North-East India: Land, People and Economy
Springer (Verlag)
978-94-007-7054-6 (ISBN)
Prof. Dr. Kamal Ramprit Dikshit is a former Professor of Geography of the University of Pune, India (now retired). He has written several books, such as "Geography of Gujarat" (1970), "Contributions to Indian Geography: Geomorphology" (1983), "Maharashtra in Maps" (1986) and "Environment, Forest Ecology and Man in the Western Ghats: The Case of Mahabaleshwar Plateau" (1993) as well as many research papers. Jutta K. Dikshit has been teaching geography at the Department of Geography, University of Pune, Pune. She studied geography and German language and literature at the Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz (Germany), and obtained her doctoral degree from the Sorbonne, Paris. Before coming to India, she worked as a lecturer at the University of Saarbrücken for a number of years. Her research papers are mainly in the field of physical geography. She is the editor of the book "The Urban Fringe of Indian Cities" (2011).
Introduction.- Part I: Historical Outline.- North-eastern India through the Ages.- Part II: The Land.- North-East India – Structural Framework.- Physical Setting of Northeast India.- The Drainage System of Northeast India.- Weather and Climate of the North-East.- Natural Hazards in the Northeast Region.- The Resource Endowment of the North-Eastern Region.- Forest and Grasslands of the North-East Region.- Part III:The People.- Early Colonisation of Northeast India.- People of the North-East.- Population of the North-eastern States.- Migration and its Impact on the Society and the Economy of the North-East.- Human Habitat in the North-East India.-Urbanisation and Urban Landscape in North-East India.- Part IV: The Economy.- Agriculture: Past and Present.- Industries and Associated Economic Activities.- Transport and Trade in Northeast India.- Socio-Economic Development of the North-East: An Assessment.- Part V: The Future.- Epilogue.
Reihe/Serie | Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research |
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Zusatzinfo | 65 Illustrations, color; 62 Illustrations, black and white; XLIII, 800 p. 127 illus., 65 illus. in color. |
Verlagsort | Dordrecht |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte |
Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie | |
Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
Wirtschaft | |
ISBN-10 | 94-007-7054-5 / 9400770545 |
ISBN-13 | 978-94-007-7054-6 / 9789400770546 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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