CASAS
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Agrarianising the forest fire crisis: rethinking forest fires from grassroots in the Uttarakhand Himalaya
Kapil Yadav (CASAS’ member) has published this article in The Journal of Peasant Studies. Abstract: This study re-examines the role of fire in the Uttarakhand Himalaya through political ecology and critical agrarian studies. It emphasises the importance of understanding fire regimes in relation to ongoing agrarian change. Drawing on fieldwork conducted with rural communities, the…
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Revisiting sustainable development: a time-series, cross-national study of the nexus between human well-being and environmental impact
CASAS’ member Mauricio Betancourt has published with Amanda Sikirica & Nicholas Theis this article in Environment, Development and Sustainability. Abstract: Though economic growth is persistently associated with increased environmental impacts cross-nationally, sustainable development has continued as a policy objective embraced by many governments to further efforts to “green” economic growth through a focus on “human…
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Jhum’s Stubborn Roots: Misunderstood Science, Curious Persistence
CASAS’ member Amit John Kurien has published an chapter in the report Community Involvement in Conservation and Livelihood Initiatives in the Eastern Himalayas Reflections on Practices and Policies. Abstract: Post-Independence efforts by the Indian agricultural science community and the state to curb jhum (shifting cultivation) in Northeast India. It took place primarily in the hill…
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We, the Affected: Preliminary diagnoses for the development of reparative public policies
José Sobreiro Filho, CASAS’ member, has published a book in Portuguese with Fernando Luiz Araújo Sobrinho, Maria do Socorro Ferreira da Silva, Aline Albuquerque Jorge, Maria Luiza Araújo Lopes, Pedro Mendonça Carvalho Santos. Abstract: This publication addresses a set of elements that contribute to understanding not only the reality of populations affected by dams in…