Land, People and Economy of Pakistan

Auteur

K.R. Dikshit is a former Professor of Geography of the University of Pune, India (now retired). He has written several books, such as "Geography of Gujarat" (1970), "Contribution to Indian Geography: Geomorphology" (ed-1983), "Maharashtra in Maps" (1986), "Environment, Forest Ecology and Man in the Western Ghats: The Case of Mahabaleshwar Plateau" (1993) and "North-East India: Land, People and Economy" (2014) as well as many research papers.

Jutta K. Dikhit has been teaching geography at the Department of Geography of the University of Pune, Pune. She studied geography and German language and literature at the Johannes Gutenberg University., Mainz (Germany), and obtained her doctoral degree from the Sorbonne, Paris. Before coming to India, she worked as a lecturer at the University of Saarbrucken for a number of years. Her research papers are mainly in the field of physical geography. She is the editor of the book "The Urban Fringe of Indian Cities" (2011) and she is co-author of the book "North-East India: Land, People and Economy" (2014).

Texte du rabat

The book unravels the complexity of Pakistan's physical terrain, from the Arabian Sea coast to the Himalayan heights, focusing on its bio-climatic environment. While discussing the evolution of societal organization and economic enterprises, it shows human response to the way natural resources have been harnessed.

Contenu

1. Introduction Part I: Physical Geography of Pakistan 2. Geology, Structure, Physical Build and Relief Features of Pakistan 3. Drainage Network: The Rivers of Pakistan 4. Bioclimatic Background: Climate, Soil, Vegetation and Natural Hazards Part II: People of Pakistan 5. Religion, Ethnicity, Language and Culture of the People of Pakistan 6. Population of Pakistan 7. Rural Settlements in Pakistan 8. Urban Landscape: Cities and Towns Part: III Economy 9. Water Resources of Pakistan 10. Irrigation in Pakistan 11. Agriculture in Pakistan 12. Energy Resources - Availability and Utilisation 13. Industrial Landscape of Pakistan 14. Transport and Trade 15. Economy of Pakistan: Changing Public Policy and its Impact on the Economy - An Overview Bibliography