Area of Specialisation

• Environmental and Natural Resource Economics

• Natural Resource Conservation and Management: Forest and Water

• Urban Water Supply and Management (Bangalore City)

• Ecotourism in Protected Areas (Economic Valuation of biodiversity)

• TRIPs, Biodiversity Conservation and Traditional Environmental Knowledge

• Deforestation and Climate Change

• Ph.D in Economics (Environmental Economics), University of Mysore, Mysore, Karnataka, India, in 2005.
  Title of the Ph.D Thesis and Guide: "Forests, Environment and Local Community: A Case Study of Coorg (Kodagu) District" under the Guidance of Prof. B.S.Sreekantaradhya, Former Professor of Economics, DOS in Economics and Cooperation, University of Mysore, Mysore.

• M.A. in Economics, DOS in Economics and Cooperation, Manasagangotri, University of Mysore, Mysore, Karnataka, India, in 1995.

• State Level Eligibility Test (SLET) cleared in 1996.

Books

• Forests, Environment and Local community: A Special Reference to Western Ghats of India, By Manak Publication Private Ltd, New Delhi (2008).

State Government Report

• Status of Water Supply and Sanitation in Bangalore city in State of Environment Report for Bangalore City-2008, Government of India and Karnataka.
  http://parisaramahiti.kar.nic.in/soerbangalore2008.html

News Paper coverage on the project results:

    50 p.c. of Cauvery water lost in transit, The Hindu
    http://www.hindu.com/2009/06/06/stories/2009060660800100.htm

Drying sources tell parched tale Times of India
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Bangalore/Drying-sources-tell-parched-tale/articleshow/4619034.cms

'Afforestation immediate action point' Times of India
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Bangalore/Afforestation-immediate- action-point/articleshow/4618561.cms

Articles

1. “Green Business for Greening Karnataka” in FKCC Journal 30th Volume, Issue 12 December, 2009.

2. Where all the water has gone? Neither supply-side nor demand-side urban water management in Bangalore City, India, Published in Conference proceeding of the  “International conference on Water Resources (ICWR)” Shahrood university of Technology, Shahrood, Iran, 2009.

3. The Economic Value of Indigenous Environmental Knowledge in Ensuring Sustainable Livelihood Needs and Protecting Local Ecological Services: A Case Study of Nagarhole National Park, India in  IUFRO World Series Volume 21 on 'Sustainable Forest Management and Poverty Alleviation: Roles of Traditional Forest-related Knowledge' jointly published by IUFRO Task Force on Traditional Forest Knowledge, Chinese Academy of Forestry (CAF and Asia-Pacific Association of Forestry Research Institutions (AFAFRI) 2008. 

4. An Enquiry into the Nature and Causes of Deforestation, Land  Vulnerability and Resilience in Western Ghats of India Forthcoming  

5.  The Economic Value of Indigenous Environmental Knowledge in Protecting Local Ecological Services: A Case Study of Nagarhole National Park in edited volume brought out by Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS), 2008.

6.  Ground water Users, wakeup: Danger Ahead: Message from Experts published in e-social science journal Mumbai Dated 4th October 2007.

7. The Role of Forests in Achieving Environmentally Sustainable Development (2005) in edited Book by H.K. Jyothi and M. Madhumathi.

8. Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights and Protection of Indigenous Environmental Knowledge of Indigenous Communities (2004) in Conference Volume by G. Gopal Reddy, Department of Economics, Osmania University.

Working Papers

• Economics of Urban Water Supply in Bangalore City Forthcoming.

Recent Research Projects Completed

• Intellectual Property Rights and Proteciton of Indigenous Environmental Knowledge: Theoretical and Policy Perspectives

• “Status of Water Supply and Sanitation in Bangalore city” in State of Environment Report for Bangalore City-2008, Government of India and Karnataka.

• Valuing Eco-tourism in Bandipura and Nagarhole National Parks: Estimating Recreational Benefits by using Travel Cost and Contingent Valuation Methods.

