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082			_aP TH-1802 _bGEO
100			_aGeorge, Benison
245		0	_aPaddy culture lands and anthropogenic pressures in Kerala (Also available on CD)
260			_c2015
300			_aiv,67p.,CD-ROM
505			_a1Paddy culture in Kerala: Existing Scenario 12 1.1Introduction 13 1.2The land use analysis of the state 13 1.3Paddy culture in Kerala 13 1.4Statement of the Problem 15 1.4.1Shortage in Seasonal Labour Supply 15 1.4.2Low Profitabilitywage –land holdingproductivity 16 1.4.3Competitions from Other Crops 17 1.4.4Population Pressure and Housing Demands 17 1.4.5Urbanization and Infrastructure Development of the state18 1.4.6Land as a Speculative Asset and remittance economy of the state19 1.4.7Conversion of land for clay and sand mining19 1.5Relevance of the topic19 1.6Identification of study region 19 1.7Aim20 1.8Objectives20 1.9Methodology 20 1.10Scope of the study 20 1.11Justification of the site21 2Litrature Review 22 2.1Requirement paddy culture and food security in Kerala23 2.2Favorable factors for paddy in Kerala23 2.3RECENT INITIATIVES TO REVIVE PADDY CULTIVATION23 2.4Various laws regardling land and paddy culture 24 2.4.1The Kerala Land Reform Act (1971) 24 2.4.2The Kerala conservation of paddy land and wetland25 2.5Urban agriculture 25 2.5.1Factors involved in urban agriculture 26 2.5.2Benefits of Urban Agriculture26 2.6Promoting Urban Agriculture: Case of Detroit 27 2.7Summary of the Urban Agriculture Amendments to Detroit’s Zoning Ordinance 27 2.7.1Permitted uses28 2.7.2Sale of produce and other farm products 28 2.7.3Aquaculture, Aquaponics and Hydroponics28 2.7.4Preexisting Agricultural Operations28 2.7.5Prohibited uses28 2.7.6To submit plans for an urban agriculture operation28 3Sudy area profileTrissurmuncipal corporation and the kolefileds 29 3.1Introduction30 3.2Location 30 3.3Regional connectivity31 3.4Physiography32 3.5Climate 33 3.6History 33 3.7Demography 34 3.7.1Population 34 3.7.2Population density 34 3.7.3Sexratio 35 3.7.4Household size 35 3.8Land use of Trissur 35 3.8.1Cronlogical evolution of the cites land use35 3.8.2Existing land use of Trissur Corporation (2010) 38 3.8.3Concentration of residential land use 41 3.8.4Concentration of agriculture land use 42 3.9Kole fields 43 3.9.1Introduction43 3.9.2Ecological importance 44 3.9.3History44 3.9.4Kole fields in Trissur Corporation 44 3.9.5Kole fields in the periphery of Trissur Corporation45 4Urban farming in Trissur city corporation 46 4.1Study area47 4.2Study procedure47 4.3Agriculture activity in three panchayaths 47 4.3.1Ayyanthol panchayath(Wards 47.48,52 of Trissur Municipal Corporation)47 4.3.2Koorkanajery panchayath(Wards 40,41,42,43 of Trissur Municipal Corporation) 48 4.3.3Adattu panchaythu(Notified to be part of Trissur Municipal Corporation in 2015) 49 4.4.Focus group discussion 50 4.5Agriculture activity in kole field 51 4.6.Reasons for strong agriculture activity in kole fields51 4.6.1Farmers initiative 51 4.6.2Natural reasons 51 4.6.3Govt.intiatives 51 4.7Governing bodies in kole fields52 4.7.1District town planning office52 4.7.2Trissur development authority52 4.7.3Kerala land use board52 4.7.4Mannuthy Agriculture University52 4.7.5Kole development authority (KDA)52 4.7.6Principal agriculture office52 4.7.7Krishi Bhavans52 4.7.8Kole padavusamithies 52 4.8Multifunctional roles of kole fields .53 4.8.1Flood Control53 4.8.2Groundwater Recharge 54 4.8.3Water Purification (assimilation of pollutants)55 4.8.4Source of Rich biodiversity56 4.8.5Aesthetics of Landscape and Green Lungs for the city56 4.8.6Economical Importance of kole fields 57 4.9Threats and oppertunites in kole fields 58 5Proposals 59 5.1Introduction 60 5.2Collective Governance60 5.3Planning strategies60 5.4Redefine Urban60 5.5Intensification and diversification of agriculture produce61 5.6PPP and Tourism opportunities 61 5.7Location for potential land for development 61 5.8Kole fileds as centre of urban farming in Trissur 61 5.9Role of farmer 62 5.10Role of market.62 5.11Role of geovernment 62 5.12Environfriendly eccosensitive smart city of Trissur 62 6References 63
700			_aParthasarathy, R. (Guide)
891			_a2013 Batch
891			_aFP-PG
999			_c51893 _d51893