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Knowledge Systems of Societies for Adaptation and Mitigation of Impacts of Climate Change

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Editors:
  1. Sunil Nautiyal

    1. , Centre for Ecological Economics and, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore, India

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  2. K.S. Rao

    1. , Department of Botany, University of Delhi, Delhi, India

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  3. Harald Kaechele

    1. Landscape Research, Institute of Socioeconomics, Leibniz Centre for Agricultural, Müncheberg, Germany

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  4. K.V. Raju

    1. , Centre for Ecological Economics and Natu, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore, India

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  5. Ruediger Schaldach

    1. , Centre for Environmental System Research, University of Kassel, Kassel, Germany

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  • Combating the effects of climate change on human systems calls for integrated interdisciplinary research
  • Reports on the present knowledge systems in a third world country which has always practiced a live and let live philosophy
  • Provides valuable information for understanding the complexity of socio-ecological systems in relation to the projected impacts of climate change
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Environmental Science and Engineering (ESE)

Part of the book sub series: Environmental Science (ENVSCIENCE)

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Table of contents (41 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Knowledge Systems of Societies for Adaptation and Mitigation of Impacts of Climate Change: Prologue

    • Sunil Nautiyal, K. S. Rao, H. Kaechele, K. V. Raju, R. Schaldach
    Pages 1-6

  3. Accepting Climate Change Challenges: Gambling with the Future or Path-Finding for Long-Term Sustainability?

    • J. P. Kropp
    Pages 7-24

  4. Ethics of International Action on Climate Change: How Would Mahatma Gandhi Have Looked at it?

    • M. V. Nadkarni
    Pages 25-38

  5. Ethical Analysis of the Global Climate Dilemma

    • S. L. Rao
    Pages 39-55

  6. Ecosystem-Resilience: A Long Journey to Nature Policy

    • Giridhari Lal Pandit
    Pages 57-85

  7. Climate Change Induced Coral Bleaching and Algal Phase Shift in Reefs of the Gulf of Mannar, India

    • J. Joyson Joe Jeevamani, B. Kamalakannan, N. Arun Nagendran, S. Chandrasekaran
    Pages 87-94

  8. Economic Valuation and Sustainability of Dal Lake Ecosystem in Jammu and Kashmir

    • M. H. Wani, S. H. Baba, Shahid Yousuf, S. A. Mir, F. A. Shaheen
    Pages 95-118

  9. Biodiversity Conservation, Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change: A Complex Interrelationship

    • I. S. Bisht
    Pages 119-142

  10. The Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Insect Pests in Cultivated Ecosystems: An Indian Perspective

    • A. K. Chakravarthy, B. Doddabasappa, P. R. Shashank
    Pages 143-162

  11. Arsenic Groundwater Contamination Related Socio-Economic Problems in India: Issues and Challenges

    • Barun Kumar Thakur, Vijaya Gupta, Utpal Chattopadhyay
    Pages 163-182

  12. Climate Change and Tomography

    • Manish Kumar Bajpai, Brajesh Pande, Phalguni Gupta, Prabhat Munshi
    Pages 183-187

  13. Rethinking Sustainable Development in the Context of Climate Change: Self-Development, Social Transformations and Planetary Realizations

    • Ananta Kumar Giri
    Pages 189-198

  14. Biofuels Utilisation: An Attempt to Reduce GHG’s and Mitigate Climate Change

    • Ashwani Kumar
    Pages 199-224

  15. Impact of Forestry Products on Climate Change Mitigation in India

    • C. N. Pandey, S. K. Nath, D. Sujatha
    Pages 225-238

  16. Climate Change Impact in Cold Arid Desert of North–Western Himalaya: Community Based Adaptations and Mitigations

    • F. A. Shaheen, M. H. Wani, S. A. Wani, Chewang Norphel
    Pages 239-256

  17. Conservation of Multipurpose Tree Species to Ensure Ecosystem Sustainability and Farmers Livelihood in Indian Arid Zone

    • S. K. Malik, D. C. Bhandari, Susheel Kumar, O. P. Dhariwal
    Pages 257-270

  18. Exploring the Impacts of Climate Variability on Traditional Agricultural Practices in the Villages of THAR

    • Aditi Phansalkar
    Pages 271-283

  19. Bt Cotton Cultivation in Gujarat: Emerging Issues and Environmental Challenges

    • N. Lalitha, P. K. Viswanathan
    Pages 285-301

  20. Water Conservation in Urban Areas: A Case Study of Rain Water Harvesting Initiative in Bangalore City

    • S. Manasi, K. S. Umamani
    Pages 303-328
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Climate change is broadly recognized as a key environmental issue affecting social and ecological systems worldwide. At the Cancun summit of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s 16th Conference, the parties jointly agreed that the vulnerable groups particularly in developing countries and whose livelihood is based on land use practices are the most common victims as in most cases their activities are shaped by the climate. Therefore, solving the climate dilemma through mitigation processes and scientific research is an ethical concern. Thus combining the knowledge systems of the societies and scientific evidences can greatly assist in the creation of coping mechanisms for sustainable development in a situation of changing climate. International Humboldt Kolleg focusing on “knowledge systems of societies and Climate Change” was organized at ISEC. This event was of unique importance, as the year 2011-12 was celebrated as the 60th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between India and Germany with the motto "Germany and India - Infinite Opportunities." This volume is the outcome of the papers presented during the IHK 2011 at ISEC, India.

Editors and Affiliations

  • , Centre for Ecological Economics and, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore, India

    Sunil Nautiyal

  • , Department of Botany, University of Delhi, Delhi, India

    K.S. Rao

  • Landscape Research, Institute of Socioeconomics, Leibniz Centre for Agricultural, Müncheberg, Germany

    Harald Kaechele

  • , Centre for Ecological Economics and Natu, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore, India

    K.V. Raju

  • , Centre for Environmental System Research, University of Kassel, Kassel, Germany

    Ruediger Schaldach

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