Man in Biosphere: a Case Study of Sundarban Biosphere Reserve [Hardcover]

Dr. Debabrata Mandal

ISBN 10: 8121209455 / ISBN 13: 9788121209458

Published by x, 2007

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Language: English. Concern for environment is as old as human civilization. The traditional society took sanctity of environment for granted as a necessary precondition for the existence of human society. But this situation started changing after the industrial revolution when human society with the help of technologically a advanced knowledge system started making significant changes in the whole environment and this gave the society an understanding that man will be able to modify the environment according to his will and need. Now need based development of the preindustrial era has been replace by greed based development which is made by the rampant consumption of resources by the society. Under this changed scenario the environment is more stressed and degradation has started taking place. At the present era when man has technologically developed at a very higher level and environment is getting degraded at an alarming rate, the very existence of human society is now at a stake. Even then, plunder of nature at the cost of human progress is continuing virtually unabated. We have lost the basic theme of human development or progress wherein the environment is considered as a living entity. This has resulted into serious environmental crisis and forest has become the most vulnerable area on the earth surface which suffered greatly due to human intervention in the from of clearing the forest for various types of crops, mining, industrial development, construction of dams etc. Anthropological Survey of India under the Tenth Five Year Plan has undertaken a National Project on Man in Biosphere and Sundarban Biosphere Reserve has been selected for detailed study. The present title is outcome of this research and deals with the following problems: Tourism as a potential resource, impact of tourism on cultural landscape, structure, cognition and symbolism of forest in folk tradition, contact and conflict, delta culture, tribes of Sundarban, strategy for ecological balance and evolution of ecotourism activity. About The Author: Dr. Debabrata Mandal, Deputy Director (Cultural), and Head of Office, Eastern Regional Centre, Anthropological Survey of India, Kolkata. Contents: Foreword Preface Introduction Tourism as a Potential ResourceA Challenging Task in the Context of Contemporary Situation of Sundarban Biosphere Reserve Impact of Tourism on Cultural Landscape of Sundarban Biosphere Reserve; A Study at Bakkhali Structure, Cognition and Symbolism of Forest in the Folk Tradition of Sundarban Contact and Conflict in the Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve Delta Culture of Sundarban: A Case Study of Gosaba Block Economic Condition of a Delta Village: A Study in Biosphere Reserve in Sundarban Human Element in Conservation Process: A Rethinking in the Context of Biosphere Reserve. Evaluation of Ecotourism Activity: A Case Study of Sundarban Tiger Reserve Salient Features and Outcome Index. The Title 'Man in Biosphere: a Case Study of Sundarban Biosphere Reserve written/authored/edited by Dr. Debabrata Mandal', published in the year 2007. The ISBN 9788121209458 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 278 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Anthropology / Tribal Studies. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol: 278.

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• Title: Man in Biosphere: a Case Study of Sundarban Biosphere Reserve [Hardcover]
• Publisher: x
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8121209455
• ISBN 13: 9788121209458
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Kashmiri women in the entire post-independence period progressed in some development-related fields, but, at the same time, faced serious degenerative problems in the last two decades. Keeping in view these women-related developments in Kashmir, the empirical studies of this book were carried out in last 8 years in the sociological framework to develop scientific understanding and to generate statistical data about the existing problems of women in the valley- study of muli-frious current problems of women, study of women's problems who are working in the unorganized sectors/fields of the handicrafts and micro-level studies of women working in some traditional occupations and modern professions. About The Dr. Bashir A. Dabla, an eminent sociologist of Kashmir, is Professor and Head, Department of Sociology and Social Work, University of Kashmir, Srinagar. Preface Acknowledgements Summary of the Findings Introduction Methodology Social Problems Economic Problems Educational Problems Health Problems Problems of Discrimination Conclusion Suggestions Report of The Workshop Working Women in Unorganized Sector Appendix Index. The Title 'Multi-Dimensional Problems of Women in Kashmir written/authored/edited by B.A. Dabla', published in the year 2007. The ISBN 9788121209236 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 200 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in E