Institute of Geography and Sustainability of the University of Lausanne
Research projects
Environmental Change, Governance and Politics in Small Cities in Kerala, India
| Research fields |
Political ecologies Sustainable urban development Political Ecology Cities in the Global South Political Ecology Globalization / Liberalization Politiques urbaines Decentralization / Governance Sustainable Livelihoods |
| Keywords |
Small and medium cities Indigenous people Urbanization Environmental governance Environmental politics Political ecology |
| Funding | Indo-Swiss Joint Research Programme |
| Duration | February 2011 - December 2011 |
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| Researchers |
Véron René (---) [web] [email] Narayanan N. C. (---) |
The highly "rurbanized" south Indian state of Kerala has often been understood as a "model" of development due to a variety of historical, socio-cultural and political factors. The short-term aim of this project is to develop a collaborative research proposal on environmental change, governance and politics in small cities in Kerala from an urban political ecology perspective with the assumption that Kerala may hold lessons for other developing and fast urbanizing areas. The longer-term goal is to build a sustainable research partnership the involved researchers and their respective institutions; i.e., the Institute of Geography, University of Lausanne (IGUL) and the Centre for Technology Alternatives in Rural Areas (CTARA), Indian Institute of Technology - Bombay.
Project location
Publications
| Véron, R. (2010). Small Cities, Neoliberal Governance and Sustainable Development in the Global South: A Conceptual Framework and Research Agenda. Sustainability, 2(9): 2833-2848. Doi:10.3390/su2092833 | Info | |
| Véron, R. (2001). The "new" Kerala model: lessons for sustainable development. World Development, 29(4): 601-617. Doi:10.1016/S0305-750X(00)00119-4 | Info |