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Globalisation as a concept and process needs no specific introduction. But still, it does not lend to an easy interpretation or any singular definition. Among its characterising aspects, mobility at the global level is a hallmark. The book attempts to visualise, analyse and interpret mobility as a component of globalisation through theory and its observable trends. In the process, it also tends to study the aspects of globalisation as a phenom...

Deserts and malaria disease are antonymous concepts. It is also astonishing to learn that human interventions can bring out such drastic change of landscape that the impossible appears in a distinct manner. This is the story of malaria in the Thar Desert which has become 'possible' due to the introduction of a sustained water supply in the Thar Desert of western India through the hundreds of kilometers long Indira Gandhi Canal system. The intr...

Adaptation is the bulwark of evolution of life on earth. This biological concept has spread its influence on many other sciences and social science disciplines. It is examined herein with respect to its development, types and other conceptual underpinnings from theoretical beginnings to its observations in plant and animal species in various life zones of the Earth. The human aspect of adaptation to various environments is dealt in Part II.

The capital city of India, Delhi, has planned its space on the basis of Master Planning strategy. Master Plans of Delhi are the most authoritative document for city planning. However, as a policy document it is pertinent to examine them in the purview of prevailing theoretical concepts also. This can prove further helpful in guiding city development. The examination of these plans in the light of proposed international and national planning pr...

The conservation aspect of forests as a resource rests on similar principles of resource conservation. However, these aspects are not just scientific but also require the consideration of socio -economic as well as political issues. In the light of this, some common conservation and preservation concerns can be clearly identified but in totality they are intertwined with the day to day human dealing with the forests and their products. Therefo...

It is indispensable to think of the human evolution and advancement without the Earth's forest resources. A geographical appraisal of this precious resource has been done through these volumes, published in three parts. They deal with the description of the forest resource, its distribution, uses and management policies. The first part presented herein initiates the series by defining the forest resource in its various contexts and forms.

Forest resources stand significant with respect to their geographical spread. It is also important to analyse as to what is the existing state of the world's forests in the current context. The consequences of deforestation are also immense, diversified, profound, yet interrelated. The second part of the series, presented herein, focusses on these aspects after outlining the nature and distribution of the forest resource in Part-I.

A city's dominant geographical and economic entity throws it open to processes and influxes whose magnitude and dynamicity renders vulnerability of a high order to the city. Thus, emerge the various management questions to which urban planning in general is accepted as the most suitable solution and in which a plan is taken as the best representative of practical dimension to this planning. In this category, master planning is observed as an a...

City development is based on chosen principles, implicit or explicit. These are best expressed in a documented form on the lines of which city planning is practically followed. In the present context, Delhi city, the capital of India is taken as the case study. Here, master planning is the most dominant urban planning strategy. As of now, three documents published respectively as perspectives for years 1962, 2001 and 2021 have been the guiding...

The development of a mode of transport is not just an addition to the urban landscape. It holds significance with its direct capacity to affect land and more significantly land values as an economic aspect. Land is a prime asset in an urban setting and its pricing not only determines but is also determined by development aspects. In this category, Transit Oriented Development is a contemporary yet dominant entrant as cities of both the develop...