Editors
Sunil Nautiyal
Centre for Ecological Economics
and Natural Resources (CEENR)
Institute for Social and Economic Change
Nagarabhavi
India
Ruediger Schaldach
Centre for Environmental Systems Research
University of Kassel
Kassel
Germany
K.V. Raju
International Crops Research Institute for the
Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
Patancheru
India
Harald Kaechele
Institute of Socio-Economics
ZALF e.V.
Müncheberg
Germany
Bill Pritchard
School of Geosciences
University of Sydney
Sydney
Australia
and
Institute for Geography
University of Cologne
Köln
Germany
Kottapalli Sreenivasa Rao
Department of Botany
University of Delhi
Delhi
India
ISSN 1863-5520
ISSN 1863-5539 (electronic)
Environmental Science and Engineering
ISSN 1431-6250
Environmental Science
ISBN 978-3-319-31013-8
ISBN 978-3-319-31014-5 (eBook)
DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-31014-5
Library of Congress Control Number: 2016936281
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Sunil Nautiyal
Centre for Ecological Economics
and Natural Resources (CEENR)
Institute for Social and Economic Change
Nagarabhavi
India
Ruediger Schaldach
Centre for Environmental Systems Research
University of Kassel
Kassel
Germany
K.V. Raju
International Crops Research Institute for the
Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
Patancheru
India
Harald Kaechele
Institute of Socio-Economics
ZALF e.V.
Müncheberg
Germany
Bill Pritchard
School of Geosciences
University of Sydney
Sydney
Australia
and
Institute for Geography
University of Cologne
Köln
Germany
Kottapalli Sreenivasa Rao
Department of Botany
University of Delhi
Delhi
India
ISSN 1863-5520
ISSN 1863-5539 (electronic)
Environmental Science and Engineering
ISSN 1431-6250
Environmental Science
ISBN 978-3-319-31013-8
ISBN 978-3-319-31014-5 (eBook)
DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-31014-5
Library of Congress Control Number: 2016936281
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part
of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations,
recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission
or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or
dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed.
The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this
publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt
from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use.
The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this
book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the
authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained
herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made.
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The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland