Physico-cultural environment and development

The Himalayan region has its own unsurpassable natural grace and charm. This region is very rich in ethnic, cultural, biological and other contents. Its uncongenial physical environment leads to focus on a natural resource base. The region is rich in natural and human resources, yet it is economically backward and neglected. The full potential of development in this difficult area could be successfully fathomed and correctly nurtured only when resources are utilised on the priority sector meant for the continuous growth. The book highlights not only the problems of the region but it also indicates several directions for its multi-level planning.

The book presents the variegated personality of U.P. Himalaya through penetrating meticulous and unrevelling analysis. The volume contains 14 balanced chapters supported by maps and relevant data: (1) Physico-geographic setting (2) Population distribution & density (3) Population characteristics (4) Land utilization (5) Agriculture (6) Agriculture: Crop Intensity & Productivity (7) Forests (8) Horticulture & Livestock (9) Rural Settlements (10) Spatial organisation & urbanisation (12) Infrastructural facilities (13) Environmental hazards and related problems (14) Suggestions for development and planning.

The book, in short, is a compendium of the U.P. Himalaya a true replica in itself of any part of the Himalaya. It will definitely motivate sufficient lure among researches not in the field of Geogarphy but in other disciplines like Economics. Agriculture, Sociology, Environmental Studies and in all developmental planning spheres also.