Encircling the Seamless: India, Climate Change and the Global Commons
In: The Indian economic journal, Band 58, Heft 4, S. 176-178
ISSN: 2631-617X
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In: The Indian economic journal, Band 58, Heft 4, S. 176-178
ISSN: 2631-617X
In: The Indian economic journal, Band 58, Heft 1, S. 166-183
ISSN: 2631-617X
In: The Indian economic journal, Band 39, Heft 4, S. 90-95
ISSN: 2631-617X
In: The journal of environment & development: a review of international policy, Band 4, Heft 1, S. 171-183
ISSN: 1552-5465
The paper addresses problems caused by encroachments into forests by the rural poor for the purpose of cultivation in hill areas. While some encroachments were regularized in the past, there remain many encroached-upon lands for which title deeds have not been given so as to discourage further encroachment. Though soil conservation is of critical importance, farmers do not invest in lands under their possession for which they have no title deeds. This paper analyzes the institutional and ecological factors which influence investment in soil conservation and the economic returnsfrom such investment. Analyses have been conducted by ecological zones and age of farms. The results will show that costs are high and returns are low in uphill areas and on newer farms. Thus, cultivation on deforested lands in uphill areas is not economical, particularly if it does not involve soil conservation measures. It is not the lack of awareness of the problems of land degradation, but the institutional and economic constraints that getin the way of proper soil conservation measures. These observations are illustrated on the basis of an area in Iduki district in Kerala, South India, an area which was earlier under forests but subsequently brought under cultivation.
In: Regional studies: official journal of the Regional Studies Association, Band 17, Heft 1, S. 29-39
ISSN: 1360-0591
In: Sociological bulletin: journal of the Indian Sociological Society, Band 57, Heft 2, S. 40-56
ISSN: 2457-0257
In: Sociological bulletin: journal of the Indian Sociological Society, Band 62, Heft 1, S. 152-185
ISSN: 2457-0257
In: Sociological bulletin: journal of the Indian Sociological Society, Band 62, Heft 3, S. 483-535
ISSN: 2457-0257
In: Sociological bulletin: journal of the Indian Sociological Society, Band 61, Heft 3, S. 494-548
ISSN: 2457-0257