Environment & Ecology NATURE CONSERVATION, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND FREEDOM | Kanchi Kohli | Manju Menon LA 63
In India, the preposition of development and nature conservation has
a complex, and often conflicting character. The context of the country’s
rich natural and cultural history, the demands of development and legal
frameworks many of which were formulated during British times and hence
need nuanced advancement based on present-day realities are some of the
key aspects that are being discussed by Kanchi Kohli and Manju Menon.
Environment and Development
India is very richly endowed in natural and cultural heritage. We have
some of the most breath-taking land and waterscapes and monuments
of the world right here. Our diversity and abundance of plant and animal
life draw so many people to them all the year-round. Most Westerners
find it mind-blowing that all this survives in a country with
such a large population of people. Our syncretic traditions have respect
and appreciation for the power of nature, millions of people in India
practice agriculture, fisheries, pastoralism, and other livelihoods that
are possible only if a balance between nature protection and harvest is
maintained. Unfortunately, our policies and institutions governing social
and economic development are quite distant from these livelihoods
and cultural knowledges of nature.
design, conservation and planning | MUSINGS ON THE MIND AND MANNERS OF RAVINDRA BHAN Ravindra Bhan: Monograph Series | Landscape Architecture in India Review by Dr. Shishir R. Raval
DIFFERENT STROKES Ram Sharma: Monograph Series | Landscape Architecture in India Review by Sanjay Kanvinde
DISCOVERING THE VALUE OF DESIGN CRITIQUE AND DESIGN REVIEW Geeta Wahi Dua
CONNECTING THE DOTS In conversation with Pratyush Shankar
city, public space and culture: classics | VALUING OBSERVATIONAL DESIGN THE SOCIAL LIFE OF SMALL URBAN SPACES THE SOCIAL LIFE OF SMALL URBAN SPACES Review by Sandip Patil
seeing the unseen | INDIAN LANDSCAPE: A CINEMATIC RETROSPECTIVE Arshan Hussain
