Socioeconomic and Ecological Modeling
for Sustainable Landscape Management
in Indian Himalayan Perspective
Sunil Nautiyal, Harald Kaechele, Peter Zander and K.S. Rao
Abstract This study presents the development and evaluation of a conceptual
model for landscape management in the Himalayas of India following several
years’ research in the region. Data were gathered through empirical studies and
remote sensing in space and time and subsequently analyzed, and some examples
are presented. The theory is described and the resultant theoretical model through
which we were able to analyze the consequences of changes in landscape and
development of whole region via scenario development. The theoretical model was
developed in view of the relationship between the people demand and use of the
resources in a landscape of the Himalayas of India. The outcome of model was
evaluated based on socioeconomic and ecological indicators. Concurrently, we
have projected the need to handle the theoretical model (which is
qualitative/descriptive) with a quantitative/mathematical modeling approach. For
this we have stemmed own approach in viewpoint of our requirements while also
undertaking a literature survey on the conceptual approach of interdisciplinary
landscape research for additional methodological perspectives. This was intended to
explore further options for adopting relevant methodologies to assist the development of the conceptual model for the mountain landscape. The overall process
helped us to be transferred our theory to concepts and to understand the science of
the whole landscape. Consequently, the notion for conceptual model system
MODAM (Multiple Objectives Decision Support Tools for Landscape
Management) was materialized and was developed while emphasizing a linear
programming approach. Its purpose is to integrate interdisciplinary research planning and to carry out landscape management-related research in the mountains of
S. Nautiyal (&)
Centre for Ecological Economics and Natural Resources, Institute for Social and Economic
Change, Dr. V.K.R.V. Rao Road, Nagarabhavi, Bangalore 560072, India
e-mail: nautiyal_sunil@yahoo.com
H. Kaechele Á P. Zander
Leibniz-Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), Institute of Socio-Economics,
Eberswalder Str. 84, 15374 Müncheberg, Germany
K.S. Rao
Department of Botany, University of Delhi, New Delhi 110007, India
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
S. Nautiyal et al. (eds.), Climate Change Challenge (3C)
and Social-Economic-Ecological Interface-Building, Environmental Science,
DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-31014-5_36
597
for Sustainable Landscape Management
in Indian Himalayan Perspective
Sunil Nautiyal, Harald Kaechele, Peter Zander and K.S. Rao
Abstract This study presents the development and evaluation of a conceptual
model for landscape management in the Himalayas of India following several
years’ research in the region. Data were gathered through empirical studies and
remote sensing in space and time and subsequently analyzed, and some examples
are presented. The theory is described and the resultant theoretical model through
which we were able to analyze the consequences of changes in landscape and
development of whole region via scenario development. The theoretical model was
developed in view of the relationship between the people demand and use of the
resources in a landscape of the Himalayas of India. The outcome of model was
evaluated based on socioeconomic and ecological indicators. Concurrently, we
have projected the need to handle the theoretical model (which is
qualitative/descriptive) with a quantitative/mathematical modeling approach. For
this we have stemmed own approach in viewpoint of our requirements while also
undertaking a literature survey on the conceptual approach of interdisciplinary
landscape research for additional methodological perspectives. This was intended to
explore further options for adopting relevant methodologies to assist the development of the conceptual model for the mountain landscape. The overall process
helped us to be transferred our theory to concepts and to understand the science of
the whole landscape. Consequently, the notion for conceptual model system
MODAM (Multiple Objectives Decision Support Tools for Landscape
Management) was materialized and was developed while emphasizing a linear
programming approach. Its purpose is to integrate interdisciplinary research planning and to carry out landscape management-related research in the mountains of
S. Nautiyal (&)
Centre for Ecological Economics and Natural Resources, Institute for Social and Economic
Change, Dr. V.K.R.V. Rao Road, Nagarabhavi, Bangalore 560072, India
e-mail: nautiyal_sunil@yahoo.com
H. Kaechele Á P. Zander
Leibniz-Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), Institute of Socio-Economics,
Eberswalder Str. 84, 15374 Müncheberg, Germany
K.S. Rao
Department of Botany, University of Delhi, New Delhi 110007, India
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
S. Nautiyal et al. (eds.), Climate Change Challenge (3C)
and Social-Economic-Ecological Interface-Building, Environmental Science,
DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-31014-5_36
597