Urbanization, Population and Environment

Sharma, Satish K., Lata Pathak, Suman

  • 出版商: Springer
  • 出版日期: 2024-10-15
  • 售價: $5,480
  • 貴賓價: 9.5$5,206
  • 語言: 英文
  • 頁數: 307
  • 裝訂: Hardcover - also called cloth, retail trade, or trade
  • ISBN: 9819760194
  • ISBN-13: 9789819760190
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商品描述

The volume explores the intricate relationship between urbanization, population dynamics, and the environment in the western Himalayas from a historical perspective. It challenges the conventional link that urban development is solely tied to population growth, unveiling the influence of political and economic elites. Through empirical analysis within a historical context, the study unveils the significance of cantonment towns, military consolidation, and legislative control in driving urban growth. While it leads to population surges, economic activities, and improvements in transportation and communication, it also exposes adverse effects like the overuse of forest resources, disrupting the balance between humans and nature, and leading to ecological imbalances and fatalities. This volume opens new avenues for research on rivers, biodiversity, geopolitics, socio-cultural aspects, and the economy but also offers valuable insights for national and international academia.

商品描述(中文翻譯)

本書從歷史的角度探討了西喜馬拉雅地區城市化、人口動態與環境之間的複雜關係。它挑戰了城市發展僅與人口增長相關的傳統觀點,揭示了政治和經濟精英的影響。通過在歷史背景下的實證分析,研究揭示了駐軍城鎮、軍事整合和立法控制在推動城市增長中的重要性。儘管這導致了人口激增、經濟活動增加以及交通和通信的改善,但也暴露出如森林資源過度使用等不利影響,破壞了人與自然之間的平衡,並導致生態失衡和死亡事件。本書為河流、生物多樣性、地緣政治、社會文化方面及經濟等研究開辟了新的途徑,同時也為國內外學術界提供了寶貴的見解。

作者簡介

Satish Kumar Sharma is a former Professor of Sociology and Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla. He has held significant positions like Director of the Population Research Centre, Director of the Institute of Tribal Studies, and Director of the Canadian Studies Development Programme. He has taught at M.S. University, Baroda, and Panjab University, Chandigarh. He also served as a Social Scientist with the WHO Collaborating Centre, PGIMER, Chandigarh. He has been a Fellow at the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla, a Shastri Indo-Canadian Fellow at the University of Toronto (Canada), and a Visiting Professor and scholar in universities in India and abroad. He has authored, edited, and co-edited 12 books and contributed chapters and articles in books and journals.

Suman Lata Pathak is a former Associate Professor of Sociology at Dev Samaj College for Women, Chandigarh. She worked on the East Africa Diaspora, specifically referring to Returned Indian Sikh immigrants in Chandigarh, and has published papers in reputed journals and books.

作者簡介(中文翻譯)

Satish Kumar Sharma 是喜馬偕爾邦大學社會學的前教授及社會科學院院長。他曾擔任人口研究中心主任、部落研究所所長以及加拿大研究發展計畫主任等重要職位。他曾在巴羅達的 M.S. 大學和昌迪加爾的旁遮普大學任教。他也曾擔任昌迪加爾 PGIMER 的世界衛生組織合作中心社會科學家。他曾是喜馬偕爾的印度高級研究院研究員、在多倫多大學(加拿大)的 Shastri 印度-加拿大研究員,以及在印度和國外大學的訪問教授和學者。他已著作、編輯及共同編輯了 12 本書,並在書籍和期刊中貢獻了章節和文章。

Suman Lata Pathak 是昌迪加爾德薩馬吉女子學院的前社會學副教授。她研究了東非僑民,特別是指在昌迪加爾的回國印度錫克移民,並在知名期刊和書籍中發表了論文。