Anthropology Today: Trends and Scope of Human Ecology

VEENA BHASIN (University of Delhi, Delhi, India) and

Charles Susanne (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussel, Belgium)

2010 •  Pages: 230 • Size: 180x240 •  ISBN 81-85264-51-1 • Binding: Hard •  Price: US $ 40/- Rs.1150/-

(Anthropologist Special Issue No. 5)

 

 Human ecology synthesizes part of the  knowledge of several classical disciplines  in a specific way. In human ecology several  categorical divisions and research perspectives may be defined and delimited into Human ecology synthesizes part of the knowledge of several classical disciplines in a specific way.

 

In human ecology several categorical divisions and research perspectives may be defined and delimited into following groups.

 

1. Philosophical Problems of Human Ecology;

2. Social and Biological Problems of the Human Environment

3. Ecological Problems of Human Biology

4. Cultural Adaptive Behaviour

 

The present volume shows the direction to integrated research on these groups. This volume will be of great use as reference book to students and research workers in the field of Environmental Studies, Life Sciences and Social Sciences.

 

CONTENTS

 

Preface

iii

 

List of Contributors

v

 

1. Ecology and Health • M. K. Bhasin and Shampa

1-29

 

2. Quo Vadis Human Ecology? An Analysis of Its Basic Characteristics • Luc Hens and Charles Susanne

31-39

 

3. Sustainability Assessment as an Interdisciplinary Approach to Improve Policy-Making: Experiences from Benin and Belgium • Jean Hugι and Luc Hens

41-54

 

4. Linking Participation to Foresight for Wanted Futures • Fre Maes and Ann Van Herzelea

55-65

 

5. Health Impact Assessment for Traffic Pollution (Particulate Matters) for Hai Phong City, Vietnam •  

Vu Van Hieu, Le Xuan Quynh, Pham Ngoc Ho and Luc Hens

67-78

 

6. Strategic Environmental Assessment for Port Areas: Application to the Ports of Hai Phong and Vung Tau in Vietnam •

Le Xuan Quynh, Vu Van Hieu, Nguyen Thanh Hung, Tran Dinh Lan and Luc Hens

79-96

 

7. Pastoralists of Himalayas • Veena Bhasin

97-127

 

8. Contextualizing Environmental, Social and Behavioral Issues in the Cassava Post-harvest System in Africa •

K.  Adebayo,  R. I.  Lamboll  and  A. Westby

129-137

 

9. Ecological, Socio-economic and Livelihood Differentiation of Kenya’s Lembus Forest Proximate Communities: The Case of the Tugen and Lembus • Dickson M. Nyariki, Vivian O. Wasonga and John K. Mworia

139-148

 

10. Pancha Yajnya (Five Sacrifices): The Scientific Philosophy of Human Ecological Responsibility Since the Vedic Age: A Review • Sachidananda Padhy

149-169

 

11. Ecology and Forest Management: A Review  • Tapati  Dasgupta  and  R.N. Chattopadhyay  

171-176

 

12. Classification and Valuation of Green Belt Derived Ecosystem Goods and Services: A Review •  

Rajiv Pandey and Himanshu Pandey   

177-184

 

13. Enterprise Development in Medicinal Plants • Chandra Prakash Kala  

185-192

 

14. Pastoral Women of Himalayas • Veena Bhasin

193-215

 

Index 

217-220        

 

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