CURRICULUM VITAE
Name / : / K. N. NinanAge, Date of Birth and Place / : / 58 Years, 31-08-1950, Nairobi
Kenya (East Africa)
Sex / : / Male
Nationality
Present
Previous / : / Citizen of India
Citizen of Britain
Address for Communication / : / Dr. K. N. Ninan
Professor & Head
Centre for Ecological Economics
and Natural Resources (CEENR)
Institute for Social and Economic Change
Nagarbhavi P O, Bangalore 560 072, INDIA
Phones: 9180 23215468 extn 118
Fax : 918023217008
E-mail: ninankn@ hotmail.com
Academic Training / Affiliation / : / Donald Bren School of Environmental Science and Management
University of California, Santa Barbara
(September to December 2008)
Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
The University of Tokyo, Japan (2004-05)
University of Tokyo and University of
Tokushima, Japan (January to July, 2001)
Maison Des Sciences De L’Homme,
Paris France (October 2000)
University of Versailles, St.-Quentin- en-
Yvelines, France ( March-April, 2000)
Institute of Development Studies, Sussex U.K.
(April to June 1998)
Institute of Developing Economies, Tokyo,
Japan (June- December 1995)
London School of Economics, London, U.K.
(June-August 1992)
Institute for Social and Economic Change,
Bangalore, India (1975 to Present).
University of Kerala, Trivandrum, India
(1967 to 1974)
Academic Qualifications / : / B.A., Economics (Main) and Indian
History, Political Science (Subsidiaries)
University of Kerala, India 1972 (Secured
First Class and Second Rank in the University
Examination) University of Kerala, Trivandrum
India.( 1967 to 1974)
M.A Economics University of Kerala, India, 1974
(Secured First Class and Third Rank in the
University Examination).
Ph.D. (Economics) University of Mysore,
India, 1984.(Title of Thesis "ECONOMICS OF
CROP IN KERALA STATE”
to the Mysore University through the
Institute for Social and Economic Change,
Bangalore 560 072, India.
ShortTerm Summer Course in Economics at the
London School of Economics,
June/ August 1992.
Development Economics (awarded Grade B+)
Mathematical Economics (awarded Grade B)
Professional Experience / : / Teaching and Research – 28 Years
Positions held / : / Visiting Professor
Donald Bren School of Environmental Science and Management
University of California, Santa Barbara
(September to December 2008)
Visiting Professor
Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
The University of Tokyo
Japan (2004-05)
Visiting Japan Foundation Fellow,
University of Tokyo and University of Tokushima
Japan (January to July, 2001)
Visiting Professor
Maison Des Sciences De L’Homme,
Paris, France
(October 2000)
Invited Professor,
C3ED,
University of Versailles
St. Quentin-En-Yvelines, France
(March –April 2000)
Acting Head
Ecological Economics Unit
I S E C, Bangalore, INDIA
(March 1999 – February 2000)
Visiting Fellow,
Institute of Development Studies, Sussex
(April - June 1998)
Visiting Research Fellow,
Institute of Developing Economies, Tokyo
(June to December 1995)
Professor of Ecological Economics
(since 2006)
Associate Professor of Ecological Economics
(1990 to 2006)
Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics
(1982 to 1990)
Technical Assistant in Rural Economics
(1978 to 1982)
Ph.D. Research Fellow (1975 to 1978)
(All the above positions held
at the Institute for Social and Economic Change,
Bangalore, India).
Areas of Specialisation/ Interest / : / Ecological Economics, Agricultural Economics
and Rural Development, Development Economics,
Evaluation Studies, Macro and Micro Economics.
Academic Distinctions / Honours / : / Holder of National Merit Scholarship
(1967 to 1972)
Holder of University Merit Scholarship
(1972 to 1974)
Second Rank in the University Examinations
B.A., 1972.
Third Rank in the University Examinations M.A.,
1974.
