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Dikshit, Jutta K.

North - East India: Land, People and Economy - New York : Springer, 2014. - xliii,800p. : ill. ; 24cm. - Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research. .

Part I: Historical Outline.- North-eastern India through the Ages.-
Part II: The Land.- North-East India - Structural Framework.- Physical Setting of Northeast India.- The Drainage System of Northeast India.- Weather and Climate of the North-East.- Natural Hazards in the Northeast Region.- The Resource Endowment of the North-Eastern Region.- Forest and Grasslands of the North-East Region.-
Part III:The People.- Early Colonisation of Northeast India.- People of the North-East.- Population of the North-eastern States.- Migration and its Impact on the Society and the Economy of the North-East.- Human Habitat in the North-East India.-Urbanisation and Urban Landscape in North-East India.-
Part IV: The Economy.- Agriculture: Past and Present.- Industries and Associated Economic Activities.- Transport and Trade in Northeast India.- Socio-Economic Development of the North-East: An Assessment.-
Part V: The Future.- Epilogue.

ISBN: 9400770545 9789400770546

Subjects--Topical Terms:
India, Northeastern -- Social conditions
India, Northeastern -- Economic aspects
India, Northeastern -- Civilization.

Dewey Class. No.: 304.209541 / DIK/N