Reflections on 21st Century Human Habitats in India: Felicitation Volume in Honour of Professor M. H. Qureshi (Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements)

Part I: Overview.- Introduction: Environmental and socio-economic dimensions of human habitats in India.- Journey in the realm of geography.- Part II: Environment, resource base and livelihood.- Livelihood adaptation to climate variability in Jaunsar-Bawar tribal habitat of Central Himalayas, India.- Scarcity of common property resources and spatiality of women’s livelihood in rural India.- Inequalities in access to groundwater for irrigation in an agriculturally developed region of India.- Crisis of water and water in crisis: Some reflections from India.- Part III: Economic development and regional disparities.- Socio-cultural spaces and dynamics of transformation in rural India.- Industrial and commercial geography of India: A study of changes in the post-reform period.- Tourism, urbanization and spatial reorganization: Some reflections on tourism development in Goa, India.- Continuity and changing characteristics of traditional commodity specific markets in Varanasi City.- Dynamics and spatiality of socio-economic development during post liberalization period: A study of Ahirwal Region (Haryana), India.- Part IV: Socio-spatial inequalities.- Socio-spatial dimensions of disease transition and healthcare preparedness in Haryana, India.- Gender, urban space and gendered resistance: Towards inclusive and fear free cities in India.- Nature of access to higher education in India: Emerging pattern of social and spatial inequalities in educational opportunities.- Everyday practices of urban poor to access water: Evidences from Delhi slums.