Bücher von Sunil Nautiyal

This book shares experiences and knowledge on climate change impacts and adaptation, risk reduction strategies, communities¿ responses, and best practices from different landscapes of India. It provides insights into climate change risk reduction in trans-disciplinary frameworks. The findings and discussions put forward in the chapters, largely based on micro-level case studies, provide an in-depth understanding of interactions among ecology, society, and economy under different conditions of changing climate. It contains critical discussion on both existing and required actions as adjustments to climate change impacts by different actors at diverse scales and contexts. The recommendations will be beneficial in climate change adaptation planning for India and other developing countries, where a large portion of the population directly depends on climate-sensitive sectors. The content of the book is interdisciplinary and it will be beneficial for scholars and practitioners from naturalscience, social science, policy, and governance across the continents.

Die Auswirkungen des Menschen auf die Ökosysteme sind überall auf der Welt ein großes Problem, und es ist besonders wichtig, die menschlichen Einflüsse auf die ländlichen und stadtnahen Landschaften zu verstehen, die sich durch den Prozess der raschen Urbanisierung verändern. Die vorliegende Studie wurde durchgeführt, um den Veränderungsprozess in stadtnahen und ländlichen Landschaften zu verstehen und die verschiedenen treibenden Kräfte zu analysieren, die zu solchen Veränderungen in der Landnutzung und Bodenbedeckung führen. Der hier entwickelte theoretische Ansatz basiert auf den üblichen Antriebskräften, die die Entscheidungen und das Verhalten der Landwirte beeinflussen. Im Urbanisierungsprozess sind die wichtigsten Triebkräfte, die die Entscheidungen der Landwirte beeinflussen, Marktkräfte, sozioökonomische und kulturelle Veränderungen, politische Maßnahmen und die nationale Wirtschaft. Diese Faktoren sind auf globaler und lokaler Ebene weithin anerkannt. Das Wissen über die Mikroebene der Verstädterung und ihre Auswirkungen auf die sozioökonomische und ökologische Entwicklung ländlicher und stadtnaher Landschaften sowie die langfristigen Folgen im Rahmen einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung ist in Indien jedoch begrenzt.

Os efeitos humanos nos ecossistemas são uma grande preocupação em todo o mundo e é particularmente importante compreender as influências humanas na paisagem rural e periurbana que se estão a transformar devido ao processo de urbanização rápida. O estudo actual foi realizado para compreender o processo de mudança nas paisagens peri-urbanas e rurais e analisou as várias forças motrizes que estão a liderar tais mudanças no uso e cobertura do solo. A abordagem teórica aqui desenvolvida baseia-se em forças motrizes padrão que influenciam a decisão e o comportamento do agricultor. No processo de urbanização, as principais forças motrizes que influenciam a decisão dos agricultores são as forças de mercado, as mudanças socioeconómicas e culturais, as políticas e a economia nacional. Estas são amplamente aceites de uma escala global para uma escala local. Contudo, o conhecimento sobre a perspectiva a nível micro da urbanização e o seu impacto no desenvolvimento socioeconómico e ecológico das paisagens rurais e peri-urbanas, e implicações a longo prazo no contexto do desenvolvimento sustentável, é limitado no contexto indiano.

Les effets de l'homme sur les écosystèmes sont une préoccupation majeure dans le monde entier et il est particulièrement important de comprendre les influences humaines sur les paysages ruraux et périurbains qui se transforment en raison du processus d'urbanisation rapide. L'étude actuelle a été entreprise pour comprendre le processus de changement dans les paysages ruraux et périurbains et analyser les différentes forces motrices qui conduisent à de tels changements dans l'utilisation et la couverture des sols. L'approche théorique développée ici est basée sur les forces motrices standard qui influencent la décision et le comportement de l'agriculteur. Dans le processus d'urbanisation, les principales forces motrices qui influencent la décision des agriculteurs sont les forces du marché, les changements socio-économiques et culturels, les politiques et l'économie nationale. Ces facteurs sont largement acceptés, de l'échelle mondiale à l'échelle locale. Cependant, les connaissances sur la perspective microéconomique de l'urbanisation et son impact sur le développement socio-économique et écologique des paysages ruraux et périurbains, ainsi que les implications à long terme dans le contexte du développement durable sont limitées dans le contexte indien.