Assignments/Consultancies for / : / Ministry of Agriculture, Govt of India; Ford
Foundation, New Delhi; Swiss Development
Co-operation, New Delhi; Centre for Development
Research Copenhagan; Overseas Development
Institute, London; The Japan Foundation, Tokyo;
Danida, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Denmark
Publications / : / Books/Monographs/Research Reports: 14
Research Papers/Articles: 55
(See Annexures 1 & 2)
Professional Membership / : / Member, International Society of Ecological
Economics (USA)
Member, International Association of
Agricultural Economics (USA)
Life Member, Indian Society of
Ecological Economics, New Delhi; and Indian Society of Agricultural Economics, Bombay.
Member, Board of Governors, Institute for Social and
Economic Change,
Bangalore (1989 to 1991; 1998-2000)
Visits / Residence Abroad / : / Resident in Kenya (East Africa) (1950 to 1964)
Japan, Thailand and Hongkong (August 1991)
U.K., Sweden and Switzerland (JuneAugust 1992)
France (March, 1994)
Zimbabwe (August, 1994)
Japan (June - December, 1995)
Denmark (August, 1996)
U. K, Italy (April to June,1998)
France, U.K (March to May 2000)
France, Netherlands (October,2000)
Japan (January to July, 2001) (2004-05)
Australia, Germany, U.K. (2006)
U.K. (May 2007)
Visited University of Cambridge, World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP, Cambridge), London School of Economics, Institute of Development Studies (Sussex), International Institute of Environment and Development, London and University College, London, during May 2007 under UK-India Education and Research Initiative.
Belgium and U.K. (March 2008)
USA (September 2008 to January 2009)
Languages / : / English, Hindi (Speak, Read and Write)
Malayalam, French (Speak, Read)
Swahili, Kannada (Speak)
Japanese (Speak a little)
Academic Referees / : / Professor John M Gowdy
Professor of Economics and Director
Ecological Economics Programme
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
TROY, NEW YORK 12180-3590
U S A
Phone (o): (518) 276-8094
Fax: (518) 674-3552
Email:
Professor Charles Perrings
Professor of Environmental Economics
Global Institute of Sustainability
Arizona State University
Box 873211,Tempe
AZ 85287-3211
U S A
Phone: 1-480-965-14221
Fax:: 1-480-656-8087
E-mail:
Professor Clem Tisdell
Professor Emeritus
School of Economics
University of Queensland
Brisbane 4072, Australia
Ph: (61) 7-3385 6570
Fax: (61) 7 –3365 7299
Email: .
ANNEXURE I
A. Teaching and Training:
1. / Lectures to PrePh D Students under Research Methodology Course (Ph D Programme) of the Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore.2. / Lectures to Government officials and college teachers under Training courses conducted by ISEC, Bangalore.
3. / Course Director : Research Methodology Course for University and College Teachers of Economics, Sponsored by ICSSR, New Delhi, May 1991.
4. / Programme Co-ordinator: Training Programme in Environmental Economics for officials of State Governments / Regulatory bodies in South India, sponsored by World Bank –aided: India Environmental Management Capacity Building Technical Assistance Project implemented by Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India and held at ISEC, Bangalore during July 5-9th, 1999.
5. / Programme Co-ordinator: Training Programme in Environmental Economics for Officials of State Governments / Regulatory Bodies in Southern India, sponsored by World Bank-aided India:Environmental Management Capacity Building Technical Assistance Project, implemented by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India and held at ISEC, Bangalore during January 8-13,2001.
6. / Lectures on Introduction to Natural Resource Economics and Management to undergraduate students and Graduate seminars on Introduction to Ecological Economics to graduate students of the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, The University of Tokyo, during the academic year 2004-05.
7. / Course Co-ordinator: ISEC-NCI Course on Approaching the Environment in India – New Theories and Methods in the study of the Nature-Society Interface, for post-graduate students from Nordic countries, organized by the Centre for Ecological Economics and Natural Resources, Institute for Social and Economic Change in collaboration with Nordic Centre in India, from July 23, 2007 to August 23, 2007 held at ISEC, Bangalore.
8. / Lectures delivered to Post-Graduate Students (M.Sc. in Wildlife Biology and Conservation) on ‘Sustainable Development and Biodiversity Conservation – Theory and Applications’, National Centre for Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bangalore, India during September 2007.
9. / Conducted two courses on “Cost Benefit Analysis and Non-Market Valuation” and “The Economics of Biodiversity Conservation” for Graduate Students of Donald Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, University of California, Santa Barbara, Fall Winter during September to December 2008.
