Common property resource is important because it provides fodder for the livestock and fuel for the households along with other minor forest... View Article
CPRs can be defined as a community’s natural resource, where every member has the right of access and usage with specified obligations,... View Article
Community forests, pasture lands, village water bodies and other public spaces where a group larger than a household or family unit exercises... View Article
India has undergone major changes within the economy over the past four or five decades, and this has influenced the land-use changes in the... View Article
Land use in a region, to a large extent, is influenced by the nature of economic activities carried out in that region. The types of changes that... View Article
Land is used for different purposes such as agriculture, forestry, mining, building houses, roads and setting up of industries. This is commonly... View Article
Land use classification is the systematic arrangement of various classes of land on the basis of certain similar characteristics, mainly to... View Article
Net Area Sown category of land use is maximum in India. The physical extent of land on which crops are sown and harvested is known as net sown... View Article
Land is used for different purposes such as agriculture, forestry, mining, building houses, roads and setting up of industries. This is commonly... View Article
The land-use categories as maintained in the Land Revenue Records are: Forests Land put to Non-agricultural Uses Barren and Wastelands Area... View Article
Goa is now the most urbanised State with 62.2% urban population among states. Among all the States and Union territories, the National Capital... View Article
The main causes of Urbanisation are Industrialization: More people have been attracted to move from rural to urban areas on account of improved... View Article
The main characteristics of urban settlements are: The main occupation of the people is related to secondary and tertiary sectors. There is a... View Article
Problems of urbanization: Shortage of housing, vertical expansion and growth of slums are characteristic features of modern cities of developing... View Article
Depending on the size and the services available and functions rendered, urban centres are designated as town, city, million city, conurbation,... View Article
The definition of urban areas varies from one country to another. Some of the common bases of classification are the size of the population,... View Article
Some factors influencing rural settlements are : Water Supply: Usually rural settlements are located near water bodies such as rivers, lakes,... View Article
The rural settlements derive their life support or basic economic needs from land-based primary economic activities. The main occupation of the... View Article
