Human Ecology For Globalization: Human Ecology in Action (2 Vols. Set) (Hardbound-2003)

Every culture, irrespective of its simplicity or complexity, has its own beliefs and practices. It is, therefore, important to study in depth the various social, cultural and ecological determinants affecting status of underprivileged groups. In a tribal community, the treatment of disease is not always an individual or familial affair. The decision regarding the nature of treatment might be taken at the community level. One cannot deny the impact of this psychological support in the context of treatment and cure which is very common in tribal communities. The programmes provide a framework within which students can develop their specialist interests in the application of sustainability principles to various aspects of environmental management ranging from local community involvement in Local Agenda 21 to global environmental issues. It aims to provide a sound grounding in policy analysis, as applied to a wide range of environmental policy areas, for those without a social science background. Students learn the ability to critically review policy implementation and the importance of monitoring and evaluation of evidence. The dissertation provides a focus for application of a range of approaches to the evaluation of sustainable management policy and practice.

Dr. (Mrs.) Shashi Kumar received her Master of Science degree from Christ Church College, Kanpur (1965), and her Ph.D. from the University of Delhi, India (1977), on foliar studies. She has 33 years of teaching experience in Botany and Applied Botany. She has received fellowship to carry out her work at the Floriculture and Bulb Research Centre (LBO), Lisse, the Netherlands; Training in Rural Extension and Teaching (TREAT) and Training in Women Extension Workers and Agriculture (WEA), Deventer, The Netherlands; and a course on Farming System Development in Germany. Her Post-Doctorate research is related to induction of appropriate technology package in improving life support systems for small, marginal and landless women farmers of India. She has executed 22 projects funded by national and international agencies. She is the author of several National and International publications. She was a special invitee from India to present a paper on “Vegetarian diets in India” at NASA Johnson Space Centre, Houston, Texas, USA in 1994. Later in 1997 she attended the Conference on “Nutrition and Food Concerns of Long Term Space Travel” organized by NASA & NJ-NSCORT at University of Houston, Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management, Texas, USA. In 1999 she made a country presentation on “A System Approach for Income Generation for Farm Women” at 10th Biennial International Congress of Asian Regional Association for Home Economics, ARAHE 99, Pacifico Yokohama, Yokohama Japan.