevance of indigenous institutions to management of forest ecosystem: a case study from central India', Proceedings at International Conference on Tropical Ecosystems: Structure, Diversity and Human Welfare, Bangalore, India, 15 -18th July, 2001.

    'Community initiated forest management without land tenure: How Feeble, How Strong?' Collated abstracts of International Conference on Politics of Commons: Articulating Development and Strengthening Local Practices, Chiang Mai, Thailand,  11th-14th July 2003.

 
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