`This work is a very comprehensive and multidisciplinary study of Indian wetlands.... This is a valuable book for scholars and students in the field of environment, ecology, development, biology, geography, economics and anthropology... it is an invaluable resource for policy makers, environmentalists, industrialists and NGO′s′ - International Journal of Environmental Studies This volume is a comprehensive and multidisciplinary study of wetlands, which unites the natural science perspective with strong social concerns and economic and other approaches in order to design a practical national wetlands conservation strategy and action plan. The contributors argue that an important part of any long-term strategy for protecting wetlands must involve local users and incorporate traditional knowledge. The book makes a strong case for the coordinated management of wetlands and outlines various social, economic and ecological indicators which can be used to assess the diverse management needs of different wetlands. `This work is a very comprehensive and multidisciplinary study of Indian wetlands.... This is a valuable book for scholars and students in the field of environment, ecology, development, biology, geography, economics and anthropology... it is an invaluable resource for policy makers, environmentalists, industrialists and NGO′s′ - International Journal of Environmental Studies Jyoti Parikh is Executive Director of Integrated Research and Action for Development (IRADe), New Delhi, and Senior Professor at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai. She has previously worked with the Institute of Advanced Studies of the United Nations University in Japan as well as with the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Austria. A recipient of several international awards, she is a member of several important international and national committees and panels. Among others, Professor Parikh was the National Project Coordinator of a UNDP project on capacity building for environmental governance, Chairperson of the Environmental Economics Research Committee (EERC) and Environmental Consultant to the UNDP and the World Bank. She has made significant contributions in the areas of natural resource accounting and valuation, climate change, energy and power systems modelling and technology assessment. Her previous publications include Sustainable Regeneration of Wetlands; North-South Co-operation for Climate Change ; and Environmental Governance Series , Volumes 1 to 5. Hemant Datye is an independent consultant based in Pune. After obtaining his Ph.D. in zoology from the University of Bombay, he acquired advanced training in environment and wildlife conservation and management, and in environmental economics. He has been a fellow under the Capacity 21 Project sponsored by the United Nations Development Programme. Apart from his writing in Marathi on environmental issues, Dr Datye has edited A Week with Elephant . Used Book in Good Condition