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We are happy to announce a short one week residential course titled, “Living Utopias”, in November 2018. The course provides a perspective to understand a) the urgency in combating the crisis of industrialism in the world today and b) the various alternatives in different spheres of a civilisation—ecology/ economy/ politics/ socio-cultural/ education and technology. The... Continue Reading →
The Story of Bengaluru’s Peripheries By Sheetal Patil, Dhanya B, Raghvendra S Vanjari, Seema Purushothaman Rural–urban interfaces worldwide are increasingly witnessing massive transformations in the structure, functions, and services of complex ecosystems of these zones. An attempt has been made to understand the transitions triggered by urbanisation in the peri-urban agricultural systems of Bengaluru. Using... Continue Reading →
(Raghvendra Vanjari, A R Shwetha, Sheetal Patil, Seema Purushothaman, Dhanya Bhaskar) first posted on https://smallfarmdynamics.blog/2018/09/04/green-carpet-or-green-desert/ Sprawling lawns are inviting spaces. Neighbourhood parks, golf clubs and airport surroundings spread these green carpets amidst concrete jungles. While wealthy use it to play golf, urban poor use lawns in parks for an afternoon siesta. Hospitals, educational institutions, spiritual... Continue Reading →
Urban Ecologies: Governing Nonhuman Life in Global Cities Four fully funded research fellowships, under the aegis of an European Research Council Horizon 2020 Starting Grant, at the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, India Supervisors: Anindya Sinha PhD, National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bangalore, India Maan Barua DPhil, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK About... Continue Reading →
Introduction: Wipro’s seeding program for organizations working in the area of ecology, is designed to facilitate the starting up and support for new or early stage organizations which are focused on issues of ecological sustainability. The program is looking for capable & committed individuals who will come together and work on issues of ecology and... Continue Reading →
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