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Perspectives of the Silent Majority - Air Pollution, Livelihood and Food Security Indepth Studies Through PRA Methods on Community Perspectives in Urban and Peri-Urban Areas of Varanasi and Faridabad, India

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ISBN-10: 0754616053

ISBN-13: 9780754616054

Edition: 2001

Authors: Amitava Mukherjee

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This text analyses through empirical study how the rise in pollution in India from industrialisation and urbanisation has affected crops, crop yeilds, agriculture and food security.
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Book details

List price: $160.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Limited
Publication date: 8/1/2001
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 474
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.738
Language: English

Amitava Mukherjee received his Ph.D. in computer science from Jadavpur University, Calcutta, India. He is a principal consultant for IBM Global Services, Calcutta, India, and a member of the IEEE Communications Society.

List of Charts, Boxes and Figures
List of Tables
Glossary of Indian Terms
Months of the Year in the Indian Calendar
Introduction: Community Perspectives
The Processes
A Perspective from an Under Developed State: Village Chandpur, Varanasi
A Second Perspective from an Under Developed Region: Village Tikri
Perspectives from the Heartland of Green Revolution: Village Sagarpur
A Minority Community's Perspective from the Green Revolution Heartland: Kadhaoli, Faridabad
A Perspective from a Municipal Township: Uncha Gaon, Faridabad
Comparative Picture of Pollution, Agriculture and Livelihood in Varanasi and Faridabad
A Synthesis of Villager's Perceptions and Conclusions
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