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Rural Himachal Pradesh: A Strategic Approach for Solving Socioeconomic Challenges
The chapter details the status of resources in Himachal Pradesh for the overall development of the rural tourism industry. It talks about the...
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Tourism Trends in India and the State of Himachal Pradesh
The chapter presents an overview of the tourism industry in India and Himachal Pradesh. The tourist sector in Himachal Pradesh is one of the most...
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Functional foods in the northwestern Himalayan Region of India and their significance: a healthy dietary tradition of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh
The Himalayan mountain range in India is home to some of the most diverse ethnic communities and tribes, especially in the northwestern Himalayan...
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Perceptions and practices of indigenous soil conservation measures in beas valley, Himachal Pradesh, India
This study delves into the perceptions and practices of indigenous soil conservation measures in the erosion-prone Upper Beas Valley of Kullu,...
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Understanding the Perception of Tourist on the Development of Rural Tourism in Himachal Pradesh
This chapter presents the perception of the tourists regarding the development of rural tourism in Himachal Pradesh. From the data gathered from a...
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Moving From Coexistence to Conflict: A Political Ecology Perspective On Human-Rhesus Macaque Conflict in Himachal Pradesh, India
Human-wildlife conflicts are typically treated as emergent dilemmas related to wildlife management and anthropogenic encroachment into forest land....
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Socio-economic-environmental challenges at himachal villages: findings from five unnat bharat abhiyan adopted villages
This research pinpoints the primary socio-economic issues and inherent circumstances of rural development in Himachal Pradesh, India. It provides a...
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Land use management in the context of traditional vernacular settlements for hill areas of Himachal Pradesh
In recent years, a cauldron of land and resource conflicts, driven by the increasing demand for land and resources by investors and infrastructure...
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Black Magic and Hali Spirituality in Himachal Pradesh
This chapter analyses how tribal casteism, black magic torment and state misrecognition shape Christian experience among a Scheduled Caste (SC) group...
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Perception of Other Stakeholders on Development of Rural Tourism in Himachal Pradesh
In this chapter, other stakeholders’ opinions, i.e., hoteliers, restaurant owners, travel agents/tour operators, homestay owners, photographers,...
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Interpretation of land use/land cover dynamics with the application of geospatial techniques in sarbari khad watershed of Himachal Pradesh, India
Land Use/Land Cover (LULC) changes represent anthropogenic transformation of natural landscape. These changes are an important tool in develo**...
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Sustainable interventions to improve the degrading visual quality of place and street spaces in urban hill town of Shimla region, Himachal Pradesh
The degradation of the visual quality of place and street spaces has become a pressing issue in recent times especially in urban towns. Present study...
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The Economic-Adjusted Age Dependency Ratio in India: A New Measure for Understanding Economic Burden of Aging
The rising share of the elderly in the population has several economic implications, including alterations in workforce participation and economic...
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Traditional Practices of Agroforestry Systems in the Cold Desert Area of Himachal Himalayas
The present chapter gives an overview of indigenous knowledge of traditional agroforestry systems practiced by tribal communities such as Gari,...
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Educational Development in Himachal Pradesh
Education in the present-day context is perhaps one of the most important means for individuals to improve their personal endowment, build up their...
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Multidimensional deprivations among social groups in rural India: A state level analysis
Based on the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) Multiple Indicator Survey (MIS) data of 2020–2021, the present study has been carried out to...
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Ethnomedicine as Public Health
Tribal healers, including Dais, are still visible and functional, despite techno-managerial policies to exterminate them. Yoga has already received...
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Socioeconomic and Geographic Patterns of Cost for Latest Hospitalization and Outpatient Service Use Among Older Adults Aged 45 Years and Over in India
Using unit cost data from the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI), 2017–2018, we estimate the total cost among older adults aged 45 years or...
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Empowerment of women from the experience of Indian states: a reflection of NFHS-5
The present study attempts to analyze the level of women's empowerment across India based on the recently released NFHS-5 (National Family Health...
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Conclusion, Suggestions, and Study Limitations
This chapter presents the conclusions drawn in the study after the analysis and hypothesis testing. The study contends that overly upbeat attitudes...