Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Environmental conservation: ideas and practice. 3. Agrarian structure and pattern of agricultural productivity. 4. Livestock raising as an auxiliary activity. 5. Education. 6. Housing and sanitation. 7. ICDS and Health Care. 8. Summary and conclusions. Bibliography. Appendices. Index. "The book reflects the conservational concerns and involvement of a community dedicated to environmental conservation through their tradition extending over centuries. The book is an empirical study based on fieldwork by staying in the village and the observations recorded by the author who himself stayed in the village for about 16 days and revisited the village to verify the data many times. A number of issues such as source of motivation for conservation, characteristics of economy and social infrastructure and its utilisation etc. have been examined in the book. The changes in the perceptions of Bishnoi community on various issues of environmental conservation have been analysed. The book represents an effort to study the involvement of a community in environmental conservation long back in history. They established a desirable tradition of conservation deriving motivation from their religious tenets." (jacket). Seller Inventory # 37111

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