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1. A Scenario Based Impact Assessment of Trace Metals on Ecosystem of River Ganges Using Multivariate Analysis Coupled with Fuzzy Decision-Making Approach

Author:
R. Srinivas; Ajit Pratap Singh; Rishikesh Sharma
Source:
Water resources management 2017 v.31 no.13 pp. 4165-4185
ISSN:
0920-4741
Subject:
cadmium; case studies; chromium; computer software; consciousness; copper; death; decision making; ecological imbalance; ecosystems; fish; food chain; humans; lead; manganese; models; multivariate analysis; nickel; poisoning; pollutants; pollution control; principal component analysis; risk; rivers; streams; surface water; wastewater; water quality; zinc; India
Abstract:
... The growing consciousness about the health risks associated with environmental pollutants has brought a major shift in global concern towards prevention of hazardous/trace metals discharge in water bodies. Majority of these trace metals gets accumulated in the body of aquatic lives, which are considered as potential indicators of hazardous content. This results in an ecological imbalance in the fo ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11269-017-1738-y

2. Analyzing and modeling of a large river basin dynamics applying integrated cellular automata and Markov model

Author:
Brij Kishor Pandey; Deepak Khare
Source:
Environmental earth sciences 2017 v.76 no.22 pp. 779
ISSN:
1866-6280
Subject:
Landsat; Markov chain; basins; cropland; decision making; land cover; land use; models; remote sensing; sustainable development; vegetation; watersheds; India
Abstract:
... Historical and exact information about the land use/land cover change is very important for regional sustainable development. The aim of this paper is to determine the rapid changes in land use/land cover (LULC) pattern due to agriculture expansion, environmental calamities such as flood and government policies over Upper Narmada basin, India. Multi-temporal Landsat satellite images for years 1990 ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12665-017-7133-4

3. Application of reanalysis data to estimate offshore wind potential in EEZ of India based on marine ecosystem considerations

Author:
Garlapati Nagababu; Surendra Singh Kachhwaha; Natansh K. Naidu; Vimal Savsani
Source:
Energy 2017 v.118 pp. 622-631
ISSN:
0360-5442
Subject:
anthropogenic activities; climate change; coasts; data collection; decision making; energy; geographic information systems; marine ecosystems; pollution; wind power; wind speed; India
Abstract:
... India is striving hard to develop new and renewable energy resources on a vast scale, to meet its future energy demands. To fulfill the need of renewable energy resources, utilization of wind energy is a good option to avoid several issues of pollution and climate change caused by the consumption of fossil fuels. The present study aims to provide a summary of offshore wind energy potential availab ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.energy.2016.10.097

4. Assessing decision-making and economic performance of farmers to manage climate-induced crisis in Coastal Karnataka (India)

Author:
H. M. Vinaya Kumar; M. Shivamurthy; V. Govinda Gowda; G. S. Biradar
Source:
Climatic change 2017 v.142 no.1-2 pp. 143-153
ISSN:
0165-0009
Subject:
agricultural industry; climate change; climatic factors; decision making; disaster recovery; economic performance; farm income; farmers; farms; fisheries; interviews; issues and policy; natural resources; socioeconomic status; India
Abstract:
... In recent years among the scientific community, adverse effects of climate change shifted from being a hypothesis to being a reality. Coastal Karnataka prioritized climate variability as a productivity-reducing factor in agriculture and fishery farming. Prevailing unsatisfactory productive services in the agricultural sector and allied industries resulted in degradation of natural resources at the ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10584-017-1928-x

5. Assessing the impacts of urbanization on the thermal environment of Ranchi City (India) using geospatial technology

Author:
Kamalesh Mohanta; L.K. Sharma
Source:
Remote sensing applications 2017 v.8 pp. 54-63
ISSN:
2352-9385
Subject:
Landsat; altitude; decision making; heat island; land use; monitoring; planning; remote sensing; surface temperature; sustainable development; urbanization; India
Abstract:
... Understanding, monitoring and mitigating the effects of increasing urbanization on the environment is essential for sustainable development. The objective of this study is to find out how and at what extent the spatio-temporal dynamics of Land Surface Temperature of Ranchi, Jharkhand (India) is affected by urbanization. In this study, the temporal Landsat images were used to derive the land use/la ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rsase.2017.07.008

6. Assessment of groundwater potential zones using multi-influencing factor (MIF) and GIS: a case study from Birbhum district, West Bengal

