Land use interventions into the fragile slopes of Western Ghats
Subtitle: a micro study in an actor oriented perspective
By: N.C. Narayanan.
Contributors: Centre for Development Studies (Trivandrum, India); Universität Zürich. Geographisches Institut.
Series: Project paper ;; 4; Project paper (Centre for Development Studies (Trivandrum, India)) ;; 4.
Publisher: Centre for Development Studies; Geographisches Institut, Universität Zürich-Irchel]
Published: 1997
Place of publication: [Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala; Zürich
Language: eng
Number of pages: 38
Subjects: Land use -- India -- Kerala.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 33-35).
"Joint CDS (Centre for Development Studies)--GIUZ (Geographical Institute, University of Zurich) research project on: Land use dynamics in Kerala : an actor-oriented approach."
"This project has received financial support from the Swiss National Science Foundation (Priority Programme Environment, Module 7, Development & Environment), and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)."
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: 1: METHODOLGY; title: 1.1 A O P - General2; title: 1.2 A O P - Review; title: 1.3 An Integrated Framework 4; title: 2 : BACK GROUND - STATE INTERVENTION INTO THE HIGHLAND SYSTEM.6; title: 3: MICRO CONTEXT: INTRODUCTION TO THE CASE STUDY 9; title: 3.1 Selection of the case study area9; title: 3.2 Case Study Procedure 9; title: 4: PROCESS OF EVOLUTION OF LAND USE 12; title: 5: THE DOMINANCE OF RUBBER CULTIVATION 14; title: 5.1 Bio-Physical Resource Endowment 14; title: 5.2 Economic Dim ensions 15; title: 5.3 Social Dimensions16; title: 5.4 Technology 16; title: 5.5 Information17 6: CONSEQUENCES OF LAND USE INTERVENTIONS 18; title: 6.1 Environmental Consequences18; title: 6.1.1 Rubber Cultivation18; title: 6.1.2 Extreme Consequences19; title: 6.2 Economic Consequences 19; title: 6.3 Social Consequences 20; title: 7: ORGANISATIONAL ACTORS, ACTOR GROUPS AND WAYS OF COPING; title: WITH UNCERTAINITY21; title: 7.1 The Rubber Board 21; title: 7.2 The Soil Conservation Department22; title: 7.3 The Scientists22; title: 7.4 The Church 23; title: 7.5 Individual Actors and Agency 2424; title: 7.6 The General Opponents 25; title: 8 DISCUSSION 27; title: 9: DISCUSSION OF THE ACTOR-ORIENTED PERSPECTIVE29; title: BIBILOGRAPHY 33; title: APPENDIX I 36; title: APPENDIX II 36; title: APPENDIX III 37; title: APPEND IX IV38.