Eial Dujovny
Eial Dujovny
The deepest cut: Political ecology in the dredging of a new sea mouth in Chilika lake - Orissa (India)
Posted on 21 Sep, 2010 09:19 AMThis paper published in the journal Conservation and Society reassesses/debates the decision taken by the government to dredge a new sea mouth in the Chilika Lake in Orissa, India, which was based on Geographical Information Systems (GIS) studies.
The paper argues that decisions such as these need to be understood and evaluated by taking into consideration not only the underlying technical aspects, but by also exploring the political and historical contexts in which decisions are taken.