The vast natural resource is the basic need for human survival and conductive to making life comfortable for living beings on this watery planet. But ruthless exploitation of this natural resource which causes severe imbalance in the ecosystem has become the great critical environmental issue. A society which eats up all its resources for its development has no future. The critical issue of crisis of normal survival of biota bas arisen with man’s unscientific exploitation of nature. Now-a-days, nature is not only destroyed but also steadily transformed into degenerated planet. Since the vast environmental resource is depleting fast, there is an urgent need to maintain healthy environment for healthier life. In the wake of environmental imbalances, short as well long term environmental management strategy should be formulated towards maintenance of ecology of planet.This book entitled "Environmental Resource Management: Critical Issues" is the unique compilation of certain burning environmental issues with their management policy so that environment and development can not be conflict. The present book will be useful to the students, research scholars, scientists in the field of environmental management and ecoplanners, politicians. In short, this book is helpful for every one who is dreaming for cheerful environment as well as sustainable development.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Arvind Kumar
Dr. Arvind Kumar (b. 23-03-1953), University Professor, Department of Zoology, S.K. University, Dumka has 24 years' experience as an outstanding teacher and researcher. He is a recipient of National Merit Scholarship all through his college and university years and got meritorial fellowship of CSIR, New Delhi. He has been awarded Professor W.A. Nizami Gold Medal by the Zoological Society of India in 2000during 11th annual Congress. He did his M. Sc. In Zoology in 1976 and Ph.D. in 1982 on Eco-Physiology of Aquatic Insect from Bhagalpur University. He has done pioneering work in the field of limnology, aquatic insect ecology, biodiversity, conservation and tribal ecology. Dr. Kumar has successfully guided more than 11 research scholars for Ph.D. and got more than 205 research articles and reviews published in reputed national and international journals. He has authored/ edited more than 15 books and is also on the Editorial Board of more than a dozen esteemed national and international journal. Dr Kumar is a fellow, life-member and member of number of organizations and is also working as office bearer of some of them. Dr. Kumar has charied a number of sessions of different seminars/ symposia. He was also made convener of the National Symposium organized by S.K. University in 1998. He has been invited to different Universities, such as, University of Madras, Chennai, Dr. R.M.L. Avadh University, Faizabad, etc. to deliver lectures' on different topics of Environmental Sciences. Presently, Dr. Kumar is the Charman of Board of Environment Impact Assessment & Ecoplanning, Jharkhand, President of Tribal Ecoconservation Society ad Secretary General of Society of Environmental Sciences. He is also the Chief Editor of Journal of Current Sciences and the Editor of Indian Journal of Environment and Ecoplanning. Professor Kumar has visited Switzerland, France, Germany, Italy & Vienna in 2005 and China, Japan & Singapore in 2006 in order to deliver lectures during international symposia. He is a fellow, life member and member of number of organizations and is also working as office organizations and is also working as office bearer of some of them. Dr. Kumar has chaired a number of sessions of different seminars/symposia in India and abroad. He has been editing there international scientific journals at a time regularly since more than fifteen years and is Editor-in-Chief of The Ekologia , Chief Editor of Journal of Current Sciences & Editor of Indian Journal of Environment and Ecoplanning. Dr. Kumar is also the hon'ble member, Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board, Ranchi.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Pashupati Kumar Roy
Dr. Pashupati Kumar Roy (b.12.01.1956) is the reader & Head, Department of political science in A.S. College, Deoghar (Jharkhand) who has obtained Ph.D. in 2004. He has done pioneering work in the field of Environmental Politics and published various articles on Environmental issues in national and international journals.
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