Author:
Raju Thapa; Srimanta Gupta; Shirshendu Guin; Harjeet Kaur
Source:
Applied water science 2017 v.7 no.7 pp. 4117-4131
ISSN:
2190-5487
Subject:
case studies; computer software; decision making; drainage; geographic information systems; geomorphology; groundwater; land cover; land use; models; monitoring; planning; prediction; rain; raster data; remote sensing; soil texture; soil types; wells; India
Abstract:
... Remote sensing and GIS play a vital role in exploration and assessment of groundwater and has wide application in detection, monitoring, assessment, conservation and various other fields of groundwater-related studies. In this research work, delineation of groundwater potential zone in Birbhum district has been carried out. Various thematic layers viz. geology, geomorphology, soil type, elevation, ...
DOI:
10.1007/s13201-017-0571-z

7. Attitudes and cooperation: does gender matter in community-based forest management?

Author:
Biswajit Ray; Promita Mukherjee; Rabindra N. Bhattacharya
Source:
Environment and development economics 2017 v.22 no.5 pp. 594-623
ISSN:
1469-4395
Subject:
attitudes and opinions; biomass; collaborative management; decision making; forest communities; forest management; forests; gender differences; households; income; men; surveys; women; India
Abstract:
... Does gender matter in people's attitudes and cooperation in community-based natural resource management? If so, how do gender differences in conservation-related attitudes help or hinder sustaining the commons? Since biases ingrained in community norms and expectations often exclude women from decision making in co-management, it is imperative to find plausible answers to these queries in order to ...
DOI:
10.1017/S1355770X16000358

8. Climate adaptation approaches and key policy characteristics: Cases from South Asia

Author:
Sumit Vij; Eddy Moors; Bashir Ahmad; Md. Arfanuzzaman; Suruchi Bhadwal; Robbert Biesbroek; Giovanna Gioli; Annemarie Groot; Dwijen Mallick; Bimal Regmi; Basharat Ahmed Saeed; Sultan Ishaq; Bhuwan Thapa; Saskia E. Werners; Philippus Wester
Source:
Environmental science & policy 2017 v.78 pp. 58-65
ISSN:
1462-9011
Subject:
climate; climate change; decision making; governance; government agencies; issues and policy; planning; Bangladesh; India; Nepal; Pakistan
Abstract:
... This paper analyses and assesses how existing policies and approaches in South Asia consider long-term climate change adaptation. Presently, it is unclear what approaches are used in the existing policies to cope with the future climatic changes. Our research framework consists of two components. First, we identify and define key characteristics of adaptation policy approaches based on a review of ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envsci.2017.09.007

9. Collating and validating indigenous and local knowledge to apply multiple knowledge systems to an environmental challenge: A case-study of pollinators in India

Author:
Barbara M Smith; Priyadarshini Chakrabarti; Arnob Chatterjee; Soumik Chatterjee; Uday Kumar Dey; Lynn V Dicks; Bhagirath Giri; Supratim Laha; Rabindra Kumar Majhi; Parthiba Basu
Source:
Biological conservation 2017 v.211 pp. 20-28
ISSN:
0006-3207
Subject:
Amegilla; Apis cerana; Xylocopa; biodiversity; climate change; crop yield; decision making; farmers; habitats; insects; methodology; pesticides; pests; pollinators; scientists; soil quality; vegetable crops; water management; India
Abstract:
... There is an important role for indigenous and local knowledge in a Multiple Evidence Base to make decisions about the use of biodiversity and its management. This is important both to ensure that the knowledge base is complete (comprising both scientific and local knowledge) and to facilitate participation in the decision making process. We present a novel method to gather evidence in which we use ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.biocon.2017.04.032

10. Consumer decision‐making styles and post purchase behaviour of poor for Fast Moving Consumer Goods

Author:
Arvind Kumar; Anupama Vohra; Hamendra Kumar Dangi
Source:
International journal of consumer studies 2017 v.41 no.2 pp. 121-137
ISSN:
1470-6423
Subject:
consciousness; consumer behavior; consumers (people); decision making; developing countries; equations; income; industry; models; prices; purchasing; India
Abstract:
... More than half of the world's population is poor. Certainly, their purchasing power cannot be compared with that of the riches, but it is their collective purchase potential which makes them a substantial market. The fast moving consumer goods (FMCGs), on the other hand, are the fourth largest industry in the world. FMCGs are relatively low cost products and the poor, by necessity, spend a signifi ...
DOI:
10.1111/ijcs.12320

