{"product_id":"resources-and-regional-development-in-india-festschrift-in-honour-of-professor-baleshwar-thakur","title":"Resources and Regional Development in India: Festschrift in Honour of Professor Baleshwar Thakur","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rawat Publications\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rameshwar Thakur (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e First Edition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9788131606414\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCover:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9.4 x 6.5 x 1.1 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eResource Usage and Regional Development in India\u003c\/em\u003e is a festschrift in honor of Professor Baleshwar Thakur, examining the challenges emerging from the interplay of resource use and regional development in India. With contributions from leading scholars, the book is divided into two sections: \u003cstrong\u003eRegional Resources\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eRegional Development\u003c\/strong\u003e, both aligned with Professor Thakur's academic interests.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the first section, topics such as resource regions, globalization, land use changes, water crises, irrigation expansion, flood forecasting, water quality, and hydropower development are explored. The second section focuses on inter-state disparities, development indicators, sex ratio imbalances, economic trends, transportation, agricultural development, climate change impacts, and mitigation strategies. These chapters collectively examine how natural resources serve as a foundation for the development of regions in India, addressing the complex and dynamic relationships between resources and regional growth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is interdisciplinary and will be of great value to students of geography, resource management, regional planning, and development, providing insights into contemporary challenges in managing India's resources for sustainable regional development.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart I: Regional Resources\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIdentification and Delimitation of Natural Resource Regions in Chotanagpur – Rameshwar Thakur\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eResource Use and Agricultural Structure in Medieval India – Mohammad Dilshad\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMechanism of Land Transfer in Bihar – Rajeev Ranjan Kumar Sinha\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGlobalization, Land Use Changes, and Marginality of Livelihood in Western Himalayas – B.W. Pandey \u0026amp; Abhay Shankar Prasad\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWater Crisis in India – Surendra Singh Chawla\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWater Use and Its Management in Damodar River Basin – Rameshwar Thakur\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIrrigation Expansion and Water Resources Development in Haryana – Inder Jeet\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIrrigation Water Demand for the Hindon Basin – Preeti Sachar\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Enigma of Flood and Flood Forecasting Techniques – Shweta Rani\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSustainable Management of Floods in North Bihar – Sneh Gangwar\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProblems and Prospects of Interlinking of Rivers in Bihar – D.P. Singh \u0026amp; R.B. Thakur\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWater Quality and Water-Borne Diseases in Kanpur City – Kanchan Gupta\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImpacts of Hydropower Development on Rural Livelihood Sustainability in Sikkim Himalayas – Aakash Upadhyay\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart II: Regional Development\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e14. Globalizing India and Inter-State Disparities – Guljit K. Arora\u003cbr\u003e15. Indicatorsmithy for Measuring Development – Rajesh Kumar Abhay\u003cbr\u003e16. Sex Ratio Imbalances in India – Monica Ahlawat\u003cbr\u003e17. Borrowing Trend Economy and its Impact on Education in Isolated Rural Areas – Om Jee Ranjan \u0026amp; Anjan Sen\u003cbr\u003e18. Exclusion of the Scheduled Caste Population in Professional Occupations in Uttar Pradesh – Vinod Kumar \u0026amp; Ajit Kumar\u003cbr\u003e19. Growth, Morphology, Society Problems, and Management of Chandannagar City, West Bengal – Mitrajit Chatterjee \u0026amp; Nageshwar Prasad\u003cbr\u003e20. Urban Household Perception of Climate Change and Mitigation Preferences in Dehradun City, Uttarakhand – Swati Thakur\u003cbr\u003e21. Delhi’s Master Plan for 2021 – Priyanka Puri\u003cbr\u003e22. Road Transport and Agricultural Development in Himachal Pradesh – Manjit Singh\u003cbr\u003e23. Delimiting Road Transport Regions and Its Impact on Regional Development of Gaya District – Krishna Kumar \u0026amp; Anjan Sen\u003cbr\u003e24. Geosheelitics – Sudeepta Adhikari\u003cbr\u003e25. Impact of Climate Change on South Asian Forests – Swarnima Singh\u003cbr\u003e26. Vulnerability in Mountain Systems to Natural and Anthropogenic Hazards – Krishnanand\u003cbr\u003e27. Rehabilitation Efficacy of Kutch (Bhuj) Earthquake – Barun Kumar\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author \/ Editor:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRameshwar Thakur\u003c\/strong\u003e is a former Associate Professor of Geography at B.R. Ambedkar College, University of Delhi. His research interests include Historical Geography, Regional Development, Agricultural Geography, and Cartography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInder Jeet\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Professor of Geography at MD University, Rohtak, Haryana, with research interests in Water Resource Management, Climatology, Remote Sensing, and GIS.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRajesh Kumar Abhay\u003c\/strong\u003e is an Assistant Professor in Geography at Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, specializing in Natural Resource Management, Regional Planning, and Development.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSwati Thakur\u003c\/strong\u003e is an Assistant Professor in Geography at Dyal Singh College, University of Delhi, focusing on Climate Change, Resource Management, and Environmental Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Rawat Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50028542853424,"sku":"DRG.RawatPublications_9788131606414","price":1037.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/61i0Mpokn1L.jpg?v=1756392647","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/products\/resources-and-regional-development-in-india-festschrift-in-honour-of-professor-baleshwar-thakur","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}