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200 00$aTowards sustainable livelihoods and ecosystems in mountain regions /$fVishwambhar Prasad Sati
205   $a1st ed. 2014.
210  1$aCham [Switzerland] :$cSpringer,$d[2014]
210  4$d?2014
215   $a1 online resource (xvi, 205 pages) $cillustrations (chiefly color), maps, portrait
225 1 $aEnvironmental Science,$x1431-6250
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311 0 $a3-319-03532-0 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.
327   $aGeo-Environmental Setting -- Socio-Economy and Population Profile -- Sustainable Livelihoods: Diversification and Enhancement -- Livelihood Analysis -- Development of Tourism and Hydroelectricity -- Case Studies -- Mountain Ecosystem -- Sustainable Mountain Development: Challenges and Opportunities.
330   $aSustainable livelihoods and ecosystems are far-reaching and burning issues in the wake of high growth of population, low production and per ha yield of crops and depletion of biodiversity resources. Mountainous regions of the world are facing the menace of poverty, food insecurity and malnutrition. Further, tremendous growth in population and slow pace of development have together forced most of the population to live below poverty line. Traditionally depending upon cultivating subsistence crops for food requirement, the people living in mountainous region are unable to produce sufficient food grains to run their livelihood smoothly. The Himalayas is one of the world?s biodiversity hotspots and has an abundance of natural resources: land, water and forest ? life sustaining factors. The geo-environmental conditions ? climate and landscape further enhance the possibility of sustainable livelihoods through eco-tourism, harnessing water resources and utilizing forests and their products sustainably. Diversifying agricultural practices through cultivating cash and cereal crops and enhancing livelihood options through extensive use of timber and non-timber based forestry products can help to eradicate poverty and provide food security. This book consists of an introduction and nine chapters, covering geo-environmental setting, socio-economy and population profile, sustainable livelihoods: diversification and enhancement, livelihood analysis, development of tourism and hydroelectricity, case studies, mountain ecosystems, sustainable mountain development and also presents a conclusion.
410  0$aEnvironmental science and engineering (Springer (Firm)).$pEnvironmental science.
606   $aSustainable development$zDeveloping countries
606   $aSustainable development$zHimalaya Mountain Region
606   $aMountain people$xEconomic conditions$zDeveloping countries
606   $aSustainable agriculture$zDeveloping countries
606   $aSustainable agriculture$zHimalaya Mountain Region
615  0$aSustainable development
615  0$aSustainable development
615  0$aMountain people$xEconomic conditions
615  0$aSustainable agriculture
615  0$aSustainable agriculture
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906   $aBOOK
912   $a9910298379003321
996   $aTowards Sustainable Livelihoods and Ecosystems in Mountain Regions$92510134
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