Shibani Rosyshree Mishra
PhD Student
Telephone: +61 2 6268 8317
Fax: +61 2 6268 8017
Email: s.mishra@student.adfa.edu.au
Location: PEMS Nth, Rm 303/04
Field of Study - Geographic Information Systems
Supervisor: Dr Amy Griffin
Co-Supervisor: Dr Alec Thornton, Dr Glenn Banks, Massey University, New Zealand
Research Topic - Chilika Fisheries: A Place for Participatory GIS
This research focuses on developing a public participation GIS for the sustainable management of fisheries resources in Orissa, India . Currently, the fisheries resources at Chilika Lake are threatened by over-exploitation and environmental pollution. Barriers to the sustainable development of this area include a lack of updated environmental information and the lack of a method whereby residents of the region can participate in making decisions that affect the lake's resource base. This research involves developing a public participation GIS that will both be a repository of current environmental information and provide a forum through which village members can cooperatively work to develop a management strategy that will satisfy the needs of village members without destroying the resource base.