11. Development of a water quality index (WQI) for the Loktak Lake in India

Author:
Rajiv Das Kangabam; Sarojini Devi Bhoominathan; Suganthi Kanagaraj; Munisamy Govindaraju
Source:
Applied water science 2017 v.7 no.6 pp. 2907-2918
ISSN:
2190-5487
Subject:
World Health Organization; anthropogenic activities; biochemical oxygen demand; calcium; carbon; chemical oxygen demand; chlorides; decision making; drinking; electrical conductivity; fluorides; guidelines; humans; hydrogen; lakes; magnesium; nitrates; nitrites; nitrogen dioxide; oxygen; pH; people; phosphates; potassium; sodium; sulfates; temperature; total dissolved solids; turbidity; water hardness; water potential; wetlands; India
Abstract:
... The present work was carried out to assess a water quality index (WQI) of the Loktak Lake, an important wetland which has been under pressure due to the increasing anthropogenic activities. Physicochemical parameters like temperature (Tem), potential hydrogen (pH), electrical conductivity (EC), turbidity (T), dissolved oxygen (DO), total hardness (TH), calcium (Ca), chloride (Cl), fluoride (F), su ...
DOI:
10.1007/s13201-017-0579-4

12. Differences in the progress of the biopesticide revolution between the EU and other major crop‐growing regions

Author:
Adalbert Balog; Tibor Hartel; Hugh D Loxdale; Kenneth Wilson
Source:
Pest management science 2017 v.73 no.11 pp. 2203-2208
ISSN:
1526-498X
Subject:
European Union; agricultural industry; biopesticides; crop management; decision making; models; politics; world markets; Brazil; China; India; United States
Abstract:
... The five‐year value in the compound annual growth rate of the biopesticides sector is predicted to be 16% by 2017 and to produce a global market worth $US 10 billion. Despite this, several impediments occur within the EU that negatively affect biopesticide research and innovation. At present, there are fewer biopesticide‐active substances registered in the EU compared with the United States, India ...
DOI:
10.1002/ps.4596

13. Exclusions in inclusive programs: state-sponsored sustainable development initiatives amongst the Kurichya in Kerala, India

Author:
T. R. Suma; Kristina Großmann
Source:
Agriculture and human values 2017 v.34 no.4 pp. 995-1006
ISSN:
0889-048X
Subject:
biodiversity; decentralization; decision making; fertilizers; food security; indigenous knowledge; labor; politics; poverty; rice; seeds; sustainable development; women in agriculture; India
Abstract:
... We critically discuss the impact of sustainable development initiatives in Kerala, India, on biodiversity and on women farmers in the matrilineal Adivasi community of the Kurichya-tribe in Wayanad. By contextualizing development programs regarding the specifically gendered access to land, division of labor, distribution of knowledge and decision-making power, we situate our analysis within the the ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10460-016-9758-4

14. Factors Influencing Water System Functionality in Nigeria and Tanzania: A Regression and Bayesian Network Analysis

Author:
Cronk Ryan; Bartram Jamie
Source:
Environmental Science & Technology 2017 v.51 no.19 pp. 11336-11345
ISSN:
1520-5851
Subject:
Bayesian theory; decision making; environmental science; human development; humans; issues and policy; livestock; models; monitoring; India; Nigeria; Tanzania
Abstract:
... Sufficient, safe, and continuously available water services are important for human development and health yet many water systems in low- and middle-income countries are nonfunctional. Monitoring data were analyzed using regression and Bayesian networks (BNs) to explore factors influencing the functionality of 82 503 water systems in Nigeria and Tanzania. Functionality varied by system type. In Ta ...
DOI:
10.1021/acs.est.7b03287

15. Fuzzy multi-objective approach for optimal selection of suppliers and transportation decisions in an eco-efficient closed loop supply chain network

Author:
Kannan Govindan; Jyoti Dhingra Darbari; Vernika Agarwal; P.C. Jha
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.165 pp. 1598-1619
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
carbon; case studies; consciousness; data collection; decision making; emissions; environmental impact; markets; models; planning; printers; profits and margins; supply chain; transportation; India
Abstract:
... Establishment of a closed loop supply chain (CLSC) network has attracted immense significance due to government policies and societal demand for environmental consciousness. However, to enhance the financial and ecological impact of the network, the forward and reverse supply chain networks must integrate well so that decisions taken in both areas complement each other. In this study, we propose a ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.06.180

16. Gender and inorganic nitrogen: what are the implications of moving towards a more balanced use of nitrogen fertilizer in the tropics?

