Abstract:
This part brings together 19 chapters that address how development is perceived, experienced and practiced by different communities living in the Himalayas. Although most chapters in this part concern the central Himalayas, five address the Eastern Himalayas and two chapters focus on the Western Himalayas. In terms of disciplinary coverage, most belong to anthropology, while others originate from the fields of geography, history and sociology. Although some aspects of development, like tourism and trade, could not be covered, the authors focus on agriculture, cash crop cultivation, displacement and rehabilitation, changing access to natural and state resources, recent social and political changes, gender, infrastructure building, hydropower development and urbanization.