Social change, out-migration, and exit from farming in Nepal
Using multilevel dynamic models, thea authors examine associations between labor out-migration, remittances, and agricultural change in Nepal.
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High-resolution spatial assessment of population vulnerability to climate change in Nepal
The paper report that more than 60 percent of the population of Nepal falls in the moderate to high vulnerability categories with the lack of adaptive capacity as the biggest cause of population vulnerability to climate change in Nepal.
Issues of livelihood, sustainable development, and governance: Bay of Bengal
Article highlights population-environmental problems in three geographic sites in the Bay of Bengal Subregion and proposes policy options.
Demographic dimensions of an inter-village land dispute in Nubri, Nepal.
In the Sama-Lho conflict, the villagers were fighting over a small stretch of forested land that lay between their two villages. The purpose of this paper is to examine demographic differences between the two villages of Sama and Lho that may be held accountable, or at least can be considered as contributing factors, to the arising of the dispute between the two villages. The author illustrates how the Microdemographic Community Study Approach (Axinn et. al. 1991)(1) can be used to discern the demographic significance of cultural variations between two villages.
Human dimensions in sustainable land use management in degraded land areas of Nepal.
This conference paper examines historical trends of population growth and land use patterns in Nepal.
Environmental change and out-migration: evidence from Nepal.
Using longitudinal data gathered in Nepal’s Chitwan Valley during the late 1990s, the study assessed the importance of environmental deterioration on human migration as well as measure the relative importance of environmental degradation versus other factors in migrant decision-making.
Population forces and environmental change: Observations from Western Chitwan, Nepal
In this paper the authors discussed the relations between population processesand forest utilization and diversity of flora in the Western Chitwan region of Nepal.
Environmentalism and Contraceptive Use: How people in less developed settings approach environmental issues
The paper studies how contraceptive use is influenced by environmental perceptions in a rural agricultural setting.
Environmental security and labor migration in Nepal.
In this paper, the authors used 1996 household data from the Chitwan Valley of Nepal to examine if a decrease in access to firewood will increase the likelihood of migration of individuals for work.
Evaluating Land Use Dynamics and Forest Cover Change in Nepal's Bara District (1973-2003).
Using the Ecological Modernization Theory, the authors explain how how land use and cover dynamics correspond to national-level socioeconomic developments, demographic changes, and environmental awareness.
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