Author:
Cathy Rozel Farnworth; Clare Stirling; Tek B. Sapkota; M. L. Jat; Michael Misiko; Simon Attwood
Source:
International journal of agricultural sustainability 2017 v.15 no.2 pp. 136-152
ISSN:
1747-762X
Subject:
case studies; children; climate change; decision making; food security; gender; greenhouse gas emissions; greenhouse gases; nitrogen; nitrogen fertilizers; nutrient use efficiency; tropics; women; Eastern Africa; India; Lake Victoria
Abstract:
... For agriculture to play a role in climate change mitigation strategies to reduce emissions from inorganic nitrogen (N) fertilizer through a more balanced and efficient use are necessary. Such strategies should align with the overarching principle of sustainable intensification and will need to consider the economic, environmental and social trade-offs of reduced fertilizer-related emissions. Howev ...
DOI:
10.1080/14735903.2017.1295343

17. Gender and land dispossession: a comparative analysis

Author:
Michael Levien
Source:
Journal of peasant studies 2017 v.44 no.6 pp. 1111-1134
ISSN:
1743-9361
Subject:
Elaeis guineensis; agricultural land; decision making; gender; irrigation; labor; land ownership; land rights; rice; rural population; rural women; Gambia; India; Indonesia
Abstract:
... This paper seeks to advance our understanding of the gendered implications of land dispossession. It does so through a comparative analysis of five cases of rural land dispossession driven by different economic purposes in diverse agrarian contexts: the English enclosures; colonial and post-colonial rice irrigation projects in The Gambia; large dams in India; oil palm cultivation in Indonesia; and ...
DOI:
10.1080/03066150.2017.1367291

18. Informing women and improving sanitation: Evidence from rural India

Author:
YuJung Julia Lee
Source:
Journal of rural studies 2017 v.55 pp. 203-215
ISSN:
0743-0167
Subject:
children; decision making; gender; households; ownership; radio; sanitation; television; waterborne diseases; women; India
Abstract:
... A lack of access to sanitation not only has negative effects on the health outcomes of women, it adversely affects their physical security and threatens the lives of children, who are most susceptible to water-borne diseases. This paper explores the underlying conditions that improve access to basic sanitation services for women, with a particular focus on the role information has on the ownership ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jrurstud.2017.07.012

19. Internal validity and reliability of experience-based household food insecurity scales in Indian settings

Author:
Vani Sethi; Chandana Maitra; Rasmi Avula; Sayeed Unisa; Surbhi Bhalla
Source:
Agriculture & food security 2017 v.6 no.1 pp. 21
ISSN:
2048-7010
Subject:
cognition; decision making; diet; food security; issues and policy; statistics; surveys; India
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Experience-based household food insecurity (HFI) scales are not included in large-scale Indian surveys. There is limited evidence on which experience-based HFI scale or questions within a scale are most relevant for India. Between 01 June and 31 August 2015, we reviewed 19 published and unpublished studies, conducted in India between January 2000 and June 2015, which used experience-ba ...
DOI:
10.1186/s40066-017-0099-3

20. Mapping Knowledge: GIS as a Tool for Spatial Modeling of Patterns of Warangal Cotton Seed Popularity and Farmer Decision-Making

Author:
Andrew Flachs; Glenn Davis Stone; Christopher Shaffer
Source:
Human ecology 2017 v.45 no.2 pp. 143-159
ISSN:
0300-7839
Subject:
cotton; cottonseed; crop yield; crops; decision making; farmers; geographic information systems; landscapes; learning; loci; models; rice; seeds; transgenic plants; villages; India
Abstract:
... In the Warangal district of Telangana, India, poor farmer knowledge, rapid seed turnover, and farmer conformist bias have resulted in faddish spikes in GM cotton seed popularity. We analyze space as a variable in 2715 seed choices by 136 farmers in two villages between 2004 and 2014, allowing us to model a decade of changes in farmers’ social learning across the village landscape. GIS analysis in ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10745-016-9885-y