• Evaluation Study on Programmes implemented by Karnataka state Coir Development Corporation Sponsored by Department of Industries and Commerce, Government of Karnataka

1. Paper presented on Agrarian Economy to Sprawling Urbanisation in Bangalore: A Challenge for Environmental Sustainability at Three-day National Seminar on the Urban Growth of Bangalore with special reference to Bangalore Cantonment (1809-2009) organised by The Christ University, Bangalore and ICHR, New Delhi, 18-20 February 2010, Bangalore.

2. Keynote address delivered at “International conference on Water Resources (ICWR)” organized by the Shahrood University of Technology, Shahrood, Iran, on August, 16-18t, 2009,. The title of the paper “Where all the water has gone? Neither supply-side nor demand-side urban water management in Bangalore City, India”
   http://www.icwr2009.ir/keynote.php

3. Paper presented at International conference on “Vulnerability and Resilience of Land Systems in Asia” at Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China, on June 15-17, 2009,   Tthe title of the paper “An Enquiry into the Nature and Causes of Deforestation, Land  Vulnerability and Resilience in Western Ghats of India” presentation available at:
   http://www.glp.hokudai.ac.jp/link/BeijingMeetingPPT/PPT/S12_4_Nanjundaiah%20Beijing%20Conf%20Final-1.pdf 

4. Paper presented at International conference on 'Sustainable Forest Management and Poverty Alleviation: Roles of Traditional Forest-related Knowledge' held on 17-20th December 2007 at Kunming, China. The title of the research paper is  'The Economic Value of Indigenous Environmental Knowledge in Ensuring Sustainable Livelihood Needs and Protecting Local Ecological Services: With Special Reference to Nagarhole National Park of Western of Ghat of India' Presentation available at:
   www.iufro.org/uploads/media/S1_CNanjundaiah.pdf

5. Paper entitled “Forest Resources and Inclusive Growth: Including the Excluded” presented at National Seminar on Inclusive Growth: Dimensions and Strategies organized by Christ University, Bangalore on 1 and 2 December 2008.

6. Delivered key note address at the Two Day National Seminar on “An Impact of Globalization on India’s Business Environment” organized by Shri Sanagmeshwara Arts and Commerce College, Chadchan, Bijapura on 8th and 9th May 2009.

7. Paper presented on “Dr B R Ambedkar’s contribution towards Monetary and Fiscal Economics” at the Two-Day National Seminar on “Dr. B R Ambedkar and Contemporary Indian Economy” organized by Dr B R Ambedkar Research and Extension Centre, University of Mysore, Mysore on 30th and 31st March, 2009.

8. Presented paper on 'Economic and Ecological Values of Indigenous Environmental Knowledge in managing Protected Areas: A Case Study of Nagarhole National Park'. at the workshop on 'Compensation and Rewards for Ecosystem Services' organized by INSEE and ISEC held at IIFM, Bhopal on 4-5th February 2008.

9. Paper entitled 'Do Property Rights Really Influence Forest Conservation and Management in Western Ghat of India?' accepted for 'The 12th Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Study of Commons' held on 14-18, July, 2008 University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, England. Paper available at:
   http://iasc2008.glos.ac.uk/conference%20papers/papers/N/Nanjundaiah_218501.pdf

10. Forests versus Peoples’ Livelihood: Where is the Way for Sustainable Development” at the International conference on “Ecological Sustainability and Human Well-Being” organized by International  Society for Ecological Economics, 15-18 Dec. 2006, New Delhi

• Indian Economic Association (IEA) Life Member

• Indian Society for Ecological Economics (INSEE), Life Member

• International Society for Ecological Economics (ISEE)

• South Asian Network for Environmental Economics and Development (SANDEE)

• Global Development Network (GDN)
   http://www.gdnet.ws/knowledge_base/researchers/cvs//
  1221133435_CV_Dr._C._Nanjundaiah_.pdf

Dr. C. Nanjundaiah,
Associate Professor,
Center for Economic Studies and Policy (CESP)
Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC),
Nagarbahavi, Bangalore, Pin: 560 072
State of Karnataka, India
Phone: +91-80-23215468/2321 5519
          +91-80-2321 5592 Ext. 209 (Institute)
          Cell: +91-9448182611
Fax: +91-080-2321 7008
E-Mails: cnnanjundaiah@yahoo.co.uk/ nanjundaiah@isec.ac.in
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