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ID149927
Title ProperActics of Persuasion
Other Title Informationenvironmental negotiations over a corporate coal project in coastal India
LanguageENG
AuthorMenon, Manju ;  Kohli, Kanchi
Summary / Abstract (Note)Following the earthquake of 2001 in the Kutch district of Gujarat (India), the state government and corporate investors have focussed on the coastal areas of Kutch, India's largest district, for economic and infrastructure development. Within a decade of industrialisation of this landscape, these projects have had profound impacts on the environment, livelihoods and futures of its Kutchi inhabitants. Today, the coastline between the old Kandla and Mundra ports is drawn into a three-way battle between International Financial Institutions (IFIs) investing in coal projects, technical experts of sustainable development and international anti-coal campaigners. These three groups have selectively engaged the project affected Kutchis on the importance of economic development, environmental management and climate change. But the affected local people comprising artisanal fisherfolk who belong to a minority community, economically powerful salt and agricultural farmers and a traditional pastoral community of camel herders, frame, debate and act upon the impacts of the project in pragmatic ways. The range of remedies sought by them can be located between the practical expediency of everyday life and ethical questions about correct action. These remedies offer a glimpse of what regulatory bodies should be paying attention to rather than abstract or procedural justice.
`In' analytical NoteEnergy Policy Vol. 99, No.99; Dec 2016: p.270–276
Journal SourceEnergy Policy 2016-12 99, 99
Key WordsRegulation ;  Environmental Movements ;  Public Participation