Book Excerpt: The intrinsic and economic case for nature

If falling crop yields, historic floods and ever-more-frequent wildfires are warning signs developing countries cannot choose to ignore, then …

Short-shrift to environment

A recent festival of short films bombed -- by and large

All the weight of the world

STATE OF THE WORLD 1994 Publisher: Worldwatch Institute Price: $11.95

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Animal wrongs

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The earliest humans swam 100,000 years ago, but swimming remains a privileged pastime

This year the OECD reported that only one in four people in low-income countries can swim

Iatrogenesis unbound: Review of 'Healers or Predators?'

A rare anthology of medical cases investigated to expose the corrupt underbelly of healthcare

Male underdevelopment

STAYING ALIVE: WOMEN, ECOLOGY AND SURVIVAL IN INDIA by Vandana Shiva Publisher: Kali for Women Price: Rs 125

A purge for choking cities

URBANISATION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: BASIC SERVICES AND COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION Edited by Bidyut Mohanty Publisher: Concept Publishing Co Price: …

Greenhouse break

Greenhouse Regime: Who pays? Edited by Peter Hayes and Kirk Smith wrs: Earthscan Publications Ltd, $19.95

Land's end

World Resources, 1994-95, A Guide to the Global Environment Publisher: Oxford University Press Price: not stated

The nuances of ignorance

GENDER AND SLUM CULTURE IN URBAN ASIA Susanne Thorbek Publisher: Sage Publications (Vistaar) Price: Rs 225

Cropping up

GENES, CROPS AND THE ENVIRONMENT by John Holden, James Peacock and Trevor Williams Publisher: Cambridge University Press Price: Not stated

Grasses aren't meant for cows alone

GRASS EVOLUTION AND DOMESTICATION Edited by G P Chapman Publisher: Cambridge University Press,UK Price: Not state

Tanking up on history

AAJ BHI KHARE HAIN TALAB Anupam Mishra Publisher: Gandhi Peace Foundation Price: Rs. 120

But who manages the managers?

MANAGING THE WORLD'S FORESTS: LOOKING FOR BALANCE BETWEEN CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT Edited by Narendra P Sharma Publisher: Kendall/Hunt …

Reinterpreting Darwin

THE MEANING OF EVOLUTION Robert J Richards Publisher: University of Chicago Press, Chicago Price: Not stated

The barometer of change

VITAL SIGNS 1993: THE TRENDS THAT ARE SHAPING OUR FUTURE Lester R Brown, Hal Kane and Ed Ayres Publisher: W W Norton & Co, USA Price: $10.95

A masquerade

THT NEW JAPANESE PESTICIDE CARTAP (PADAN) S A Abbasi and Sujata Krishnan Publisher: Ashish Publishing House, Delhi Price: Rs 300

Energetic debate

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE ENERGY INDUSTRIES IMPLEMENTATION AND IMPACTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION Edited by Nicola Steen Earthscan …

Market rights

TRADE IN AGRICULTURE:THE URUGUAY ROUND AND AFTER Edited by B Bhattacharyya and A K Sengupta Indian Institute of Foreign Trade Rs 400

Biomass ammassed

FOREST RESOURCES AND WOOD-BASED BIOMASS ENERGY AS RURAL DEVELOPMENT ASSETS Edited by William R Bentley & Marcia M Gowen Winrock International …

The roots of knowledge

BEYOND FARMER FIRST: RURAL PEOPLE'S KNOWLEDGE, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND EXTENSION PRACTICE Edited by Ian Scoones & John Thompson …

Food for thought

Nutrition in the Nineties -- Policy Issues Edited by Margaret R Biswas and Mamdouh Gabr Publisher: Oxford University Press Price: Not stated

Reform begins in the factory

scores of books have been penned on sustainable development, but David Wallace's study provides a short and critical appraisal of global …