Abstract
While the previous chapter used a narrative-based approach to provide a glimpse into the changing livelihoods of peripheral communities, this chapter employs a simple socio-economic analysis of livelihood portfolios to provide a similar insight. Located between a growing city and vast forest areas, the taluk of Kanakapura is an illustration of communities living in the peripheries of two distinct landscapes. Analysing patterns of socio-economic characteristics and livelihood strategies enables an understanding of how local communities manage their livelihoods in the face of multiple changes. The analysis based on the caste, landholding and income dimensions brings to light the interplay of multiple factors in strategising poverty reduction with available options. This chapter also highlights the declining dependence on agriculture and forests along with increasing engagement in nonagricultural employment and opportunities that urbanisation brings.
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The situation slightly improved with the introduction of the Joint Forest Planning and Management in 1993 (Anon 1999) and more changes are on the anvil with recent Recognition of Forest Rights Act 2006 (Bose 2010), although due to a number of reasons including poor implementation, their success in promoting inclusive conservation is questionable (Bhullar 2008).
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We refer to marginal landholdings as those with 0.1–4 acres, small landholdings with 4–8 acres and 8–12 acres constitute medium landholdings whilst anything more than 12 as large landholding.
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 The authors gratefully acknowledge financial support from the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust for conducting the survey and the support from the villagers of Bandedoddi, Budagayyanadoddi, Kumbaradoddi and Therubeedi for participating in the survey. We also thank Manjunath H. and Sudarshan H.C., project assistants who interacted with the community and helped in data gathering along with field assistants Shivram, Shivrudra and Kumar Naik.
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Kavitha, A., Joseph, S.C.G., Rai, N.D., Abraham, R. (2013). Distinct Livelihood Patterns Among Communities: The Case of Kanakapura, Karnataka. In: Purushothaman, S., Abraham, R. (eds) Livelihood Strategies in Southern India. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-1626-1_3
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