Indigenous People and Nature. Insights for Social, Ecological, and Technological Sustainability

Table of Contents

Part 1: Introduction: Structural view and Distribution of Ecosystem Population 1. Concepts and Approaches of ecosystem population and sustainability 2. Structural view of ecosystem population 3. Ethno-ecological distribution of population 4. Livelihood issues and challenges of ecosystem people

Part 2: Intersection between environment and cultural diversity 5. Environment and traditional culture 6. Interdependence between nature and people 7. Cultural diversity and social-ecological systems 8. Self-sufficiency in food and farming

Part 3: indigenous and traditional culture impact on the ecosystem and population 9. Human activities on ecosystems and sustainable development 10. Ancient knowledge impact on the ecosystem and population 11. Habitat changes, biodiversity and sustainability

Part 4: Conservation ecology and ecosystem people 12. Nature conservation and forest dwellers 13. Ethno-medicine and ecosystem population 14. Ecosystem population mapping and Sustainable use of natural resources 15. Conclusion

Authors

Uday Chatterjee Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Bhatter College (Affiliated to Vidyasagar University), Dantan, India. Dr. Uday Chatterjee is an Assistant Professor at Bhatter College in Dantan, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India, and an Applied Geographer with a Post-Graduate in Applied Geography from Utkal University and a Doctorate in Applied Geography from Ravenshaw University in Cuttack, Odisha. He has contributed to a number of research papers that have been published in reputable national and international publications, as well as edited book volumes. He has also organized (as the convener) a Faculty Development Program on "Modern ways of teaching and advanced research methods," which was funded by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR). Urban Planning, Social and Human Geography, Applied Geomorphology, Hazards & Disasters, Environmental Issues, Land Use and Rural Development are some of his research interests. The West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) of the Government of West Bengal, India, financed his research. He has worked as a reviewer for a number of international publications. Dr. Uday Chatterjee is currently the lead editor of the Springer Special Issue (S.I) on Urbanism, Smart Cities, and Modelling. Anil Kashyap Head, Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of the West of England, UK. Anil Kashyap is Head of Department of Geography and Environmental Management at the University of the West of England. Dr. Kashyap brings a wealth of national and international experience with 22 years in academia, research, and the public sector. Prior to this was Deputy Head of School at Coventry University and Professor and Director of School of Real Estate at RICS School of Built Environment. He holds a bachelor's degree in civil engineering, master's degree in urban planning and a PhD from University of Ulster, United Kingdom. Dr. Kashyap is Chartered Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI), London, Member of Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), London and Fellow of the Institute of Town Planners (ITPI), India. He is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA) United Kingdom and a Council Member of the International Federation of Housing and Planning (IFHP) representing India. He has recently been appointed to a prestigious panel of International Land Measurement Standard Setting Committee (ILMS - SSC) led by RICS, London. Dr Kashyap has strong research interest spanning from energy efficiency in built form, healthy and smart cities, urban regeneration and infrastructure development and financing. Mark Everard Associate Professor of Ecosystem Services, University of the West of England, UK. Mark Everard is Associate Professor of Ecosystem Services at University of the West of England. Mark has extensive experience developing and implementing the sustainable management of ecosystems across five continents, including East and Southern Africa, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and China. Gopal Krishna Panda Emeritus Professor in Geography and former Chief Executive of the Population Research Center, Utkal University, India. Gopal Panda is Emeritus Professor in Geography and former Chief Executive of the Population Research Center at Utkal University. Author of 6 books, he teaches and researches coastal geomorphology, remote sensing, climate change, natural hazards, and disaster management. Dinabandhu Mahata Researcher, Department of Geography, Central University of Tamil Nadu, India. Dinabandhu Mahata is a Researcher in the Department of Geography at Central University of Tamil Nadu. Author of numerous journal articles and book chapters, his work focuses on urban geography linkages with the environment.