Overview
- Is the outcome of work by an Indian and Finnish research group
- Is based mainly on case studies in the Himalaya
- Consists of 18 chapters with a variety of topics related to livelihood security
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences (AGES)
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Roles of Agriculture in the Context of Changing Environment
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Promoting Livelihood Security in Community Through Forestry Activities
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Livelihood Security of Different Ethnic Groups, Roles of the NGOs and Tourism
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About this book
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, north western Himalaya, India. The findings of the research deal with the broader objectives of the changing patterns of agricultural production with special reference to diversification, as well as forest-based livelihood outcomes, Clean Development Mechanism forest project activities, the roles of different ethnic groups and non-governmental organizations and the benefits and shortcomings of tourism as a livelihood source. These tasks are studied by using an exploratory approach, with participant observation, interviews through random and cluster sampling among villagers, local land users and officials, as well as with land cover interpretation and secondary statistical data. This book is relevant for educational use together with policy input on the issues exploring livelihood security in a rapidly growing developing country.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Prof. R.B. Singh
Vice President - International Geographical Union
Department of Geography, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi
Prof. Reija Hietala
Department of Geography and Geology, University of Turku
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Livelihood Security in Northwestern Himalaya
Book Subtitle: Case Studies from Changing Socio-economic Environments in Himachal Pradesh, India
Editors: R.B. Singh, Reija Hietala
Series Title: Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54868-3
Publisher: Springer Tokyo
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Japan KK 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-4-431-54867-6Published: 15 May 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-4-431-56153-8Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-4-431-54868-3Published: 02 May 2014
Series ISSN: 2198-3542
Series E-ISSN: 2198-3550
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 258
Number of Illustrations: 27 b/w illustrations, 27 illustrations in colour
Topics: Economic Geography, Regional/Spatial Science, Climate Change, Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning, Regional and Cultural Studies