Los efectos humanos sobre los ecosistemas son una gran preocupación en todo el mundo y es especialmente importante comprender la influencia humana en el paisaje rural y periurbano, que se está transformando debido al proceso de rápida urbanización. El presente estudio se ha llevado a cabo para comprender el proceso de cambio en los paisajes periurbanos y rurales y analizar las distintas fuerzas motrices que están provocando dichos cambios en el uso y la cobertura del suelo. El enfoque teórico desarrollado aquí se basa en las fuerzas motrices estándar que influyen en la decisión y el comportamiento del agricultor. En el proceso de urbanización, las principales fuerzas motrices que influyen en la decisión de los agricultores son las fuerzas del mercado, los cambios socioeconómicos y culturales, las políticas y la economía nacional. Estos factores son ampliamente aceptados desde una escala global hasta una local. Sin embargo, los conocimientos sobre la perspectiva a nivel micro de la urbanización y su impacto en el desarrollo socioeconómico y ecológico de los paisajes rurales y periurbanos, y las implicaciones a largo plazo en el contexto del desarrollo sostenible son limitados en el contexto indio.

Gli effetti dell'uomo sugli ecosistemi sono una grande preoccupazione in tutto il mondo ed è particolarmente importante comprendere le influenze umane sul paesaggio rurale e periurbano che si sta trasformando a causa del processo di rapida urbanizzazione. Il presente studio è stato intrapreso per comprendere il processo di cambiamento dei paesaggi periurbani e rurali e analizzare le varie forze trainanti che stanno portando a tali cambiamenti nell'uso e nella copertura del suolo. L'approccio teorico qui sviluppato si basa sulle forze trainanti standard che influenzano le decisioni e i comportamenti degli agricoltori. Nel processo di urbanizzazione, le principali forze trainanti che influenzano le decisioni degli agricoltori sono le forze di mercato, i cambiamenti socio-economici e culturali, le politiche e l'economia nazionale. Questi fattori sono ampiamente accettati da una scala globale a una locale. Tuttavia, la conoscenza della prospettiva micro-livello dell'urbanizzazione e del suo impatto sullo sviluppo socio-economico ed ecologico dei paesaggi rurali e periurbani, nonché delle implicazioni a lungo termine nel contesto dello sviluppo sostenibile, è limitata nel contesto indiano.

This book has been produced as a part of the project ¿Social-Ecological Systems at the Indian Rural-Urban Interface: Functions, Scales, and Dynamics of Transition¿. It addresses transition processes in agriculture and society triggered by urbanization, focusing on Bengaluru as an example of a rapidly growing megacity in India. Adopting a holistic, multidisciplinary approach embedded within a social-ecological systems research framework, it explores how the physical and socio-economic landscapes have led to changes in economic priorities, which have overpowered ecological and traditional priorities with regard to ecosystem governance. Allowing readers to gain a deeper understanding of this unexplored dimension of socio-ecological systems, this book is a valuable resource for international researchers, scholars and master¿s students in the field of environmental science, socio-ecology, forestry and agriculture.

Human effects on ecosystems are a big concern all over the world and it is particularly important to understand human influences on the rural and peri- urban landscape which are getting transformed because of the process of rapid urbanization. The current study was undertaken to understand the change process in peri-urban and rural landscapes and analyzed the various driving forces that are leading such changes in land use and land cover. The theoretical approach developed here is based on standard driving forces which influence the farmer's decision and behaviour. In the process of urbanization, the main driving forces which influence farmers' decision are market forces, socio-economic and cultural changes, policies and national economy. These are widely accepted from a global to a local scale. However, knowledge on micro level perspective of urbanization and its impact on socio-economic and ecological development of rural and peri-urban landscapes, and long term implications within the context of sustainable development is limited in Indian context.

This study presents authentic data compiled from field experiments and investigations, and provides a point of reference for any future changes associated with anthropogenic activity in semiarid ecosystems.