B Research Projects Associated With/Undertaken by Applicant
1. / Impact of Dairy Development Schemes on Rural Areas in Karnataka, by Dr G P Mishra (Nature of work : Tabulation and analysis of data).2. / Marketable / Marketed Surplus in a Millet Region by Dr M V Nadkarni (Nature of work : Collection of Bibliographical material).
3. / A Study of Papers Rejected by Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics, Sponsored by Indian Society of Agricultural Economics, Bombay (with Dr V M Rao and T R Sundaram).
4. / SocioEconomic Dimensions of Rural Housing in Karnataka (co author).
5. / Edible Oilseeds : Growth and Supply Behaviour in India (Sponsored by Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India).
6. / Issues in Development of Hill Regions in India (Sponsored by the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India).
7. / Economics of Social Forestry Projects in Karnataka, India (Sponsored by Ford Foundation) jointly with M V Nadkarni and S A Pasha.
8. / Factors Causing Fluctuations in Groundnut Output in India, (Sponsored by the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India).
9. / Timber Economy of Karnataka: A Situation Analysis, ISEC, 1997.
10. / Social Cost Benefit Analysis of Watershed Development Project in Karnataka, India, ISEC, 1998.
11. / People’s Perceptions and Participation in Watershed Development Activities, ISEC, 1999.
12. / An Assessment of European-aided Watershed Development Projects in India from the perspective of Poverty Reduction and the Poor, as part of a cross–country study of “A Comparative Study of EU Aid for Poverty Alleviation” sponsored by Centre for Development Research Copenhagen and other European Institutes, 1997-98 .
13. / Economic Analysis of Biodiversity Conservation- The Case of Tropical Forests in the Western Ghats, sponsored by World Bank-aided India Environmental Management Capacity Building Technical Assistance Project (January 2001).
14. / Energy Use and Policy in France and Lessons for India, April 2002.
15. / Evaluation of Farm Women’s Training Programme in India, sponsored by Centre for Development Research, Copenhagen, Denmark, November 2002.
16. / Sustainable Use and Management of Water Resources in Asia-A Comparative Study, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, The University of Tokyo, September 2005.
17. / The Environmental Kuznets Curve-Evidences with Japanese and Indian data , ISEC, Bangalore 2005
18. / Water Pricing and Productivity-A Review of Evidences with Special Reference to India, ISEC, Bangalore, 2006
19. / Electricity Pricing in Karnataka – An Analysis, ISEC, Bangalore, 2008
C. Ph D Guidance: Supervised/Guiding eight Ph D Students of the Institute. Five awarded Ph.D. between 1995-2005, two in progress (Topics studied include watershed management, farm forestry, biodiversity conservation, wetlands, health costs of radiation-induced pollution, aquaculture and climate change)
D. Membership of Expert Committees / Government Study Groups, etc.
1. / Member of Study Team to prepare a Report on ‘Livestock Farming Systems of India’, for preparation of National Livestock Policy Document’, for the Department of Animal Husbandry, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India 1994 (sponsored by Swiss Development Co-operation).2. / Member of an Expert Committee constituted by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, in August 1998 to suggest a Methodology for Quantifying the Intangible Benefits of Forests. Submitted the Report to the Ministry on January 17, 1999.
E. Participation / Chairing of Sessions at International Conferences, etc.
1. / Invited Paper presented at the XXI International Conference of Agricultural Economists, held at Tokyo, Japan from August 22-29, 1991. Also invited to be a discussant in one session.2. / Chaired a session, and also presented a paper at the Second Meeting of the International Society of Ecological Economics, held at Stockholm, Sweden, from August 3-6, 1992.
3. / Invited to present a seminar on “Poverty and Income Distribution in India”, at the Department of Agricultural Economics, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland, held on September 9, 1992.
4. / Invited paper presented at an International Symposium on ‘Models of Sustainable Development-Exclusive on Complementary Approaches of Sustainability’ sponsored by C3ED, Universite Paris I Pantheon-Sorbonne and AFCET, Paris held at Paris, France during March 16-18, 1994.
