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Use of Common Property Resources (CPR) by Rural Population in Different Ecological Habitats in Karnataka, India: A Case Study

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dc.contributor.author Bhattacharyya, Silanjan en_US
dc.contributor.author Gadgil, Madhav en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2009-07-31T14:33:57Z
dc.date.available 2009-07-31T14:33:57Z
dc.date.issued 1991 en_US
dc.date.submitted 2008-04-04 en_US
dc.date.submitted 2008-04-04 en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/10535/1047
dc.description.abstract "Altitude, topography, rainfall, soil type and vegetation type vary rapidly over a short distance in north-west Karnataka of India. Along a 160 km transect drawn from west to east in this region following five distinct ecological zones are: 1. estuarine-coastal plains, 2. forested foothills, 3. wet undulated hilltops, 4. moderate rainfall plateau, 5. arid plateau. High cultural diversity is observed in these zones relating the CPR use of the village communities inhabited by endogamous caste groups. Each group has a specific hereditary occupation and resource use pattern. On average 75% of families in these villages depend regularly on common pool resources that come from habitats located within 10 km from their home to meet demands of fuel, fodder, manure, house-building, food and to pursue specific occupations. Diversity in types and extent of use of common pool resources between different zones is explained in terms of ecological factors and modes of resource production. High specificity and diversification between groups in the same locality are observed in the use of common pool resources relating occupations. Many of these common pool resources have been documented to be in sustained use for a very long time. Stability of traditional population, resource base, value system and technology are discussed." en_US
dc.subject common pool resources en_US
dc.subject water resources en_US
dc.subject ecosystems en_US
dc.subject land tenure and use en_US
dc.subject village organization en_US
dc.subject caste system en_US
dc.subject social organization en_US
dc.subject IASC en_US
dc.title Use of Common Property Resources (CPR) by Rural Population in Different Ecological Habitats in Karnataka, India: A Case Study en_US
dc.type Conference Paper en_US
dc.coverage.region Middle East & South Asia en_US
dc.coverage.country India en_US
dc.subject.sector Social Organization en_US
dc.subject.sector General & Multiple Resources en_US
dc.subject.sector Land Tenure & Use en_US
dc.identifier.citationconference Common Property Conference, the Second Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Study of Common Property en_US
dc.identifier.citationconfdates September 1991 en_US
dc.identifier.citationconfloc Winnipeg, Manitoba en_US
dc.submitter.email efcastle@indiana.edu en_US


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