Watershed Development and Livelihoods

People's Action in India
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-415-44904-5
Verlag: Routledge India

Buch, Englisch, 244 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 480 g

This book analyses the empowerment process of the Bhil as a result of the implementation of the watershed project in Jhabua. This visionary project, planned and implemented by the Bhil community, has put in place an integrated strategy that has given them control over their livelihood.

It is examined against the backdrop of a framework that links three important aspects-biophysical (resource management and ecological balance), socio-economic (productivity, agricultural growth and livelihood support) and institutional (sustainable resource use, equity and benefit-cost sharing); and their complex interactions.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Das, S. K.

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Entwicklungsstudien
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Entwicklungspolitik, Nord-Süd Beziehungen
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltpolitik, Umweltprotokoll
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Umwelt- und Gesundheitspolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction Part – I: Disempowerment 1. A Historical Profile 2. A Sociological Perspective 3. Environment Part-II: Empowerment 4. Empowerment – A Conceptual Framework 5. The Watershed Project 6. Action Plans 7. Civil Society Intermediaries 8. People’s Perceptions 9. Performance of the Project 10. Assessing the Performance Part- III 11. Conclusions. Bibliography. Index

Über Autor(innen)

S. K. Das is currently Advisor of Indian Space Research Organisation. He has a Masters Degree from the University of Delhi and the University of Hawaii. Prior to this he was Visiting Fellow, Queen Elizabeth House, Oxford. He retired in 2005 as Secretary to Government of India. He has previously published books entitled Civil Service Reform and structural Adjustments (1998), Public Office, Private Interest (2001) and Rethinking Public Accounting (2006).