Livelihood and Wellbeing in the Urban Fringe

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Banu, Nasrin (Συγγραφέας), Fazal, Shahab (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Σειρά: The Urban Book Series,
• Θέματα: Geography.; Culture > Study and teaching.; Urban geography.; Sustainable development.; Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns).; Sustainable Development.; Regional and Cultural Studies.

This book presents a detailed study on Aligarh’s urban fringe, focusing on the livelihood of the villagers who have lived there for generations, and on that of the migrants residing in the villages. As a Class-I city, located in the most populated state (Uttar Pradesh) of India, Aligarh has gained i...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Urban fringe: the concept
• The study area: aligarh urban fringe
• Urban fringe: the features of livelihood
• Urban fringe: crop cultivation as livelihood option
• Urban fringe: dairying activity as livelihood option.-Urban fringe: the transformations
• Urban fringe: sustainability of livelihoods and wellbeing of urban fringe households
• Conclusion
• Bibliography
• Appendix. .