Overview
- Explores how climate change affects households that rely on shifting cultivation
- Analysis of the results from the Livelihood Vulnerability Index (LVI) calculated by using econometric tools
- Provides a literature on climate change, and different dimensions of climatic variables in Northeastern region of India
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
​This book explores how climate change affects households that rely on shifting cultivation and how to assess their vulnerability. This study looks at micro and macro levels in Indian states with indigenous communities practicing shifting cultivation. The micro-level study has been conducted in 52 villages, with 1469 households covering 7067 population in seven states of India in the Northeastern region. The book covers different topics related to climate change, such as its patterns, impact on households and agriculture, forest management, and the role of indigenous knowledge in mitigation. This research is associated with different sectors like shifting agriculture, forestry sector, climate change and rural development etc. and integrated with large respondents and stakeholders through both direct and focus group discussions. Research scholars, climate activists, institutional and non-institutional organisations, people interested in environmental science, social science and policymakers will find this book very relevant.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Dr. Avijit Debnath is an Associate Professor in Economics, Assam University (A central University), India. He is a gold medalist in post –graduation and completed PhD from Assam University. He is specialised in health economics, international economics and environmental economics. He has published a number of research papers/articles in reputed and referred national and international journals.
Dr. Sunil Nautiyal is presently serving as Director, GB Pant National Instituteof Himalayan Environment (NIHE), Kosi - Katarmal, Almora, Uttarakhand, India. He is a professor at the Centre for Ecological Economics and Natural Resources (CEENR), Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bengaluru and Honorary Professor at the University of Ladakh. His specialisation includes areas of NRM and Biodiversity Conservation, Production System Analysis, Protected Area Management and HWC&C, Landscape dynamics, Ecological Modelling, GIS and Remote Sensing for Landscape Research, Urban-rural interface and Sustainability, Climate Change, Sustainable Livelihood & Socio-ecological Development (Socio-Ecologist). He works to develop an integrated interdisciplinary approach for sustainable landscape development.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Climate Change, Shifting Cultivation and Livelihood Vulnerabilities in India
Book Subtitle: An Analytical Study
Authors: Niranjan Roy, Avijit Debnath, Sunil Nautiyal
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-54927-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-54926-7Published: 28 March 2024
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-54929-8Due: 28 April 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-54927-4Published: 27 March 2024
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 175
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 49 illustrations in colour
Topics: Climate, general, Environmental Management, Social Sciences, general, Agriculture, Sustainable Development