5. / Present a paper at the XXII International Conference of Agricultural Economists, held at Harare, Zimbabwe, from August 22-29, 1994. Also invited to be a discussant in one session.
6. / Invited to present a seminar on “Poverty and Income Distribution in India”, at the Faculty of Policy Studies, Chuo University, Hachioji City, Japan, in November, 1995.
7. / Presented a seminar on “Forest Use and Management in Japan and India- A Comparative Study” at the Institute of Developing Economies, Tokyo, Japan, December 1995.
8. / Presented a seminar under IDS Poverty Series on ‘Economic Reforms in India – Impact on the Poor and Poverty Reduction’ at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom on June 18, 1998.
9. / Presented a paper on “Economic and Social Appraisal of a Watershed Development Project in Karnataka, India” at the First World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists, sponsored by the European and American Associations of Environmental and Resource Economists and held at Venice, Italy, June 25-27, 1998.
10. / Presented a seminar on: Economic Analysis of Biodiversity Conservation-The Case of Tropical Forests in the Western Ghats, India,, at the Oxford Forestry Institute, Oxford University, May 8, 2000.
11. / Presented a seminar on: Sustainable Development-The Case of Watershed Development in India, at the Environment Department, University of York, United Kingdom, on May 11, 2000.
12. / Presented a paper entitled: Watershed Development Programmes in India- An Assessment from the Perspective of Poverty Reduction and the Poor, at the Fourth Biennial Conference of the International Society of Ecological Economics and held at the Australian National University, Canberra, Australia during July 5-8, 2000.
13. / Presented a paper entitled: Economic Liberalisation and Rural Poverty Alleviation-The Indian Experience, at the Twenty Fourth International Conference of Agricultural Economists and held at Berlin, Germany during August 13-19, 2000;
14. / Presented a seminar on: Sustainable Development-The Case of Watershed Development in India at the Institute of Environmental Studies, Vrijie University, Amsterdam, Netherlands, on October 20, 2000.
15. / Presented a seminar on: Economic Analysis of Biodiversity Conservation- The Case of Tropical Forests in the Western Ghats, India, at the Department of Geography, Nanterre University (University of Paris 10), Paris, France on October 25, 2000.
16. / Presented a seminar on: Sustainable Development and Biodiversity Conservation, at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Tokyo, Japan on June 14, 2001.
17. / Presented a seminar on: Economic Analysis of Biodiversity Conservation – The Case of Tropical Forests in India, (Development Economics Seminar Series) at the Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, Japan on June 18, 2001.
18. / Presented a seminar on: Economic Analysis of Biodiversity Conservation – The Case of Tropical Forests in India, at the Institute of Developing Economies, JETRO, Chiba, Japan on July 9, 2001.
19. / Presented a paper on: The Economics of Biodiversity Conservation-A Study of a Coffee Growing Region in the Western Ghats of India, 25th International Conference of Agricultural Economists, Durban, South Africa, August 12-18, 2003.
20. / Presented a paper on: De Facto Property Rights and Biodiversity Conservation-A Study in a Protected Area in India, at the 25th International Conference of Agricultural Economists, Durban, South Africa, August 12-18, 2003.(with Jyothis Sathyapalan)
21. / Presented a paper on: The Economics of Biodiversity Conservation-A Study of a Coffee Growing Region in the Western Ghats of India, 8th Biennial Conference of the International Society of Ecological Economics, Montreal, Canada, July 11-14, 2004.
22. / Presented a seminar on: The Economics of Biodiversity Conservation-A Study of a Coffee Growing Region in the Western Ghats of India, at Centre of Excellence, CSEAS, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, February 18, 2005; and also in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, The University of Tokyo, May 19, 2005.
23. / Presented a paper on: Non-Timber Products and Biodiversity Conservation – A Study of Tribals in a Protected Area in India, in the 26th International Conference of Agricultural Economists held at Goldcoast, Australia, August 12-18, 2006; and at the Ninth Biennial Conference of the International Society of Ecological Economics held at New Delhi India, December 11-15, 2007; and at the International Conference of Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change – Resources – Efficiency, Equity and Effectiveness, organised by Freie University and Humboldt University, and held in Berlin, Germany, November 17-18, 2006.
ANNEXURE II