Shifting Agriculture and Sustainable Development: An Interdisciplinary Study from North-Eastern India

This text presents a case study based in north-eastern India that serves as an in-depth analysis of the integration of conservation and sustainable development. By illustrating the contribution that scientists can make in assisting people in the tropics adapt to changing social and economic circumstances, the approaches and concepts set out in this volume will be of interest to those concerned with the ecological systems and cultures of the tropics.