Habitat, Ecology and Ekistics - Case Studies of Human-Environment Interactions in India

This volume uses an innovative and interdisciplinary approach to assess various issues resulting from human-environment interactions in relation to sustainable development. The book encompasses theoretical and applied aspects, using both thematic and regional case studies from India, to highlight the impact of human-environment interactions at various spatio-temporal scales, with each study focusing on a particular anthropogenic issue, particularly in an Indian context. The book's three focal themes (e.g. habitat linkages, ekistics and social ecology, hazard and environmental management) elaborate the essential components of human-environment interactions with nature, its impact on the surrounding natural and social environments, and management techniques through research innovations. Readers will learn how maladjustments, disturbances and disasters are often inevitable byproducts of human-environment systems, and what conceptual and practical strategies can be applied towards sustainable coexistence. The book will be of interest to students, academics and policymakers engaged in environmental management, human-environment interactions and sustainable development.

Dr. Rukhsana is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography at Aliah University, India. 

Dr. Anwesha Haldar is an Assistant Professor (DDE) in the Department of Geography at Rabindra Bharati University, India. 

Dr. Asraful Alam is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Geography at University of Calcutta, India.

Prof. Lakshminarayan Satpati is Professor of the Department of Geography and Director of Human Resource Development Center at University of Calcutta, India.