Impact of Conservation and Development on the Vicinity of Nanda Devi National Park in the North India
Both the hydropower and the conservation sectors are concentrating their focus on the Himalayas, which have high hydropower potential and rich bio-cultural diversity. The aim of this present study, carried out in villages adjacent to the Nanda Devi National Park in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand...
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| description | Both the hydropower and the conservation sectors are concentrating their focus on the Himalayas, which have high hydropower potential and rich bio-cultural diversity. The aim of this present study, carried out in villages adjacent to the Nanda Devi National Park in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand in India, is to understand the linkages between conservation- and development-induced displacement and the process of designing compensation packages for the local community. The study also examines the various gender-specific impacts of displacement, and the results suggest significant gender-specific differences regarding the impact of displacement in critical respects. The findings further indicate that, despite an early recommendation to do so, no impact assessment study had been conducted prior to the notification of the area as a national park. Furthermore, there appears to be no systematic linkage between the compensatory schemes and the grievances of the impacted communities. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-fd1736f3d7184f08ac42b9dd18feb4822025-01-10T15:55:21ZengInstitut de Géographie AlpineRevue de Géographie Alpine0035-11211760-74262016-03-01103310.4000/rga.3100Impact of Conservation and Development on the Vicinity of Nanda Devi National Park in the North IndiaPratiba NaitthaniSunil KaintholaBoth the hydropower and the conservation sectors are concentrating their focus on the Himalayas, which have high hydropower potential and rich bio-cultural diversity. The aim of this present study, carried out in villages adjacent to the Nanda Devi National Park in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand in India, is to understand the linkages between conservation- and development-induced displacement and the process of designing compensation packages for the local community. The study also examines the various gender-specific impacts of displacement, and the results suggest significant gender-specific differences regarding the impact of displacement in critical respects. The findings further indicate that, despite an early recommendation to do so, no impact assessment study had been conducted prior to the notification of the area as a national park. Furthermore, there appears to be no systematic linkage between the compensatory schemes and the grievances of the impacted communities.https://journals.openedition.org/rga/3100HimalayaTribalNational ParkDisplacementHydroelectricConservation |
| spellingShingle | Pratiba Naitthani Sunil Kainthola Impact of Conservation and Development on the Vicinity of Nanda Devi National Park in the North India Revue de Géographie Alpine Himalaya Tribal National Park Displacement Hydroelectric Conservation |
| title | Impact of Conservation and Development on the Vicinity of Nanda Devi National Park in the North India |
| title_full | Impact of Conservation and Development on the Vicinity of Nanda Devi National Park in the North India |
| title_fullStr | Impact of Conservation and Development on the Vicinity of Nanda Devi National Park in the North India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of Conservation and Development on the Vicinity of Nanda Devi National Park in the North India |
| title_short | Impact of Conservation and Development on the Vicinity of Nanda Devi National Park in the North India |
| title_sort | impact of conservation and development on the vicinity of nanda devi national park in the north india |
| topic | Himalaya Tribal National Park Displacement Hydroelectric Conservation |
| url | https://journals.openedition.org/rga/3100 |
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