Dr. Viswanathan
Professor,
School of Business
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre
India
Biography
P. K. Viswanathan serves as Professor (Economics) with specialised interests in the Economics of Natural Resources Management and Sustainability. He is a PhD in Economics from the Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore (Mysore University). His research and teaching interests relate to Economics of Natural Resources Management; Agrarian Transformation and Rural livelihoods; Aspects of Technology, Institutions, Policies and Governance; Climate Change impacts on natural resources, environment and agriculture; Conservation of Biodiversity and Ecosystems; Sustainable energy policy; Globalisation and its impacts on Agriculture and Trade; Welfare Impacts of Trade Certifications in India’s Plantation Sector, etc.
Research Interest
Economics and Management of Natural Resources; Agrarian Transformation; Analysis of Sustainable livelihoods; Aspects of Technology, Institutions, Policies and Governance; Climate Change and Conservation of Natural Resources, Biodiversity and Ecosystems; Sustainable energy policy; Plantation Agriculture and Commodity Trade; Trade Certifications and Welfare Impacts in India’s Tea Plantation Sector
Publications
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Dr. Viswanathan P. K., “Trade-Offs Between Industrial Growth and the Environmental Protection: an Analysis of the Policy Responses and Implementation in Gujaratâ€, in Sustainable Development and Environmental Protection, New Delhi: Bookwell India Publishers, 2016, pp. 1-29.
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Dr. Viswanathan P. K., “Multifunctional Benefits of Community-Based Mangrove Restoration in Gujarat: An Analysisâ€, in Nature, Economy and Society: Understanding the Linkages, New Delhi: Springer (for Indian Society for Ecological Economics), 2016, pp. 243-265.
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Dr. Viswanathan P. K., Parthasarathy, R., and Bandi, M., “International Collaborations as Research Infrastructureâ€, in Social Science Research in India: Status, Issues and Policies, New Delhi: Oxford University Press & Indian Council of Social Science Research, 2017, pp. 139-172.
