Socio-Economic and Eco-Biological
Dimensions in Resource Use
and Conservation: Prologue
Niranjan Roy , Shubhadeep Roychoudhury , Sunil Nautiyal ,
Sunil K. Agarwal and Sangeeta Baksi
Abstract Overexploitation of natural resources coupled with anthropogenic climatic variations has put the ecosystem services under enormous pressure not only
at macro levels but also at micro levels thereby presenting challenges in social, economic, ecological and biological fronts. Sustainable use of natural resources and
their conservation strategies require interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary thinking.
The threat is especially severe in regions where people’s livelihoods depend largely
on natural resources. The objective of this book is to translate the body of scientific
knowledge for proper conservation of natural resources and biodiversity in India’s
sensitive eco-regions and use them sustainably in the interest of our future generations. It may contribute effectively to suggest possible roadmap as well as strategies
to address livelihood issues locally and globally while ensuring inclusive growth and
social inclusion at large.
Keywords Ecosystem services · Fragile ecosystems · Marginalized communities ·
Rapid population growth · Landuse changes · Natural disasters
Overexploitation of natural resources coupled with anthropogenic climatic variations
has put the ecosystem services under enormous pressure not only at macro levels but
N. Roy
Department of Economics, Assam University, Silchar, India
S. Roychoudhury (B)
Department of Life Science and Bioinformatics, Assam University, Silchar, India
e-mail: shubhadeep1@gmail.com
S. Nautiyal
Centre for Ecological Economics and Natural Resources, Institute for Social and Economic
Change, Bengaluru, India
S. K. Agarwal
Department of Science and Technology, Technological Advancement for Rural Areas Scheme,
Science for Equity, Empowerment and Development Division, New Delhi, India
S. Baksi
Department of Science and Technology, Technology Information Forecasting and Assessment
Council, New Delhi, India
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
N. Roy et al. (eds.), Socio-economic and Eco-biological Dimensions
in Resource use and Conservation, Environmental Science and Engineering,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32463-6_1
1
Dimensions in Resource Use
and Conservation: Prologue
Niranjan Roy , Shubhadeep Roychoudhury , Sunil Nautiyal ,
Sunil K. Agarwal and Sangeeta Baksi
Abstract Overexploitation of natural resources coupled with anthropogenic climatic variations has put the ecosystem services under enormous pressure not only
at macro levels but also at micro levels thereby presenting challenges in social, economic, ecological and biological fronts. Sustainable use of natural resources and
their conservation strategies require interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary thinking.
The threat is especially severe in regions where people’s livelihoods depend largely
on natural resources. The objective of this book is to translate the body of scientific
knowledge for proper conservation of natural resources and biodiversity in India’s
sensitive eco-regions and use them sustainably in the interest of our future generations. It may contribute effectively to suggest possible roadmap as well as strategies
to address livelihood issues locally and globally while ensuring inclusive growth and
social inclusion at large.
Keywords Ecosystem services · Fragile ecosystems · Marginalized communities ·
Rapid population growth · Landuse changes · Natural disasters
Overexploitation of natural resources coupled with anthropogenic climatic variations
has put the ecosystem services under enormous pressure not only at macro levels but
N. Roy
Department of Economics, Assam University, Silchar, India
S. Roychoudhury (B)
Department of Life Science and Bioinformatics, Assam University, Silchar, India
e-mail: shubhadeep1@gmail.com
S. Nautiyal
Centre for Ecological Economics and Natural Resources, Institute for Social and Economic
Change, Bengaluru, India
S. K. Agarwal
Department of Science and Technology, Technological Advancement for Rural Areas Scheme,
Science for Equity, Empowerment and Development Division, New Delhi, India
S. Baksi
Department of Science and Technology, Technology Information Forecasting and Assessment
Council, New Delhi, India
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
N. Roy et al. (eds.), Socio-economic and Eco-biological Dimensions
in Resource use and Conservation, Environmental Science and Engineering,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32463-6_1
1