Livelihood strategies in southern India: Conservation and poverty reduction in forest fringes

Purushothaman, Seema and Abraham, Rosa, eds. (2013) Livelihood strategies in southern India: Conservation and poverty reduction in forest fringes. Springer India, New Delhi, pp. 189-207. ISBN 978-81-322-1626-1

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Abstract

​This volume is a compilation of essays that focus on livelihood issues faced by forest communities of the southern Western Ghats region of India. Communities living along the fringes of forests are, more often than not, overlooked in academic and policy discussions. However, they face considerable pressures, being sandwiched between conservation endeavours and the forces of urbanization and commercialization. The chapters in this book provide an insight into the kinds of livelihood issues these communities face and the potential means that can be adopted to sustain these livelihoods. This volume provides a unique alternative perspective by locating livelihood issues within socio-ecological-economic narratives of communities living at the intersection of the three southern Indian states of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, and suggests directions for policies to address these challenges.

Item Type:	Book
Editors:	Editors Email ORCID Purushothaman, Seema seema.purushothaman@apu.edu.in UNSPECIFIED Abraham, Rosa UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
Document Language:	Language English
Subjects:	Social sciences > Sociology & anthropology > Communities Social sciences > Law > Labor, social, education & cultural law > Miscellaneous social problems and services > Environmental protection Sustainability
Divisions:	Azim Premji University - Bengaluru > School of Development
Full Text Status:	None
URI:	http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/7369
Publisher URL:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-1626-1_11

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