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Livelihood Enhancement Through Agriculture, Tourism and Health

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Editors:
  1. Narayan Chandra Jana

    1. Department of Geography, The University of Burdwan, Bardhaman, India

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  2. Anju Singh

    1. Department of Geography, Aditi Mahavidyalaya, University of Delhi, Delhi, India

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  3. R. B. Singh

    1. Department of Geography, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, Delhi, India

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  • Contributes toward the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
  • Enhances capacity building for policy makers in developing countries
  • Discusses agriculture, tourism and health for livelihood enhancement in the field of geography

Part of the book series: Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences (AGES)

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Table of contents (26 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxiv
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  2. Livelihood Transformations and Sustainability in India

    • Shahab Fazal, Deepika Vashishtha, Salma Sultana
    Pages 1-36

  3. The Exodus in Times of Pandemic: Mobility, Migration and Livelihood of Informal Migrant Workers During COVID-19 Crisis in India

    • Twisha Singh, Anuradha Banerjee
    Pages 37-60

  4. Challenges in Livelihood of Residents in Kilinochchi District, Sri Lanka Due to Water Scarcity

    • Kirishanthan Punniyarajah
    Pages 61-89

  5. Tobacco Cropping Increases Sediment Delivery in a Subtropical Agricultural Catchment in Southern Brazil

    • Edivaldo Lopes Thomaz, Fátima Furmanowicz Brandalize, Valdemir Antoneli, João Anésio Bednarz
    Pages 91-109

  6. Digital Elevation Model and Irrigation Management Planning in Bangladesh

    • M. Manzurul Hassan, Md. Ashraf Ali
    Pages 111-135

  7. Smallholder Tea Farming in West Bengal, India: An Exploratory Insight

    • Chinmoyee Mallik
    Pages 137-148

  8. The Transition of Traditional Agriculture in Nagaland, India: A Case Study of Shifting (Jhum) Cultivation

    • Devpriya Sarkar
    Pages 149-166

  9. Land Use–Land Cover Dynamics in Baku Micro-watershed Area of Ausgram Block—II, Purba Bardhaman District, West Bengal, India

    • Raj Kumar Samanta, Narayan Chandra Jana
    Pages 167-184

  10. Spatio-temporal Changes of Crop Combination in Selected C.D. Blocks of Purba Bardhaman District, West Bengal, India

    • Chanchal Kumar Dey, Tapas Mistri
    Pages 185-203

  11. Development of Sericulture in Murshidabad with Special Reference to Women’s Participation

    • Abhirupa Chatterjee
    Pages 205-221

  12. Opportunities and the Challenges of Tourism Industry in Bangladesh

    • K. M. Rezaul Karim
    Pages 223-236

  13. Socio-economic Development Through Tourism: An Investigative Study for the Himalayan State Sikkim, India

    • Debasish Batabyal, Dillip Kumar Das
    Pages 237-246

  14. Tourism Potentials of Fossil Parks as Geoheritage Sites: A Study in Western and South Western Region of West Bengal, India

    • Rahul Mandal, Premangshu Chakrabarty
    Pages 247-260

  15. Classifying the Million-Plus Urban Agglomerations of India—Geographical Types and Quality of Life

    • Habil Zoltán Wilhelm, Róbert Kuszinger, Nándor Zagyi
    Pages 261-285

  16. Urban Rejuvenation and Social Sustainability in Smart City: An Empirical Study of Community Aspirations

    • Virendra Nagarale, Piyush Telang
    Pages 287-303

  17. Urban Wetlands: Opportunities and Challenges in Indian cities—A Case of Bhubaneswar City, Odisha

    • Prashna Priyadarsini, Ashis Chandra Pathy
    Pages 305-331

  18. Analyzing Spatial Inequalities of Amenities in Jammu City Using Geo-Informatics

    • Rajender Singh, Kavleen Kaur, Sarfaraz Asgher, Davinder Singh, Sandeep Singh
    Pages 333-348

  19. Land Suitability Analysis for Settlement Concentration in Fringe Area of Siliguri Town, West Bengal (India)—A GIS-Based Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Approach

