Environmental Politics

Providing an analysis of the ideology of environmentalism, this book studies the environmental movement in contemporary India, with a focus on why these concerns have had little impact on people's lives or on development policy. Through the use of case studies the author reflects the successes and limitations of both institutional management and populist ecology, and the roles that tradition, caste, women and local community play in environmental issues are analyzed. Sumi Krishna argues that environmentalism should be redirected towards a broader agenda aimed at progressive changes in the structure of society.