Reflections on 21st Century Human Habitats in India, 1st ed. 2021 Felicitation Volume in Honour of Professor M. H. Qureshi Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements Series
Coordonnateurs : Jaglan Mahabir S., Rajeshwari
Part I: Overview.- Introduction: Environmental and socio-economic dimensions of human habitats in India.- Journey in the realm of geography.- Part II: Environment, resource base and livelihood.- Livelihood adaptation to climate variability in Jaunsar-Bawar tribal habitat of Central Himalayas, India.- Scarcity of common property resources and spatiality of women’s livelihood in rural India.- Inequalities in access to groundwater for irrigation in an agriculturally developed region of India.- Crisis of water and water in crisis: Some reflections from India.- Part III: Economic development and regional disparities.- Socio-cultural spaces and dynamics of transformation in rural India.- Industrial and commercial geography of India: A study of changes in the post-reform period.- Tourism, urbanization and spatial reorganization: Some reflections on tourism development in Goa, India.- Continuity and changing characteristics of traditional commodity specific markets in Varanasi City.- Dynamics and spatiality of socio-economic development during post liberalization period: A study of Ahirwal Region (Haryana), India.- Part IV: Socio-spatial inequalities.- Socio-spatial dimensions of disease transition and healthcare preparedness in Haryana, India.- Gender, urban space and gendered resistance: Towards inclusive and fear free cities in India.- Nature of access to higher education in India: Emerging pattern of social and spatial inequalities in educational opportunities.- Everyday practices of urban poor to access water: Evidences from Delhi slums.
Mahabir S Jaglan is a Professor at Department of Geography, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra (Haryana). He has been a faculty member in this university for last 28 years and has also served the institution in the capacity of Chairperson of the Department, Coordinator Corporate Resource Centre, Librarian, and Coordinator Distance Education PG Courses in Geography. Having obtained the degrees of MA Geography, MPhil and PhD from Jawaharlal Nehru University, he also carried out postdoctoral research as a fellow of University Grants Commission at Centre for the Study of Regional development, JNU for two years before joining Kurukshetra University. His primary research interest is in the field of Agricultural and Environmental Geographies and has published over 50 research papers and chapters in international and national journals and books. He is also a co-author of Class XII textbook of National Council of Education Research and Training, New Delhi. He has presented over 80 research papers in national and international conferences in India and abroad. Currently he is working and guiding research on the themes of groundwater accessibility and markets, irrigation and agricultural development, horticultural development, agricultural marketing and organic farming. He has supervised 12 PhD theses and 28 MPhil dissertations.
Rajeshwari is currently Professor at Department of Geography, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana. She holds doctoral and MPhil degrees from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Before joining her current post, she also worked as Research Associate at CSRD, School of Social Sciences, JNU, New Delhi, Junior Economist at National Council of Applied Economic Research, New Delhi and at Higher Education Department, Government of Haryana. Her research interest is in the field of health, disease, nutrition, women violence,and gender issues.She has undertaken two projects on Epidemiology, Health and Nutrition Tran
Reviews the diversity of human habitational attributes including environment, economic dynamics and socio-cultural milieu in India
Presents wide-ranging case studies in human geography from across India
Provides fresh insights with rich essays based on sound empirical research
Date de parution : 08-2022
Ouvrage de 392 p.
15.5x23.5 cm
Disponible chez l'éditeur (délai d'approvisionnement : 15 jours).
Prix indicatif 105,49 €
Ajouter au panierDate de parution : 08-2021
Ouvrage de 392 p.
15.5x23.5 cm
Disponible chez l'éditeur (délai d'approvisionnement : 15 jours).
Prix indicatif 147,69 €
Ajouter au panierThème de Reflections on 21st Century Human Habitats in India :
Mots-clés :
Land-knowledge Integration System; Rural Human Habitats; Urban Geo-Environmental Crisis; Urbanisation in India; Spatial Reorganization in India; Socio-Economic Development; Socio-Cultural Spaces; Groundwater for Irrigation; Gendered Resistance; Tribal Habitats; Forest Resources; Urban Expansion; urban geography and urbanism