Prioritising development planning in the Indian semi-arid Deccan using sustainable livelihood security index approach

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 332-345

  Kumar, Suresh ^a   Raizada, A ^a   Biswas, H ^a  

^a ICAR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION   (India)

Author keywords

ecological security; economic efficiency; Karnataka; semi arid; social equity; sustainable livelihood security index

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905394141     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504509.2014.886309     Document Type: Article

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