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Environment and/(or) Development: Competing Narratives from Uttara Kannada District, Karnataka
Journal of Developing Societies Pub Date : 2021-05-07 , DOI: 10.1177/0169796x211001248
Manisha Rao 1
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The Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka well known as the “Pepper Queen” during colonial times gradually declined in stature and came to be known as a backward, forest district in need of “development.” These concerns framed the post-independence debates on the development of the district in terms of forestry programs and hydroelectric power projects, to help in the growth story of India. In the post-liberalization period, we have observed increasing market- and state-led drives of “resource development and conservation.” In recent years, international recognitions have come to the region’s sustainable agricultural practices and to its rich biodiversity, and it is declared a Heritage site. The dominant agricultural community of the region, the Havyaks, known for their environmentally sustainable spice garden farming, are credited with spearheading environmental movements against the material practices of the state. This article attempts to understand the complex social ecology of the region and the multiple ways in which it is portrayed and the way people talk about it. It attempts to juxtapose the environmental narrative along with the development narrative of the district and to understand and map the complex ground realities that exist interlinking the local with the global.



中文翻译:

环境和/或(或)发展:卡纳塔克邦乌塔拉·卡纳达区的竞争性叙述

卡纳塔克邦的乌塔卡纳达(Uttara Kannada)地区在殖民时期被称为“胡椒皇后”,其身高逐渐下降,并被称为需要“发展”的落后森林地区。这些担忧构成了独立后关于林业发展和水力发电项目发展的辩论,以帮助印度发展。在后自由化时期,我们观察到由市场和国家主导的“资源开发和保护”驱动力正在增加。近年来,该地区的可持续农业实践及其丰富的生物多样性获得了国际认可,并被宣布为文化遗产。该地区主要的农业社区Havyaks以其环境可持续的香料花园种植而闻名,被认为是反对国家物质实践的先锋环保运动。本文试图了解该地区复杂的社会生态,描绘该地区的多种方式以及人们谈论它的方式。它试图将环境叙事与该地区的发展叙事并列,并理解和绘制将地方与全球联系在一起的复杂地面现实。

更新日期:2021-05-08
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