Tag: Himalayan

Sustainable Rural Tourism in Himalayan Foothills Environmental, Social and Economic Challenges A Study of Himachal Pra


Free Download Suneel Kumar, "Sustainable Rural Tourism in Himalayan Foothills: Environmental, Social and Economic Challenges: A Study of Himachal Pra"
English | ISBN: 3031400976 | 2023 | 233 pages | PDF | 7 MB
This book discusses the development of the rural tourism industry in the Himalayan region, specifically in the region of Himachal Pradesh (HP), from the perspective of different stakeholders in the tourism industry. It examines the current status and trends of rural tourism in HP, discusses the challenges faced in response to the vulnerability of the Himalayas to global climate change, and evaluates the consequences of rural tourism on the socio-economic structure in HP to sustainably formulate a framework for promoting financial and social inclusion. This framework covers flexible strategies for planning rural tourism development, assesses the role of technology in the tourism industry in achieving the objective of social and financial inclusion, and identifies the factors influencing a tourist’s decision to undertake rural tourism and develop a hierarchical relationship among those factors. The book will be of interest to studentsand researchers of sustainable rural tourism and tourism economics, as well as stakeholders from various sectors aiming to sustainably improve the ecological and economic fragility of the Himalayas due to climate change.

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Soil Carbon Dynamics in Indian Himalayan Region


Free Download Soil Carbon Dynamics in Indian Himalayan Region by Gaurav Mishra, Krishna Giri, Arun Jyoti Nath, Rosa Francaviglia
English | PDF EPUB (True) | 2023 | 390 Pages | ISBN : 9819933021 | 60.6 MB
The contributed volume assimilates the knowledge, experience, and exciting aspects of soil carbon research in the Indian Himalayan region. It includes different aspects and factors associated with soil carbon sequestration in the region, one of the biodiversity hot spots and highly vulnerable to climatic change impacts. Information on different aspects of soil organic carbon dynamics concerning adaptive land management practices and anthropogenic impacts is covered. Further topics include applying advanced tools and techniques to soil carbon vis-a-vis soil erosion research. This book is of interest to researchers and policymakers involved in soil carbon research and offer ideas to enhance the soil carbon in the region concerned. In addition, the book will provide up-to-date information for researchers interested in soil carbon research for the maintenance of soil quality and fertility in the climate-vulnerable Indian Himalayan region.

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Kingship and Polity on the Himalayan Borderland Rajput Identity during the Early Colonial Encounter


Free Download Arik Moran, Willem van Schendel, Tina Harris, "Kingship and Polity on the Himalayan Borderland: Rajput Identity during the Early Colonial Encounter"
English | 2019 | pages: 249 | ISBN: 946298560X | PDF | 2,9 mb
Kingship and Polity on the Himalayan Borderland explores the modern transformation of state and society in the Indian Himalaya. Centred on three Rajput led-kingdoms during the transition to British rule (c. 1790-1840) and their interconnected histories, it demonstrates how border making practices engendered a modern reading of ‘tradition’ that informs communal identities to this day. Countering the common depiction of these states as all-male, caste-exclusive entities, it reveals the strong familial base of Rajput polity, wherein women ― and regent queens in particular ― played a key role alongside numerous non-Rajput groups. Drawing on rich archival records, rarely examined local histories, and nearly two decades of ethnographic research, it offers an alternative to the popular and scholarly discourses that developed with the rise of colonial knowledge. The analysis exposes the cardinal contribution of borderland spaces to the fabrication of group identities. This book will interest historians and anthropologists of South Asia and of the Himalaya, as well as scholars working on postcolonialism, gender, and historiography.

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