Ranthambhore Sanctuary: Dilemma of Eco-Development

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"National parks and sanctuaries are prominent components of protected areas and important part of broader eco-development strategies. These protected areas have critical impact at the local level. Social, economic, political and cultural specifications of the communities in and around national parks are undermined and a large number of local people have been expelled from their abode without being provided with alternatives. This situation has created arena of conflict between the local people and national parks contributing substantially to the process of alienation for the poorer sections of the society making their survival more difficult. The book is an outcome of a research project sponsored by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt. of India, New Delhi under Man and Biosphere Programme. The book contains five chapters dealing with dilemma of eco-development of Ranthambhore National Park of Rajasthan. The book would be an invaluable reference for planners, scholars, environmentalists and conservation strategists."

ABOUT THE AUTHOR H S Sharma

Dr. H.S. Sharma (b. January 05.1945) is a Professor and former Head of the Department of Geography, University of Rajasthan. He did his M.A. in 1966 and Ph. D in 1970 on "Physiography of Lower Chambal Valley and its Agricultural Development" from Sagar University. He joined the department of Geography, Rajasthan University in 1969 as a Lecturer. He served as the Principal of Rajasthan College; Director of Indira Gandhi Center for Human Ecology, Environmental and Population Studies, Dean, Faculty of Sciences, University of Rajasthan (2001-2004). At present, he is the Director of the Academic Staff College, University of Rajasthan. In his career Prof. Sharma has published 16 books, 75 research articles in different national and international journals and supervised 45 Ph.D. dissertations. Prof. Sharma has been on academic visits to the UK, the USA, Germany, Norway and Canada. He was honoured with the UGC Career Award in 1979 and IESSR Best Scientist Award in 2000. He was the President of the Indian Institute of Geomorphologists (IGI) for 2001-2002.