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This book is classified into six chapters that discuss topics of development planning at a grassroot level, sustainable development and decentralized planning. The book also includes a lecture that was delivered at the birth centenary celebrations of Prof. S.. Chatterjee The Father of Indian Geography and an inspiration to all the young budding geographers. The author of this book is an eminent scholar and practical regional planner of the country. This book is a ...
This collection of twenty papers, presented at the Second International Conference of Bhoovigyan Vikas Foundation, addresses a variety of issues concerning sustainable development and Earthcare.Focusing on earthcare policy, man-environment relations, sustainable livelihoods and agriculture, and water resource management, the contributors deliberate on the emerging challenges for population and environment, integrated traditional and scientific agriculture, land ...
Caring for the earth as the underlying emphasis, the papers in this volume deal with the conservation, management and development of natural resources, pertaining to agriculture, livestock and water resources development. The issues involved here have been seen by the experts in the context of social, economic and technical measures, aimed at sustainability at local, regional and national levels. The contributions advocate survival strategies and sustainable ...
This is a compilation of selected papers presented at the second International Conference on Water Resources Development and Earth Care Policies held at New Delhi during 18-20, December 2002. On the basis of materials discussed, papers are grouped under five chapters, namely, Ground Water Development and Management (five papers), Drinking Water Supply and Management (six papers), Watershed Development (three papers), Water Resources Management (seven papers) ad ...
This book covers some of the crucial issues of sustainability in agriculture, which are presented in five sections viz., Concepts and Status, Sustainable Technologies in Crop Production & Management, Sustainability of Crops in Agro-ecosystems, Agro-forestry, and Spatial Informatics in Sustainable Agriculture. The sub-themes covered in the papers are: land use planning, sustainable livelihood, shifting cultivation, wetlands, weed management, technologies in ...