Migration, Common Property Resources and Environmental Degradation : Interlinkages in India's Arid and Semi-Arid Regions Book

PART ONE: RURAL-URBAN MIGRATION AND PROPERTY RIGHTS STRUCTURES Poverty and Environmental Degradation The Issue, the Context and the Chapter Scheme Property Rights Structures A Classification Rural-Urban Migration A Hypothesis Is There a Carrying Capacity Concept Inherent in This Hypothesis?
PART TWO: COMMON PROPERTY RESOURCES IN INDIA: MAGNITUDE AND DISTRIBUTION Introduction Property Rights Arrangements Existing Land Use Classifications A Methodology for Estimating Common Property Resources and Some Estimates Wasteland and CPR Land A Comparison with Alternative Estimates Some Policy Conclusions PART THREE: POPULATION MOVEMENTS, ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION AND PROPERTY RIGHTS: A DISTRICT-LEVEL ANALYSIS A District-Level Study of Arid and Semi-Arid Regions The Study of Regions Selection of Variables Demographic Variables Natural Resource Variables Livestock Related Variables Employment Related Variables Factor Analysis of Interlinkages between Population Movements, Environmental Degradation and Property Rights Factor Structure Simultaneous Structural System The Structural Relations Parametric Estimates of the Model The Impact Multipliers Summary and Conclusions PART FOUR: MICRO-LEVEL INITIATIVES IN SEMI-ARID ZONES: EMERGENCE, EVOLUTION AND IMPACT Introduction How Do Micro-Level Initiatives Emerge Phases in Evolution Organizations and Institutions Evolution of the Voluntary Sector in Udaipur District An Overview and Two Representative Organizations Emergence and Evolution of Sewa Mandir Emergence and Evolution of a Smaller Organization Ubeshwar Vikas Mandal An Impact Assessment of Alternative Interventions in the Arid and Semi-Arid Regions Impact Assessment Indicators and Their Association PART FIVE: NON-GOVERNMENTAL INITIATIVES IN NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT: A PROFILE OF STUDY VILLAGES Introduction Selection of Study Villages Location of the Six Study Villages Inter-Village Variations in the Selected Characteristics Socio-Demographic Profiles of the Study Villages Health, Education and Community Infrastructure Access to Infrastructural Facilities Land Ownership and Use Patterns Sources and Ownership Pattern of Water Resources Cropping Pattern Ownership Pattern of Cattle Stock Quality, Utilization and Upgradation of Forest Land Migrational Patterns in the Study Villages Concluding Remarks PART SIX: PARTICIPATION, COMMON PROPERTY INSTITUTIONS, MIGRATION: AN ECONOMIC EXPLORATION Introduction Institutional Innovation and Its Evolution in the Villages The Impact of Institutional Innovation Variables and Methodology Why Individuals/Households Migrate Why Households Participate in Commons (HPLI and HPWI)
Magnitude of Participation in Commons Simultaneous Structural System Concluding Remarks PART SEVEN: SUMMARY AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS Summary of Findings Policy Implications