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Book SynopsisThis book covers themes related to the geosphere, biosphere, sociosphere and ecosphere dealing with changing geographical, environmental and socio-economic realities to plan a sustainable future for the northeast region (NER) of India. The NER consists of eight states—Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya and Sikkim—and they carry political, economic and social importance. The book integrates the past, present and future of geospheric attributes incorporating progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to meet the demands for improving human wellbeing under diverse and challenging socio-economic, political and environmental conditions. The key SDGs, as in food and agriculture, health, education, water, energy and other overarching goals of the region, have yet to incorporate providing sustainable jobs and promoting equality and inclusive development, although there have been a few studies in that regard.
The challenges to achieve SDGs in the NER are formidable compared to the rest of India. The NER has put a great deal of effort into achieving the SDGs, mainly in poverty (SDG-1), good health (SDG-3), education (SDG-4), gender (SDG-5), decent work (SDG-8) and reduced inequalities (SDG-10), similar to the rest of the country. However, the standard development indicators such as road length, access to health care, power consumption and other measures are far below the national average. A multi-pronged strategy has played a pivotal role in the region, but development strategy to attain the SDGs 2030 must be more inclusive in empowering people with maximising self-governance, considering the resources, needs and aspirations of the people.
This book evaluates the performance of the SDGs and fills in the gaps. It includes case studies focusing on different SDGs using advanced cartographic, statistical and GIS techniques and methods. It also provides unique findings that serve as valuable resources for planners and policy-makers so that a sustainable future in Northeast India can be achieved.
Table of Contents1. Sustainable Development Goals in Northeast India - Challenges and Achievements
Rituparna Bhattacharyya, Subhash Anand and Madhushree Das
2. Professor Narendra Nath Bhattacharyya: A Brief Profile of His Life, Academic Career and Contributions
Bimal K. Kar
3. Just Transition, (Re)vision 2020- The Story Hitherto
Syeda Fahima Shahnaz Sultana, Payel Saha, Chandan Bhuyan, Madhushree Das, Rituparna Bhattacharyya and Subhash Anand
4. An Analysis of the Performance of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS) in the North East Region of India: An Economics Perspective
Pawan Kumar, Paramjit and Subhash Anand
5. Extreme Weather Events and Food Insecurity in Northeast India
Raju Mandal, Binoy Goswami, Munmi Sarma and Hiranya Nath
6. Food Security in North-East India: the Role of Agriculture, Challenges and the Road Ahead
Navneet Hazarika, Joyeeta Deka, Praditya Kumar Das, Kandarpa Kumar Saikia
7. Juxtaposing Food Security and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Northeast India: Evidence and Explanations
Dibyajyoti Dutta and Akhil Ranjan Dutta
8. Land Degradation, Desertification and Food Security in North East India: Present and Future Scenarios
Vimla Singh and Nivedita Chaudhary
9. Enhanced Vegetation Index and Land Use Analysis for Seven Sister States of India (2000-2022)
Priyanka Puri
10. Quality of Living Space Among Rural Households in North Eastern Region of India
K.V. Chamar and Rekha Dhanak
11. Augmentation of North-East Resources: intervention through Data Science & Advanced Technology
Eeshankur Saiki and Parvej Reja Saleh
12. Sustainable development goals (SDG 3) “health and wellbeing”: What’s ailing north eastern states?
Mridul Kumar Sarma
13. Progress Made by The North Eastern States of India Towards the 2030 Health-Related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs: Performance of The Health and Well-Being Indicators
Sahana Bhattacharjee
14. Status of Gender Equality in the North Eastern States: A Pathway towards Achievement of Sustainable Development Goal
Lovleen Gupta, Shubham Singhania, Rohit Kumar Shrivastav
15. Change in Dominant and Deficient Functions of Rural Female Workers in North-Eastern Region of India: An Analysis
Ashu Rani and K.V. Chamar
16. An Evolving Paradigm Of Cybersecurity In North East India
Subimal Bhattacharjee
17. Sustainable Development Goals and Assam- A Roadmap to a Better Future
Payel Saha, Syeda Fahima Shahnaz Sultana, Ankabehari Saha and Madhushree Das
18. Measuring Gaps to Achieve the SDG 1 in Assam and Identifying the Causes
Barnali Gogoi and Swapnali Saikia
19. On Understanding the Drinking Water Treatment Requirements in India during Emergencies
Rituparna Bhattacharyya, Bowen Tan and Diganta Bhusan Das
20. Perilous Waters: Gendering Community Based Disasters Management Practices from floods a study of Majuli Assam
Bikash Chetry
21. Rejuvenating Geographies of Manas through People’s Participation: A Success Story of Community Conservation
Pranjit Kumar Sarma, Rituparna Bhattacharyya and Sanatan Deka
22. Ephemeral char ecosystems and mitigation of flood induced vulnerability along River Brahmaputra
Nazifa Ahmed
23. Making Unpaid Work Visible - The Key To Removing Gender Inequality: A Study In The Urban Households Of Assam
Chandrama Goswami and Manisha Bhattacharyya
24. Wildlife habitat dynamics and sustainable development: revisiting Pabitora Wildlife Sanctuary of Assam
Pranjit Kumar Sarma, Bibhab Kumar Talukdar, Pradipta Baruah and Mukul Tamuli
25. Prospects of Tourism Sector in Assam to achieve Sustainable Development Goals
Shikha Yadav, Gautam Kakaty, Usha Rani and Vaibhav Anand
26. Sustainable Ethnic Tourism Development in Arunachal Pradesh
Parijat Borgohain and Barnali Patowary
27. SDG 3 in Manipur: A Story of Hill-Valley Divide
Esther Ngaihte and Anushruti
28. An Analytical Study on the inseparable relations between food, population, arable land and economy in Manipur from the Perspective of Sustainability
Irom Luckychand Meitei and Gurumayum Jadumani Sharma
29. Application of Remote Sensing and GIS techniques for Landslide hazard Zonation in Tamenglong District of Manipur, North East India
Lunghim Rongmei, Irom Luckychand Meitei and Ekta Raman
30. Analysing development induced trade-offs: A Case Study of Loktak Multipurpose Project (LMP) in Manipur
Himani Tiwari & Harshita Tiwari
