Livelihood strategies can be defined as increased well-being, reduced vulnerability, improved food security and more sustainable use of natural resources base. It largely depends on the availability of livelihood assets/capitals - natural, human, financial, physical, and social. Vulnerability context - shocks, trends and seasonality; and institutional and policy context are the other aspects of livelihood strategies. A sustainable livelihood is a situation, where all these aspects are controlled and they have great potential to future livelihood sustainability. In this monograph, we studied...

Urbanization is a process of urban growth due to shift of population from the rural areas to cities and natural growth of population within the cities. It has multiple implications on socio-economic development and environmental degradation. As cities spread in its surrounding areas, economic activity increases. Gwalior metropolitan city is the major centre of cultural, educational and socio-economic development in the central India. Along with its socio-economic importance, the city is passing through the menace of all forms of environmental pollution. Thus, the environmental and health...