Communities and Livelihood Strategies in Developing Countries (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014)

Sustainability of rural communities is threatened by a plethora of factors including climate change and disasters which interact in an intricate manner in making rural people vulnerable and poor. This book is the output of empirical research on communities and livelihood strategies in developing countries. It reveals how rural communities are functioning and earning their livelihoods by making the best use of the resources, local/internal or external/new and the combination of the two to counteract the various challenges they face, with the ultimate goal of becoming resilient to local or global shocks and sustaining that resilience. Local governance is identified as crucial in ensuring sustainable livelihoods as it ensures healthy collaboration between communities, on the one hand and civil society and those communities, on the other hand, in promoting self-sustaining development trajectories. Similarly, the role of social capital is not ignored as it brings in community drive and a sense of purpose, direction and solidarity among community members which facilitates problem solving in periods of crises and disasters.

General

Imprint:	Springer Verlag,Japan
Country of origin:	Japan
Release date:	August 2016
First published:	2014
Editors:	Keshav Lall Maharjan
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	178
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
ISBN-13:	978-4-431-56379-2
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental impact of natural disasters & phenomena Books > Earth & environment > Regional & area planning > General Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > Agricultural science Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Pollution & threats to the environment > Global warming Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental economics > Sustainability
LSN:	4-431-56379-2
Barcode:	9784431563792

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