Livelihood Strategies in Southern India
. Ed(S): Purushothaman, Seema; Abraham, Rosa
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Hardback. Livelihood Strategies in Southern India Editor(s): Purushothaman, Seema; Abraham, Rosa. Num Pages: 227 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN; KCN; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 508.
This volume is a compilation of essays that focus on livelihood issues faced by forest communities of the southern Western Ghats region of India. Communities living along the fringes of forests are, more often than not, overlooked in academic and policy discussions. However, they face considerable pressures, being sandwiched between conservation endeavours and the forces of urbanization and commercialization. The chapters in this book provide an insight into the kinds of livelihood issues these communities face and the potential means that can be adopted to sustain these livelihoods. This volume provides a unique alternative perspective by locating livelihood issues within socio-ecological-economic narratives of communities living at the intersection of the three southern ... Read more
This volume is a compilation of essays that focus on livelihood issues faced by forest communities of the southern Western Ghats region of India. Communities living along the fringes of forests are, more often than not, overlooked in academic and policy discussions. However, they face considerable pressures, being sandwiched between conservation endeavours and the forces of urbanization and commercialization. The chapters in this book provide an insight into the kinds of livelihood issues these communities face and the potential means that can be adopted to sustain these livelihoods. This volume provides a unique alternative perspective by locating livelihood issues within socio-ecological-economic narratives of communities living at the intersection of the three southern ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer, India, Private Ltd India
Number of pages
227
Condition
New
Number of Pages
217
Place of Publication
New Delhi, India
ISBN
9788132216254
SKU
V9788132216254
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About . Ed(S): Purushothaman, Seema; Abraham, Rosa
Seema Purushothaman is Professor, Azim Premji University, Bengaluru, India. She was previously a Fellow of the Land, Water and Livelihoods Programme at the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Bengaluru. Rosa Abraham is pursuing her PhD at the Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bengaluru, India. She was earlier with ATREE as a senior ... Read more
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