TY  - BOOK
AU  - Chabria, Rina (PA201016)
AU  - Maheshwari, Deepa (Guide)
TI  - Landscape conservation for Ananthagiri region - Vikarabad, Telangana (Also available on CD)
U1  - LA TH-0306 
PY  - 2018///
N1  - CONTENTS
Abstract    i
Acknowledgement    ii
Contents    iv
List of maps   viii
List of tables    viii
List of figures    x
1 INTRODUCTION    1
1.1 Landscape Conservation    2
1.1.1 Reasons of degradation    2
1.2 Tourism   2
1.2.1 Tourism in` India    2
1.2.2 Tourism in Telangana    2
1.2.3 Ecotourism   3
1.2.4 Impacts of Tourism on Environment    3
2 INTRODUCTON TO STUDY REGION . 5
2.1 Location   6
2.2 Linkages and Transportation   6
2.3 Nearby tourist destinations    7
2.4 Understanding the Altitude from Hyderabad    8
2.5 Historical Background   8
2.5.1 Current Scenario   9
2.5.2 Growth of Vikarabad   10
2.5.3 Demographics   10
2.6 Aim   12
2.7 Objectives    12
2.8 Scope and Limitations   12
2.9 Need for the study   12
2.10 Scope and Limitations   12
2.11 Defining the Study Area   14
2.12 Ananthagiri Hills   15
2.12.1 Significance of the hill   18
2.12.2 Values of the hill   18
2.13 Kotepalli Reservoir   19
3 LITERATURE CASE STUDIES   21
3.1 Tadoba Wildlife Sanctuary   22
3.2 Gir Sanctuary   23
3.3 Morialta and Black Hills Australia   25
3.4 Conclusion from Case studies   26
3.4.1 Habitat Improvement   26
3.4.2 Settlements   26
3.4.3 Interlinking of Fragmented areas    26
4 NATURAL LAYERS   27
4.1 Climate   28
4.2 Elevation map   30
4.3 Slope Analysis   32
4.4 Geology   34
4.5 Soil   36
4.6 Vegetation Typology   38
4.6.1 Protected area and Reserve forest   39
4.7 Vegetation Density   42
4.8 Land use:   44
4.9 Settlement   46	 
5 ANALYSIS    51
5.1 Erosion susceptibility    52
5.2 Critical zone   54
6 TOURISM IN STUDY AREA    57
6.1 Tourism Density map    62
6.1.1 Religious    63
6.1.2 Adventure   64
6.1.3 Nature    64
6.1.4 Leisure    65
6.1.5 Linkages    65
6.2 Activity map   66
6.3 Wildlife    70
6.3.1 Bird watching/ Photography    71
vi Landscape Conservation of Ananthagiri Region Vikarabad
6.4 Issue map    72
6.4.1 Pressure from Anthropogenic Activities   73
7 PROPOSALS    79
7.1 Proposal map   80
7.2 Tourist Proposal Guidelines   82
7.2.1 Local stakeholder participation    83
7.2.2 Activities to be regulated    85
7.3 Hill    86
7.3.1 Road    86
7.3.2 Buffer    87
7.3.3 Introduction of understorey plantation    88
7.4 Forest    89
7.4.1 Vegetation Establishment    89
7.4.2 Soil conservation    90
7.4.3 Foot hills    91
7.5 Lake/ Streams         92
Conclusion   94
7.5.1 Expected Outcome    94
8 References    95

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