Dr. Seema Purushothaman
Fellow
Education
- PhD Forest Economics (Forest Research Institute Deemed University, Dehradun)
- M.Sc. Environmental Economics (University of London)
- M.Sc Agricultural Economics (Kerala Agricultural University),
Research Interests
Land use drivers and sustainability indicators in production landscapes, ecosystem services, fiscal instrument for biodiversity, social capital in conservation, community based ecoturism enterprise, equity and CDM
Experience
- 2004 onwards: Centre for Conservation Governance and Policy, ATREE, Bangalore.
- 2000-2003: Research on 'Economics of land use options in degraded tropical dry deciduous area’ (Supported by SANDEE- South Asian Network of Development and Environmental Economics) with Salim Ali Center for Ornithology and Natural History, Coimbatore
- 1998–99: Technical audit of the European Union funded Alkaline land Reclamation and Development Programme (ALRDP) in Siwan and Muzaffarpur districts of Bihar.
- Economic analysis of the pilot phase of Bundelkhand Integrated Water Resources Management Project(Dutch supported BIWRMP): Analysing the economic impact of the project interventions identifying and valuing various costs and benefit variables in the selected watersheds of the Bundelkhand region.
- 1997-98: Resource economist in designing a Water resource economics study for the Water resources development and management project in Gujarat (Supported by Netherlands). Study elicited the value of quantitative and qualitative changes in water resources expected in regions of Kutchh and Saurashtra.
- Prepared the guidelines for project evaluation for Royal Netherlands Embassy, New Delhi
- 1996-97: Co-ordinated the Environmental cost benefit analysis of Ganga action plan involving Ministry of Environment and Forests, concerned departments of the state government, Institute of Economic Growth, All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health and India Toxicology Research Center, Lucknow (ODA supported).
- Part of the formulation mission for Thrissur Integrated Water Plan fielded by the Royal Netherlands Embassy, New Delhi.
- 1995-96: Conducted User valuation of natural resources in central Rajasthan. Valuation methodologies were worked out for fodder, firewood and irrigation water in semi arid regions as a part of a study involving various agro-climatic zones of India (Supported by Ford foundation, India).
Part of an in depth study of village funds, their use, access, control and management in the Joint Forest Management Areas of seven states. (Funded by Ford foundation)
- 1993-95: Research on comparative valuation of in-situ and ex-situ conservation in the tropical dry deciduous forests of M.P with financial support from CSERGE, London.
- Assessed the economic impact of forest clearance for a hydro-electric project in M.P
- 1989-91: Research Associate, Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi.
With Techno Economic Research Centre (New Delhi) on agricultural subsidies.
- 1988-89: Agricultural officer (appointed by Kerala Public Service Commission to the Directorate of state agriculture), in charge of grass root level agricultural development, planning and extension.
- 1988: Research on Economic Impact of air pollution on a rural economy.
Affiliations / Positions / Memberships
- Indian Society of Ecological Economics
- Indian Society of Agricultural Economics
Grants / Awards / Honors
- South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics grant (2000-2002)
- Ford foundation scholarship (1991-1992)
- Government of Kerala merit scholarship (1981-1986)
Select Publications
- Seema P., Jojo T.D. and Seetal P. 2007. Ecotourism Policy: A Framework for India. Tourism - Promotional Perspectives and Issues. Ed. G Radha Krishna. The Icfai University Press, India.
- Purushothaman, S. 2005. Land-use Strategies for Tribals: A Socio Economic Analysis. Economic and Political Weekly. 53: 5611-5619.
- Purushothaman, S. 2005. Land-use strategies, economic options and stakeholder preferences: A study of tribal communities in forest peripheries. Working Paper 13-05, South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE).
- Purushothaman, S. 2004. Economic Value of Bio diversity: a Rural Perspective for Sustainable Realisation. In Sim, H.C, S. Appanah and Youn Y.C 2004. Proceedings of the workshop on "Forests for Poverty Reduction: Opportunities with CDM, Environmental Services and Biodiversity" August 2003, Seoul National University and FAO, pp.107-113.
- Purushothaman, S and Viswanath, S. 2003. Economics of NTFP valuation under different stakeholder scenarios in dry deciduous forest tracts of Peninsular India. In Hiremath, A, Joseph, G and Shaanker, R.U (edt). Proceedings of the Conference on Policies Management, Utilization & Conservation of Non-timber forest products in South Asia Region. ATREE and FAO. Pp.53-57.
- Purushothaman, S; S. Pachauri. 2001. User valuation of natural Resources in semi arid Rajasthan in Reddy, V.R. (ed). User Valuation of Renewable Natural Resource: The User Perspective, Nova Science Publishers, Inc., New York.
- Swaminathan, L.P and Purushothaman, S. 2000. Forest Conservation, Tourism and Extraction: An Economic Perspective. Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics. 55(3): 398-411.
- Purushothaman, S, Viswanath, S and Kunhikkannan C. 2000. Economic valuation of extractive conservation in a tropical deciduous forest in Madhya Pradesh, India. Tropical Ecology .41(1): 61-72.
- Purushothaman, S, Viswanath, S and Mukundan, K. 1997. Economic impact of cement kiln dust on rural agriculture. Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics. 51(3): 407-411.
- Purushothaman, S and Viswanath, S. 1993. Protecting biological diversity: An operational model to compare and contrast. Indian Journal of Tropical Biodiversity.1 (2): 161-166.
- Pearce, D.W. and Purushothaman, S.1992. Protecting Biological Diversity: The economic value of pharmaceutical plants. In Biodiversity and Botany: the values of medicinal plants, Swanson, J (ed) CUP.U.K
- Pearce, D.W. and Purushothaman, S.1992. Preserving Biological Diversity: The economic value of pharmaceutical plants. Discussion Paper, 92-27, CSERGE, London.
Complete Publications
Meetings / Conferences / Symposiums / Workshops
Others
- Rural Well-being through Self-Help Groups? Myths and Realities [Download PDF]
Contact
seemap@atree.org
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