001472106 000__ 06328cam\\2200697\i\4500 001472106 001__ 1472106 001472106 003__ OCoLC 001472106 005__ 20230908003330.0 001472106 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 001472106 007__ cr\cn\nnnunnun 001472106 008__ 230730t20232023sz\a\\\\o\\\\\001\0\eng\d 001472106 019__ $$a1391441253 001472106 020__ $$a9783031313998$$q(electronic bk.) 001472106 020__ $$a3031313992$$q(electronic bk.) 001472106 020__ $$z9783031313981 001472106 020__ $$z3031313984 001472106 0247_ $$a10.1007/978-3-031-31399-8$$2doi 001472106 035__ $$aSP(OCoLC)1391433734 001472106 040__ $$aYDX$$beng$$erda$$epn$$cYDX$$dGW5XE$$dEBLCP$$dHTM$$dN$T$$dOCLCQ 001472106 043__ $$aa-ii--- 001472106 049__ $$aISEA 001472106 050_4 $$aGE320.I4 001472106 08204 $$a333.70954/14$$223/eng/20230822 001472106 24500 $$aEnvironmental management and sustainability in India :$$bcase studies from West Bengal /$$cAbhay Sankar Sahu, Nilanjana Das Chatterjee, editors. 001472106 264_1 $$aCham :$$bSpringer,$$c[2023] 001472106 264_4 $$c©2023 001472106 300__ $$a1 online resource (xix, 605 pages) :$$billustrations (chiefly color) 001472106 336__ $$atext$$btxt$$2rdacontent 001472106 337__ $$acomputer$$bc$$2rdamedia 001472106 338__ $$aonline resource$$bcr$$2rdacarrier 001472106 500__ $$aIncludes index. 001472106 5050_ $$aIntro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Editors -- Part I: Introduction -- Chapter 1: Environmental Sustainability: Status, Scope and Challenges in West Bengal -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Forests Resources and Environmental Sustainability -- 3 Air and Environmental Sustainability -- 4 Water Resource and Environmental Sustainability -- 5 Land Use/Land Cover and Environmental Sustainability -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Part II: Environmental Issues and Human Sustainability 001472106 5058_ $$aChapter 2: Forest Dependency and Rural Livelihood: Strategical Survival of People in Himalayan Foothills of Bengal Duars Region -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Study Area -- 3 Materials and Methods -- 3.1 Data Collection -- 3.2 Data Analysis -- 4 Results -- 4.1 Profile of Households -- 4.2 Forest Dependency -- 4.3 Livelihood Complex and Crisis -- 5 Discussion -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Identification of Potential Anthropogenic Barriers to Fluvial Connectivity in the Lower Gangetic Basin of India -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Database and Methods -- 2.1 Study Area 001472106 5058_ $$a2.2 Preparation of Vector Layers -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Construction of Dams and Barrages -- 3.2 Alignment of Transportation Networks -- 3.3 Construction of Embankments -- 3.4 Riverside Land Use Pattern -- 4 Conclusion and Recommendation -- References -- Chapter 4: A Case Study of Channel Shifting and Its Impacts on Riverside Land Use and Land Cover Using RS and GIS in Teesta Ri... -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Study Area -- 3 Methodology -- 4 Results and Discussion -- 5 Year-Wise Investigation of River Course -- 6 Location-Wise Investigation of River Course 001472106 5058_ $$a7 Investigation of River Course Width and Sub-channel -- 8 Channel Change and Land Use Dynamicity -- 9 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: Monitoring the Shifting Nature of River Singimari and its Impact on Riverside Land Use and Landcover in Dinhata-I a... -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Study Area -- 3 Materials and Methods -- 3.1 Database Preparation -- 3.2 Extraction of River Boundary -- 3.3 Assessment of River Behaviour -- 3.4 LULC Classification and Accuracy Assessment -- 4 Results and Discussion -- 4.1 Riverbank Shifting -- 4.2 LULC Classification -- 4.3 Accuracy Assessment of LULC 001472106 5058_ $$a4.4 LULC Change Detection -- 4.5 Erosion and Accretion -- 4.6 Channel Belt and Meander Belt -- 4.7 River Sinuosity -- 4.8 Channel Migration Vulnerability Zone -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: Societal Instabilities in the Wake of Shifting of River Course: A Study of Hotnagar Char of Bhagirathi River, West ... -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Study Area -- 3 Database and Methodology -- 4 Results and Discussion -- 4.1 Evolution of Char and Erosion-Accretion Sequence -- 4.1.1 Evolution of Hotnagar Char -- 4.1.2 Meander Migration and Erosion-Accretion Sequence 001472106 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 001472106 520__ $$aThis volume explores the spatial side of sustainability using cases from India. It provides a variety of chapters from scholars from West Bengal and elsewhere in the country, highlighting spatial perspectives on environmental issues and offering insight on sustainable development in the subcontinent from a geographical perspective. A wide variety of topics are covered here, including but not limited to mitigation of and adaptation to climate issues, hydrogeomorphologic issues, environmental management, agricultural sustainability, ecosystem services, urban environmental management and tourism issues. 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