Tag: Political Ecology

  • Whose City? Whose Commons?: Urbanization and the fate of (Peri) Urban Commons in India

    Whose City? Whose Commons?: Urbanization and the fate of (Peri) Urban Commons in India

    Factors such as urbanization have led to the depletion of Common Property Resources, affecting the livelihoods of many who depend on them for sustenance. Kartik Chugh(Research Intern, CUES-TIGR2ESS) The demise of CPRs Common property resources (CPRs) can be understood as natural resources of a community where every member has access and non-exclusive property/usage rights to…

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  • The Peri-Urban Interface: Development and land-use Politics

    The Peri-Urban Interface: Development and land-use Politics

    Kartik Chugh(Research Intern, CUES-TIGR2ESS) Towards Peri-urbanisation Through a Development Lens After decolonization, the world was divided into the developed and undeveloped world. The economic disparity between the First and the Third world generated the vision of development. Like many other developing countries, the Indian subcontinent after gaining independence initiated a Nationalist Development Project based on…

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  • Theorising Peri-Urban: Moving towards a Political Ecology Perspective

    Theorising Peri-Urban: Moving towards a Political Ecology Perspective

    Kartik Chugh A review of the literature suggests that there is no consensus on a single definition of the word “peri-urban”. Different authors have defined the peri-urban according to their needs and scope of work. However, they all agree that peri-urban is an area situated at the periphery of a city, having attributes of both…

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  • Animal Geographies II: A Geographical Perspective

    Animal Geographies II: A Geographical Perspective

    Kartik Chugh In my previous article, I provided a brief introduction to the distinct, lively, and innovative field of Animal Geography. I portrayed how new considerations about how we imagine animals in modern society emerge when we shift the focus towards animals and think of them as subjective participants and active agents who play an…

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  • Animal Geographies I: A brief overview

    Animal Geographies I: A brief overview

    Kartik Chugh “Coronavirus: Industrial animal farming has caused most new infectious diseases and risks more pandemics, experts warn.” – The Independent (May 2020) “From Hamsters to Baboons: The Animals Helping Scientists Understand the Coronavirus.” – Scientific American (May 2020) “The wild animals at risk in lockdown” BBC (May 2020) These three recent headlines show some…

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