Natural Resources Law Concepts and Approaches by P Ishwara Bhat – Edition 2016

Natural Resources Law: Concepts and Approaches makes a significant contribution to the field of natural resources law. This book is a result of collective research of eminent judges, legal academicians, researchers and students exploring different angles of natural resources, its sustainable development and conservation for future generations. It analyses the constitutional provisions as well as the international framework pertaining to natural resources.

This book also addresses the critical objective of sustainable management of resources in context of legal, socio-cultural, economic, political and various other approaches. It explores how management of conflict and link between self help initiatives and natural resource conservation can be primary approaches for sustainable development.

It explores the need for preservation of natural resources for future generations alongwith the case for development of the present generation. It’s essential posture is that an integrated approaches of all stakeholders, beneficiaries, victims and active involvement of society in task of conversation has practical wisdom.

This book will be prove immensely useful to students, academicians, researchers and those who have interest in the subject.

Part I
CONCEPTS
1. Concept of Natural Resources as Understood in
Legal Regime: Expanding Dimensions 3
Justice Altamas Kabir and Aisha Ahmed Sharfi
2. Development versus Natural Resources 27
Sanjay Parikh
3. Socio-cultural Dimensions of Natural Resources Law 41
P. Ishwara Bhat, Yogini Oke and Prerna Dhoop
4. From a Curse to a Blessing: The Political Economy of
Equitable Control Over Natural Resources? 75
Saurabh Bhattacharjee, Mansi Binjrajka
and Shrinidhi Rao
5. Constitutional Issues Regarding Natural Resources 117
Shameek Sen, Tanvi Mani and Nilanjana Mazumdar
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Part II
INTERNATIONAL FRAMEWORK AND EXPERIENCES
6. The Dutch Disease Phenomenon 137
Armin Rosencranz, N.S. Kruthika and Anjali Kumar
7. International Environmental Law and Natural Resource 151
Arup Poddar, Akshay Malpani and Ishita Mishra
8. Conservation of Natural Resources
Under the WTO Regime 201
B. Sandeepa Bhat

Part III
APPROACHES
9. Little Water and Mighty India: Command and Control
Framework for Integrated Water Resource Management 225
Sairam Bhat and Shivika Choudhary
10. Self-help Initiatives, Community Participation and Sustainable
Development: The Need, Space and Dynamics 253
P. Ishwara Bhat and Shubhangi Bajaj Bag

Part IV
SPECIFIC REGIMES
11. Operationalising Integrated Coastal Zone
Management and Adapting to Sea Level Rise through
Coastal Law: Where Does India Stand? 287
Tony George Puthucherril
12. Intellectual Property from Bedrock
of Natural Resources 331
Anirban Mazumdar
13. Hydropower Generation: Transboundary
Environmental Issues 341
Mohan V. Katarki
Reading References 347
Subject Index 349