Prioritising development planning in the Indian semi-arid Deccan using sustainable livelihood security index approach

Kumar, Suresh; Raizada, A.; Biswas, H.

doi:10.1080/13504509.2014.886309

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“…Empowering women with microfinance for their entrepreneurial activities is likely to address challenges associated with gender inequality. These support the claim that goals are not standalone goals and should be seen as indispensable pieces in a big and complex puzzle (Kumar et al, 2014).…”

Section: Overview Of Sustainable Development Goal Onesupporting

confidence: 69%

Micro-entrepreneurship, sustainable development goal one and cultural expectations of Ghanaian women

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Kabalan

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Purpose Using functional contextualism, this study aims to explore how Ghanaian micro-entrepreneurship of women (MEW) impacts on the achievement of four targets of sustainable development goal 1 (SDG) (income, social protection, economic resources and resilience) with the cultural factors of women as a mediator. Design/methodology/approach Using a mixed methods approach, semi-structured questionnaires were used to collect data from 171 micro women entrepreneurs in Tema. The data collected was analyzed using thematic and multiple regression techniques. Findings The study reveals that micro women entrepreneurship relates significantly to earning incomes and procuring economic resources. These targets cannot be achieved without the significant effects of cultural factors. Originality/value This paper contributes to the literature on micro women entrepreneurship and sustainable development goals by indicating that a better appreciation of the relationship of micro women entrepreneurship and achievement of SDG 1 targets will have to be examined within the cultural setting of women. The theoretical contribution is in showing that MEW to be an enabler for achieving the earning of income and procuring economic resource targets of SDG 1. Micro women entrepreneurship is both a process (earning income) and outcome (procuring economic resources) for achieving SDG 1 targets.

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Section: Overview Of Sustainable Development Goal Onesupporting

confidence: 69%

Micro-entrepreneurship, sustainable development goal one and cultural expectations of Ghanaian women

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Kabalan

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“…Among all coastal districts, Uttara Kannada was found to be highest in ESI ranking in the current study but was poor in EEI and SEI. All three coastal districts of Karnataka were found to be ecologically sound but economically weak, which is analogous to an earlier study [10].…”

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confidence: 85%

“…You and Zhang (2017) [18] worked on sustainable livelihood and rural sustainability in China and they concluded that the SLSI and its components vary between provincial regions of China. However, the current study indicates the regional disparities even within coastal states of western India for finer adjustments in state-level policy interventions [10,53,54].…”

Section: Sustainable Livelihood Security Index (Slsi)mentioning

confidence: 79%

“…In easy terms, it results from positive changes in the level of economic and social development, without any deterioration in the quality of the natural environment, focusing on its gradual improvement [6][7][8][9]. The deprived regions are provided with resources and opportunities to improve their ecological, economic, and social status [10]. Evaluation of sustainability at a large spatial scale is complex due to heterogeneity in ecology, climate, and socioeconomic conditions.…”

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Assessment of Sustainability and Priorities for Development of Indian West Coast Region: An Application of Sustainable Livelihood Security Indicators

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The measurement of sustainability in terms of social, economic, and ecological indicators significantly influences the achievement of sustainable development goals. This paper presents a sustainable livelihood security index (SLSI) by selecting 20 indicators and positions them within the ecological, economic, and social dimensions of sustainable development for the Indian west coast. These indicators were first normalized and, using estimated weights, indices were computed. Important indicators were shortlisted by a two-step process, namely, principal component analysis and linear and nonlinear weighted scores. The results revealed that indicators such as forest cover, net sown area, milk availability, groundwater availability, land productivity, food grain availability, rural road connectivity, villages electrified, and land degradation were found to be important indicators. Kerala was found as the most developed state followed by Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Goa in linear and non-linear weighted scoring. The study identifies the Jamnagar, Junagadh, Kachchh, Ratnagiri, and Sindhudurg districts as the districts with the highest priority for development through investment and policy interventions. The study concludes that the west coast region, in terms of its sustainable development levels, improved significantly with a focus on low-SLSI districts by considering ecological, economic, and social dimensions in planning for technological development and dissemination.

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“…Further, for the ease of interpretation and classification, values of WSER were converted into the WSER index using the given formulae (Kumar et al, 2014):…”

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Identification of areas vulnerable to soil erosion risk in India using GIS methods

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Abstract. This paper attempts to provide information for policymakers and soil conservation planners in the form of district-wise soil erosion risk (SER) maps prepared for the state of Telangana, India. The SER values for each district were computed by extracting the information on grid-wise soil erosion and soil loss tolerance limit values existing on the country-scale in a GIS environment. The objectives of the study were to (i) identify the areas of the state with a high erosion risk, and (ii) identify areas with an urgent need of conservation measures. The results reveal that around 69 % of the state has a negligible risk of soil erosion above the tolerance limits, and does not call for immediate soil conservation measures. The remaining area (2.17 M ha) requires conservation planning. Four districts, viz. Adilabad, Warangal, Khammam, and Karimnagar are the most risk-prone with more than one-quarter of their total geographical areas showing net positive SER values. In order to obtain a clearer picture and categorize the districts based on their extent of vulnerability, weighted erosion risk values were computed. Adilabad, Warangal, and Khammam were identified as the worst-affected districts in terms of soil erosion, and therefore are in need of immediate attention of natural resource conservation.

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Prioritising development planning in the Indian semi-arid Deccan using sustainable livelihood security index approach

Cited by 36 publications

References 22 publications

Micro-entrepreneurship, sustainable development goal one and cultural expectations of Ghanaian women

Micro-entrepreneurship, sustainable development goal one and cultural expectations of Ghanaian women

Assessment of Sustainability and Priorities for Development of Indian West Coast Region: An Application of Sustainable Livelihood Security Indicators

Identification of areas vulnerable to soil erosion risk in India using GIS methods

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