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Case studies of the two sub-watershed regions—the Khanda Gad sub watershed (KGSW) of the lower Alaknanda basin and the Kewer Gadhera sub-watershed (KGSW) of the Middle Pindar basin were carried out. Villages were the unit of detailed study and household level survey was conducted to know about the socio-economy of the region and to identify the major livelihood options that can be enhanced and diversified. Village wise data on population profile and land use pattern were gathered from the secondary sources, mainly from the COI for the years 1971 and 2001. Data were also gathered from the Patwari circles (a revenue unit) of 2007 for accessing the land use pattern. Primary data were gathered on farming systems and income of the people through formulation of structured questionnaire and personal interview of the households.
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Sati, V.P. (2014). Case Studies. In: Towards Sustainable Livelihoods and Ecosystems in Mountain Regions. Environmental Science and Engineering(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03533-8_7
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