Dynamics of Communal Land Degradation and Its Implications in the Arid Mountains of Pakistan: A Study of District Karak, Khyber Pakhtunkuwa
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| 作者 | Iffat TABASSUM ; Fazlur RAHMAN ; Fazlul HAQ |
| 刊名 | Journal of Mountain Science
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| 出版日期 | 2014-03 |
| 卷号 | 11期号:2页码:485-495 |
| 关键词 | Communal lands Land degradation Climatic variability Adopted strategies Dry areas |
| 通讯作者 | Iffat TABASSUM |
| 英文摘要 | Similar to other areas of Pakistan, land resources in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) is kept under various ownership regimes for socio-economic and ecological benefits. For the last three to four decades, communal lands and resources are subjected to high rate of degradation and deterioration, which is leading to multifarious socio-economical and ecological implications. This paper intends to look into factors that are responsible for the degradation of communal land and the adaptability of the management mechanisms developed by the local inhabitants to conserve these resources. Moreover, this study also explores the sustainability of these adopted strategies in present circumstances. Data regarding socio-economic parameters of the inhabitants and their interactions with communal lands were collected through questionnaire cum interview method. As long-term climatic data for the area do not exist therefore focus group discussions were conducted to document the changing trend in rainfall regimes and temperature variations for the last about four decades. Results indicate that communal lands are highly vulnerable to degradation due to biophysical and anthropogenic factors. Local inhabitants have developed suitable measures to control the situation, however, accelerated socio-economic transformations in the area have weakened the role of local institutions and that led to further degradation of these resources. Nevertheless, a number of locally formulated rules have been revived and implemented and it is hoped that these threatened resources would be conserved. |
| 收录类别 | SCI |
| 公开日期 | 2014-03-06 |
| 源URL | [http://ir.imde.ac.cn/handle/131551/6860]  |
| 专题 | 成都山地灾害与环境研究所_Journal of Mountain Science _Journal of Mountain Science-2014_Vol11 No.2 |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Iffat TABASSUM,Fazlur RAHMAN,Fazlul HAQ. Dynamics of Communal Land Degradation and Its Implications in the Arid Mountains of Pakistan: A Study of District Karak, Khyber Pakhtunkuwa[J]. Journal of Mountain Science,2014,11(2):485-495. |
| APA | Iffat TABASSUM,Fazlur RAHMAN,&Fazlul HAQ.(2014).Dynamics of Communal Land Degradation and Its Implications in the Arid Mountains of Pakistan: A Study of District Karak, Khyber Pakhtunkuwa.Journal of Mountain Science,11(2),485-495. |
| MLA | Iffat TABASSUM,et al."Dynamics of Communal Land Degradation and Its Implications in the Arid Mountains of Pakistan: A Study of District Karak, Khyber Pakhtunkuwa".Journal of Mountain Science 11.2(2014):485-495. |
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