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Threats to the world eco-system: A role for the social scientists

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  • Desai, Bharat

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This paper seeks to identify some of the major threats to our fragile eco-system through human actions. We have sought to highlight that since these threats to our composite ecological heritage are global in nature, our responses shall have to be at the global level. We have tried to analyse a role the social scientists can exercise in response to these threats. We have merely shown possible responses within their professional disciplines. Can they play an activist's role? The paper does not prescribe any push-button role while emphasizing role of social scientists in environmental education. Every discipline among the social sciences will need to carve out its own role keeping in view local conditions. The current stocktaking of the situation under the UNCED process may require the international community to review existing institutional structures in the field or create new ones.

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  • Desai, Bharat, 1992. "Threats to the world eco-system: A role for the social scientists," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 35(4), pages 589-596, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:35:y:1992:i:4:p:589-596
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    1. Paul Hersch-Martínez & Lilián González-Chévez & Andrés Alvarez, 2004. "Endogenous knowledge and practice regarding the environment in a Nahua community in Mexico," Agriculture and Human Values, Springer;The Agriculture, Food, & Human Values Society (AFHVS), vol. 21(2), pages 127-137, June.

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