Abstract
Northeast India is a region endowed with diverse nature and culture. It is also one of the regions in the country where the economically backward population make a living from subsistence agriculture which largely depends on the local environment. In Assam, about 75% of the total 31 million population is engaged in agriculture and related activities, which suggests that the livelihood of the state is highly dependent on nature. Since the local natural environment is closely related to the livelihoods of villagers, it is important to investigate the changes in the environment at a micro-scale. Natural environment in rural villages has hardly been studied so far, however, because it is difficult to analyze the detailed features from satellite images, and secondary data on micro-environments is not available. This study will reveal the changes in the natural environment in a rural village in Assam from the perspective of the locals. Characteristics and changes of the agroecosystem, transformation of recent agricultural land use, and perceptions of villagers about climate changes are examined in the study village.
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Asada, H., Yamane, Y., Deka, N. (2022). Environmental Changes and Rural Livelihoods in Muktapur Village, Kamrup District, Assam, India. In: Saikia, A., Thapa, P. (eds) Environmental Change in South Asia. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-47660-1_4
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