IAHRW International Journal of Social Sciences Review

Sandeep Kumar ¹, Manju Sharma ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Geography, M.D. University, Rohtak, Haryana, IN
2 Department of Geography, D.N.P.G. College, Hisar, Haryana, IN

Abstract

Urbanization is unavoidable phenomena in World. In India, 31.16 percent population lives in urban areas, as per 2011 Census. Rapid urbanization within rapid population growth through economic development causes unsystematic and unplanned growth of cities in developing countries. Rapid population growth, which is mainly due to the migration, in cities creates many problems to human being. Sonipat city is no exception in this view because of its prime setting on N.H.1 and its easy accessibility and connectivity to both National Capital of Delhi and Union Territory of Chandigarh. The pressure of a rapidly growing urban population in the city has a direct impact on the surrounding rural agricultural land. Sprawl is based on satellite imagery of Google Earth (2002 and 2011), Toposheet 1968 and town directory map, Haryana (1981 and 1991) obtained from census of India. Census data have been used to analyses the latest scenario of population growth and urban sprawl at different time periods. The paper also reveals the potential of Geospatial Technology to analyze the direction of urban growth and their consequences in surrounding rural area.

Keywords

Population Growth, Urban Sprawl and Geospatial Technology.

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Dinesh Kumar ¹, Sandeep Kumar ²

Affiliations
1 Geography, Ch. Dadri, Haryana, IN
2 Department of Geography, MD University, Rohtak, Haryana, IN

Abstract

Common property refers to the community resources due to having their collective ownership instead of individual rights. These resources in western Haryana are facing problems degradation because the absence of proper community ownership and economically viability. Greedy use of resources result in term of overexploitation which farther leading to degradation and complete extinction. Increasing population has negative effect on common property resources vice versa cultivate probability of collective action. Democratic strengthening through grass ischolar_main level democracy could be the new hope for the community based management of these resources.

Keywords

Common Property Resources, Resource Degradation, Resource Management.

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Sandeep Kumar ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Geography, CRM Jat College, Hisar, Haryana, IN

Abstract

Climate change is already affecting agriculture, with effects unevenly distributed across the world. Future climate change will likely negatively affect crop production in low latitude countries, while effects in northern latitudes may be positive or negative. Climate change will probably increase the risk of food insecurity for some vulnerable groups, such as the poor. Animal agriculture is also responsible for greenhouse gas production of C02 and a percentage of the world's methane, and future land infertility, and the displacement of local species. Agriculture contributes to climate change both by anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases and by the conversion of non-agricultural land such as forests into agricultural land. Agriculture, forestry and land-use change contributed around 20 to 25% to global annual emissions in 2010.

Keywords

Climate, Agriculture, Food Production.

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Sandeep Kumar ¹

Affiliations
1 AMSSS, Bhiwani Rohilla, Hisar, Haryana, IN

Abstract

Socio-economic characteristics are the most important features to examine the development level of any area. The study discusses the impacts of land acquisition on socio-economic conditions of the peripheral villages of the Sonipat city, Haryana. A primary survey has been conducted to analyse the impacts of urbanization on socio-economic conditions of the residents. During field observation, simple random sampling has been adopted and the information has been collected through a well-structured questionnaire. Results reflect that there is a lack of higher education and only 18.91 percent respondents are highly qualified. A psychological feeling of brotherhood in the society has been declined because of increasing cash prices of the agricultural land, as well as the feeling of superiority to each other. There is also a drastic change in the family types and joints families are converting in to nuclear ones along with emergence of extended families. While observation more than 85 percent respondents of all social groups have admitted that there is a positive change in the status of women after urbanisation and it has generated a supportive environment for them. It has been unearthed that in post urbanization, with the increase of employment opportunities there is also a modification in occupational structure. Primary activities are declined as a result of sharp increase in secondary and service sector activities. All social groups have made a clear statement of the view that increase in household facilities is one of significant positive results of post urbanization period.

Keywords

Urbanisation, Socio-Economic Characteristics, Brotherhood, Extended Families, Service Activites.

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