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DECISION MAKING IN THE 21st CENTURY : IMPERATIVES
OF AN ANALYTICAL APPROACH

Belliappa, Mr. P.M. IAS (Retd) (2003) "Decision Making in the 21st Century: Imperatives of an Analytical Approach" in Martin J. Bunch, V. Madha Suresh and T. Vasantha Kumaran, eds., Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Environment and Health, Chennai, India, 15-17 December, 2003. Chennai: Department of Geography, University of Madras and Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University. Pages 11 - 14.

Abstract:

Speaking on Environment is similar to the story of the blind men who were asked to describe an elephant. Anything they said about the elephant was true. If they said that its legs were like pillars or tree stumps it was not wrong. One can pick up any aspect of the environment, speak on it, and still be relevant, which is why the area of environment is so challenging and complex.

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