Livelihood Security in Northwestern Himalaya Case Studies from Changing Socio-economic Environments in Himachal Pradesh, India
This book identifies and analyzes livelihood impacts of recent environmental and socio-economic changes in urban and rural settings of the mountainous state of Himachal Pradesh, northwestern Himalaya, India. The findings of the research deal with the broader objectives of the changing patterns of ag...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Tokyo
Springer Japan
2014, 2014
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2014 |
| Series: | Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Livelihood Security in Changing Socio-Economic Environment in Himachal Pradesh
- Geographic and Socio-Economic Realities of Himachal Pradesh, North western Himalaya
- Climate Change, Glacier Lakes and Livelihoods
- Land Use and Cover Change
- Human-Induced Biome and Livelihood Security
- Dynamics of Agricultural Production
- Shifting from Traditional Food Cropping to Cash Crop-ping
- Agriculture and Forestry Based Livelihood Capital Assessment
- The Challenges of Reforesting the Himalayas Through the Clean Development Mechanism: Perspectives from Rural Villages
- Participation in a CDM Afforestation/Reforestation Project in Himachal Pradesh: Success Stories and Shortcomings
- Ecosystem Services in Changing Environment
- On-Migration Aspirations and Livelihood Among Tibetan Newcomers
- Indian NGOs and Their Role of Networking
- Tourism and Solid Waste Management
- Rural Non-Farm and Tourism Based Livelihood Options
- Livelihood Space of an Indigenous Indian Tribe: Gaddi Community and its Livelihood Strategies
- Small Hydro Power Projects and Community Participation
- Livelihood Security in Changing Socio-Economic Environment: Summary and Policy Recommendations