    • Sanu Dolui, Sumana Sarkar
    Pages 349-387

  20. GIS-Based Healthcare Accessibility Analysis—A Case Study of Selected Municipalities of Hyderabad

    • Srikanth Katta, B. Srinagesh
    Pages 389-406
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About this book

Agriculture is the backbone of our economic system. It provides not only food and raw material but also employment opportunities to a very large number of people. Higher atmospheric temperature has an impact on crop yields while the changes in rainfall could affect both crop quality and quantity. Climate change, therefore, could increase the prices of major crops in some regions. For the most vulnerable people, lower agricultural output means lower income. In addition, climate change is expected to increase the risk of illness and death from extreme heat and poor air quality. Recent evidence is the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, climate change also affects the occurrence of other infectious diseases. A number of well-known diseases are climate-sensitive - malaria, dengue fever, and cholera among others. Tourism is considered as an industry and alternative contributor to a nation’s income. It can generate employment opportunities and boost up the economy. This book, consisting of 26 chapters, focuses on the issues of agriculture, tourism and health for livelihood enhancement. It is essential to discuss these diverse issues in the field of geography as it encompasses interdisciplinary topics. The range of concerns at the national, regional and local levels is not confined to geography only but also involves other disciplines as well. Therefore, this book is a valuable source for scientists and researchers in allied fields such as livelihood, agriculture, land use, tourism management, health care and tribal studies. Furthermore, this book can be of immense help to the researchers, planners and decision makers engaged in solving problems in these areas in developing countries and beyond.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Geography, The University of Burdwan, Bardhaman, India

    Narayan Chandra Jana

  • Department of Geography, Aditi Mahavidyalaya, University of Delhi, Delhi, India

    Anju Singh

  • Department of Geography, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, Delhi, India

    R. B. Singh

About the editors

Prof. Narayan Chandra Jana is an applied geographer with Post-Graduate and Doctoral degrees in geography, Post-Graduate degree in disaster mitigation, Post-Graduate Diploma in sustainable rural development and Diploma in tourism studies. He has published more than100 research papers in national and international journals and edited volumes and has authored three books and jointly edited five books. He has supervised 10 Ph.D. and 10 M. Phil students. He is a member of the editorial board of the Indian Journal of Landscape Systems and Ecological Studies and is a member of the advisory board of the journal Earth Surface Review. His research interests include applied geomorphology, hazards and disasters, environmental issues, land use and rural development. Prof. Jana recently has been nominated as a Steering Committee Member in the International Geographical Union (IGU) Commission on Research Methods in Geography. He has visited 07 countries. Currently Dr. Jana is Professor (and former head) in the Department of Geography and Coordinator for M. Sc. Course in Geospatial Science, The University of Burdwan, West Bengal, India.


Dr. Anju Singh is now serving as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography, Aditi Mahavidyalaya, University of Delhi. Dr. Anju specialises in the field of climatology, land use and land cover study, urban geography, water resource management and coastal ecosystems. She has received international travel grants to present research findings at international forums. Dr. Anju has published 1 book and more than 10 chapters in edited books and in journals of national and international repute. She is currently actively associated with the National Association of Geographers, India (NAGI), and the Association of Geographical Studies (AGS). 


Prof. R. B. Singh was Professor & Head of the Department of Geography at the Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, Delhi, until February 2020. He is the first Indian and the second Asian elected as Secretary General & Treasurer of the International Geographical Union (IGU). At present, he is Chair of the Research Council for Scientific and Industrial Research — Central Food Technological Research Institute (CSIR-CFTRI), Government of India; a member of the International Science Council (ISC) Scientific Committee, elected as the President of the Earth System Science Section of the ISCA in 2019–2020. He has published 15 books, 35 edited volumes and more than 235 research papers. He has supervised 35 Ph.D. and 81 M. Phil students. He was awarded a fellowship by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) and has visited more than 40 countries. The National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog, Government of India, invited him to be a member of the committee for preparing Vision India–2035.

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