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	Dynamics of Communal Land Degradation and Its Implications in the Arid Mountains of Pakistan: A Study of District Karak, Khyber Pakhtunkuwa
	Tabassum Iffat; Rahman Fazlur; Haq Fazlul
来源期刊	Journal of Mountain Science
ISSN	1672-6316
出版年	2014
卷号	11 期号:2 页码:485-495
英文摘要	Similar to other areas of Pakistan, land resources in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) is kept under various ownership regimes for socio-economic and ecological benefits. For the last three to four decades, communal lands and resources are subjected to high rate of degradation and deterioration, which is leading to multifarious socio-economical and ecological implications. This paper intends to look into factors that are responsible for the degradation of communal land and the adaptability of the management mechanisms developed by the local inhabitants to conserve these resources. Moreover, this study also explores the sustainability of these adopted strategies in present circumstances. Data regarding socio-economic parameters of the inhabitants and their interactions with communal lands were collected through questionnaire cum interview method. As long-term climatic data for the area do not exist therefore focus group discussions were conducted to document the changing trend in rainfall regimes and temperature variations for the last about four decades. Results indicate that communal lands are highly vulnerable to degradation due to biophysical and anthropogenic factors. Local inhabitants have developed suitable measures to control the situation, however, accelerated socioeconomic transformations in the area have weakened the role of local institutions and that led to further degradation of these resources. Nevertheless, a number of locally formulated rules have been revived and implemented and it is hoped that these threatened resources would be conserved.
英文关键词	Communal lands Land degradation Climatic variability Adopted strategies Dry areas
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	CSCD
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics
CSCD记录号	CSCD:5096993
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/335331
作者单位	Tabassum Iffat, Institute of Geography, Urban & Regional Planning University of Peshawar, Peshawar, 25100, Pakistan.; Rahman Fazlur, Institute of Geography, Urban & Regional Planning University of Peshawar, Peshawar, 25100, Pakistan.; Haq Fazlul, Institute of Geography, Urban & Regional Planning University of Peshawar, Peshawar, 25100, Pakistan.
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Tabassum Iffat,Rahman Fazlur,Haq Fazlul. Dynamics of Communal Land Degradation and Its Implications in the Arid Mountains of Pakistan: A Study of District Karak, Khyber Pakhtunkuwa[J],2014,11(2):485-495.
APA	Tabassum Iffat,Rahman Fazlur,&Haq Fazlul.(2014).Dynamics of Communal Land Degradation and Its Implications in the Arid Mountains of Pakistan: A Study of District Karak, Khyber Pakhtunkuwa.Journal of Mountain Science,11(2),485-495.
MLA	Tabassum Iffat,et al."Dynamics of Communal Land Degradation and Its Implications in the Arid Mountains of Pakistan: A Study of District Karak, Khyber Pakhtunkuwa".Journal of Mountain Science 11.2(2014):485-495.