ISBN:
0761935533
,
9780761935537
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xxv, 404 p)
,
ill
,
25 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version Ecology and Human Well-Being
DDC:
304.20954
Keywords:
Quality of life
;
Social ecology Economic aspects
;
Well-being
;
Human ecology Economic aspects
;
Human ecology
;
India Economic conditions
;
India Social conditions
Abstract:
This volume presents some of the latest developments in research in interdisciplinary. traditions of ecological economics in India. It outlines strategies and policies. that can be adopted to ensure ecological sustainability. Containing both methodological and empirical essays, the book covers a number. of critical issues including:. - Ecological and social resilience. - Ecosystem services and quality of life. - Policy reform for sustainable development. - Governance and ecosystems. - Valuing changes in the ecosystem. - Communities and collective action
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Social Resilience of the Riverbank Erosion Displacees in Bangladesh; Environmental Degradation and its Impact on Dryland Ecosystems: A Case Study of Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh; Economic Valuation of Ecosystem Changes: Salinity Ingress and Ground Water Depletion in Coastal Gujarat ; Reconciling Weak and Strong Sustainability; Fish Biodiversity of Digha Fishery in Eastern India: An Empirical Analysis; Aquaculture vs Wild Shrimp Fishery: A Bio-economic Analysis of West Bengal and Orissa
Description / Table of Contents:
Linking Conservation with Livelihood: Lessons from Management of Gir-Protected Area in Western India Environmental Implications of Integrated Pest Management: Farming of Paddy and Vegetables ; Social Perceptions and Valuation of Urban Wetlands in Kolkata; Assessment and Valuation of Forest Revegetation; Alternative Welfare Measures: Overview and Case Study of India; Storm Protection Value of Mangroves in Coastal Orissa; Community Participation in Joint Forest Planning and Management in Karnataka ; Sustainability and Food Security Issues among Farmers in Tamil Nadu
Description / Table of Contents:
Collective Action in an Embedded Choice Model: A Study of Fishing Cooperatives in CalcuttaEnvironment and Community Action: A Case Study of Shifting Cultivation; Globalisation and Sustainable Development: Economic and Environmental Conflicts; Environmental Protection: The Role of Regulatory System in India; Successful Voluntary Participation in Common Property Resource; Integrating Watershed Management: Stakeholders, Dynamics and Institutions ; Interactive Goal Linear Programming in Land Use Planning in Haryana ; About the Editors and Contributors; Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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