A major concern of this book is how ordinary people might come to manage their own environment more effectively. A valuable resource for students of environmental studies, it considers how this might be facilitated by more appropriate technology, assistance and communications.

Reviewed by the International Journal of Environmental Studies, it has`... something of interest and information in every chapter of this book and I urge all readers to look at it carefully, for its combination of the examination of general principles and down-to-earth data and problems is one of the best for years'.

Pitt, David

Introduction, D.C. Pitt; Chapter 1 Putting People First, R. Chambers; Chapter 2 Ethics, R. Engel; Chapter 3 Education, D.C. Pitt; Chapter 4 Rare Animals And Poor People, M. Thompson, T. Hatley; Chapter 5 Beyond Pretty Trees and Tigers in India, A. Agarwal; Chapter 6 Protected Areas, J. McNeely; Chapter 7 The Green Movement, J. Galtung; Chapter 8 Future Directions for Environmental Policy, T. O'Riordan; Chapter 9 The Ecological Imperative, N.N. Moisseyev; Chapter 10 Conservation Strategies and Basic Needs, D.C. Pitt;