Articles and Reports by Priya Shah A list of some of my previous articles and reports that were published in print Environment and Development The Plastic Devil: Ecological Menace Explores the toxic legacy of plastic and the havoc it is wreaking on our ecosystem and health Published in "EcoIndia" and "Making India Green"   The Genie in the Test Tube Explores the fallacies and potential dangers of genetically engineered crops Published in "Making India Green"   Nine More Worlds, Please We're gobbling up more than nature can regenerate. PDF version | Alternate link Published in February 1999 issue of Humanscape   The Magic of Slums What is it that has made Himanshu Parikh's slum redevelopment projects in Indore, Baroda and Ahmedabad succeed where governments have failed PDF version | Alternate link Published in January 1999 issue of Humanscape   Chronicle of Disasters Foretold 1998 has seen the worst-ever floods, heat waves, landslides, crop failure, death and destruction..... Trouble is, we've dug our own graves, and we've only just begun to realise it. Alternate link Published in January 1999 issue of Humanscape   The Status of the Coastal Regulation Zone in Maharastra Explores the conspiracy to grab the last vestiges of the Indian coastline for developmental projects Published as a part of a larger feature, “Eyeing the Coastlines,” in the October 15, 1999 issue of Down To Earth   The Disembodied Electronic Voice Is the electronic media, offered as highway to people-centred development, actually homophobic? Published in December 1996 issue of Humanscape Health and Medicine Alzheimer's Disease: Caught between Life and Death The pain inflicted by Alzheimer's Disease is not restricted to the patient. Often its the caregivers who pay the real price. PDF version Published in "The Sunday Observer"   Umbilical Cord Blood Offers Hope to Bone Marrow Transplant Patients In the not so distant future, a new life entering the world may become the harbinger of renewed vitality for the dying. Published in "The Week" and "Down to Earth"