Essays about: "livelihood in india"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 19 essays containing the words livelihood in india.

  1. 6. Developing land cover change methodology by combining remote sensing observations and pastoralist understandings : a case study in southern Tamil Nadu, India

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Patrick Wennström; [2016]
    Keywords : pastoralism; land cover change; remote sensing; participatory mapping; mixed methods;

    Abstract : Pastoralists in India are experiencing increased difficulties to sustain their livelihood, which is partly due to deterioration and diminishment of the pastoral lands that they depend on. Remote sensing (RS) is a powerful tool for investigating large-scale land cover change dynamics; however, a more complete and socially aware analysis of land cover change can be produced when incorporating qualitative data into the analysis. READ MORE

  3. 7. Resilience Thinking For Common Pool Resources Management - Avoiding Drought Induced Disaster Threats in Indian Rajasthan.

    University essay from KTH/Mark- och vattenteknik

    Author : Nicolas Sultanem; [2016]
    Keywords : Resilience Thinking; Common Pool Resources; Rajasthan Drought; Drought Alleviation; Sustainable Governance; Water Resources Management; Traditional Water Structures;

    Abstract : Drought related problems are a major stress source on the livelihood of communities in several areas of the world. Due to inefficient water resources management people leave their traditional habitat in search for security in larger agglomerations. READ MORE

  4. 8. "I can't change my life situation": An exploration of the relation between agency and social structure for women in the fishery sector in Mangalore, India

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Ellen Thorell; [2014-10-21]
    Keywords : fish market; women; social structure; agency;

    Abstract : A lot of people in the global south's fishery sector live in great poverty. Despite this there is a lack of research which comprises the importance of social sustainability as well as the role of women in the sector. READ MORE

  5. 9. preliminary study of a Water, Hygiene and Ecological Sanitation project in a rural village in Bihar state of India.

    University essay from KTH/Mark- och vattenteknik

    Author : Abhilash Salimath; [2014]
    Keywords : Sanitation; Open Defecation; CompostEra; MHM; Ecosan; PAR;

    Abstract : There are 2.6 billion people who have no access to "improved sanitation" all over the world, of which 814 million people live in India. As a result of this, people resort to open defecation and this causes serious damage to the people‟s health and also pollutes the surrounding environment. READ MORE

  6. 10. Conflicts over place between indigenous communities and modern capitalism. The case of the Niyamgiri hills, Orissa.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Tove Stenius; [2012]
    Keywords : place; space; economic development; indigenous; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This literature case study focus on a contemporary conflict between the mining company Vedanta Resources and the indigenous tribe of the Dongria Kondh within the Niyamgiri Hills in Orissa, India. The analysis is grounded in phenomenology, as humanistic geographical concepts of space and place are used in order to interpret the different meanings of space and place as they are expressed within the literature by the two conflicting parties. READ MORE