Eco-crisis in the Himalaya: Causes, Consequences, and Way OutVir Singh The book attempts at a deeper understanding of the Himalayan perspective, problems, and solutions. The book deals with various options and strategies leading towards overcoming the crisis and charts out a possible alternative approach for sustainable development in the region. |
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Page 263
... subsistence economies " . Characterization of Jajarkoti peasants ' subsistence strategies as a " subsistence economy " neglects the vast array of subsistence strategies operant both at present and in the recent past . While the ...
... subsistence economies " . Characterization of Jajarkoti peasants ' subsistence strategies as a " subsistence economy " neglects the vast array of subsistence strategies operant both at present and in the recent past . While the ...
Page 267
... subsistence purposes in rural areas while in areas near the bazaar the animals are used for both subsistence and for simple commodity production . In Khalanga panchayat and within an hour's walk of the bazaar the average large animal ...
... subsistence purposes in rural areas while in areas near the bazaar the animals are used for both subsistence and for simple commodity production . In Khalanga panchayat and within an hour's walk of the bazaar the average large animal ...
Page 278
... subsistence . Unirrigated lands tend to the held and farmed by small landowners without tenants . Sharecropping styles can be mapped according to the axes of production mode and type : PRODUCTION MODE PRODUCTION TYPE FEUDAL CAPITALIST ...
... subsistence . Unirrigated lands tend to the held and farmed by small landowners without tenants . Sharecropping styles can be mapped according to the axes of production mode and type : PRODUCTION MODE PRODUCTION TYPE FEUDAL CAPITALIST ...
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activities Almora Almora District altitude animals approach average Bhabhar Bhimtal biological diversity calculations carrying capacity catchment cattle cent Central Himalaya Chipko Chipko movement chir pine compost conservation consumption cows crops crossbred cultivated land cultural deforestation Dehra Dun Delhi district dung ecological economic ecosystem Edited by Vir energy environment environmental farming system firewood fodder foodgrains forage yield forest fragility fuelwood Garhwal genetic resources grasslands grazing grazinglands habitats Hanuman Hanuman langur hill Himachal Pradesh Himalayan region human increase India industries inputs irrigation Jajarkot Kathmandu Kumaun labour langur loans milk mode of production mountain agriculture mountain areas mountain characteristics mountain specificities Naini Naini Tal nalis natural Nepal niche plants present problems reservoir river rural Shimla social soil species subsistence support area sustainable Table Tehri Dam timber tion tourism traditional trees Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand Uttarkashi vegetation village women yr¹