<p>The population–health–environment approach to development recognises the interconnectedness between people and their environment. Population growth, size, fertility, mortality, migration, settlement patterns and resource availability—all influence the environment and development. Solving the complex challenges we face today demands a better understanding of how these aspects of population impact the environment, how the environmental change impacts our health and well-being, and what can be done to address these issues. If we are able to successfully integrate these aspects effectively, then a range of development goals, from poverty reduction to health security to gender equity can be achieved.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>This book examines the population and development issues, its relationships with supportive evidence and also identifies thrust areas of further research and action. The papers in this volume provide comprehensive analysis by utilising the most recent data and information. This book will be a ready reference material for demo-graphers, social scientists, policy makers, programme managers and NGOs and those interested in population, health and developmental issues.</p>

<p>The papers included in this book provide a comprehensive analyses of population, health, environment and development linkages. By using the data from Census, NFHS, DLHS, NSSO and other sources, the recent scenario and emerging challenges, are highlighted here. This will be a very useful reference material not only for researchers but also for policymakers.<br /> &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>Prof F. Ram</strong><br /> &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<em>Director, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS),<br /> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Mumbai</em></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>This book is a collection of excellent inter-disciplinary articles presenting a critical overview of demographic, health and developmental situation prevailing in the newly formed state—Uttarakhand. All those interested in population, health and developmental issues will find this book very useful and valuable.<br /> &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>Prof P.C. Saxena</strong><br /> &nbsp;&nbsp; <em>&nbsp;Former Professor, American University of Beirut (AUB), Lebanon</em></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>This book is a remarkable and timely contribution to understand health, gender and developmental inter-relationships from a regional perspective. I compliment IIPS and the editors for bringing out this important volume.&nbsp;<br /> &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>Prof C.P. Prakasam</strong><br /> &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<em>President, Indian Association for Social Sciences and Health (IASSH)</em></p>

<p><strong>T.V. Sekher</strong> is Associate Professor, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai. Trained in demography and sociology, his areas of research interests are social demography, gender issues, public health, population policies and ageing. He was a Visiting Fellow at the Wellcome Trust Centre of University of London, Maison de Sciences la Homme, Paris and Lund University in Sweden; and was Consultant to UNFPA. He is the Managing Editor of the professional journal Demography India. Dr Sekher has authored and edited 6 books and has more than 50 research articles in national and international journals.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Abhishek Singh</strong> is Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health and Mortality Studies, IIPS, Mumbai. He has over 50 publications in reputed peer-reviewed national and international journals. His research interests include mortality analysis, modeling of HIV/AIDS, maternal and child health, social epidemiology, and large-scale survey research. He was a visiting scholar at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (April-June 2008). He was awarded Leverhulme Fellowship to visit University of Portsmouth, UK during June 2011-May 2012. Dr Singh is involved in a number of research studies at IIPS.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Sulabha Parasuraman</strong> is former Professor and Head, Department of Population Policies and Programmes, IIPS, Mumbai. Her areas of expertise include: demography, reproductive health, large-scale survey methodology, sampling procedures, and health care utilisation. She has published numerous articles in journals of national and international repute, and is principal author of many books and research studies. She was senior coordinator of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS), WHO-SAGE Study, GATS-India Survey, and many important demographic and health surveys undertaken by IIPS. Dr Parasuraman served as consultant to many organisations including UNFPA, WHO and UNICEF.</p>

<p><strong>N. Audinarayana</strong>, Professor, Department of Sociology and Population Studies, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Anup Badola</strong>, Consultant &amp; Executive Director, Development &amp; Research Institute for Social &amp; Technical Education (DRISTE), Dehradun, Uttarakhand.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Suyash Badola</strong>, Research Scholar, Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal (HNBG) University, Garhwal, Uttarakhand.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Dhananjay Bansod</strong>, Assistant Professor, Population Research Centre, Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bangalore.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>R.B. Bhagat</strong>, Professor, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Anita Bhargava</strong>, Research Scholar, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Bhagwan S. Bisht</strong>, Professor, Department of Sociology, Kumaun University, Nainital, Uttarakhand.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Jayanta Kumar Bora</strong>, Advanced Analytics, TNS Pvt. Ltd, Mumbai.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Chayan Roy Choudhury</strong>, Technical Coordinator (Monitoring), Urban Health Initiative, Lucknow.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Puspita Datta</strong>, Assistant Manager (Research), Population Services International, New Delhi.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Sujata Ganguly</strong>, Research Scholar, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Nilabja Ghosh</strong>, Associate Professor, Institute of Economic Growth (IEG), Delhi.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Avishek Hazra</strong>, Assistant Programme Officer, Population Council, New Delhi.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>D.C. Jain</strong>, Research Assistant, Regional Medical Research Centre for Tribals, Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR), Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Sabyasachi Kar</strong>, Associate Professor, Institute of Economic Growth (IEG), Delhi.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Archana Kujur</strong>, Research Scholar, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Subrata Lahiri</strong>, Former Professor, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Hemkhothang Lhungdim</strong>, Associate Professor, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>R. Lusome</strong>, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Pondicherry University, Puducherry.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Sandhya Rani Mahapatro</strong>, Research Scholar, Population Research Centre, Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bangalore.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Soumya Mohanty</strong>, Consultant, RCH-DC Division, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Tilak Mukherji</strong>, Chief Mentor, Sigma Research and Consulting, New Delhi.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Dewaram A. Nagdeve</strong>, Associate Professor, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Benoy Peter</strong>, National Manager, Knowledge Management, Population Services International, Bangalore.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Jalandhar Pradhan</strong>, Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela, Orissa.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>C.P. Prakasam</strong>, Former Professor, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Ravi Prakash</strong>, Manager (M&amp;E), Karnataka Health Promotion Trust (KHPT), Bangalore.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>C.V.S. Prasad</strong>, Senior Advisor, South Asia, ORG Center for Social Research, The Nielsen Company, New Delhi.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>F. Ram</strong>, Director and Senior Professor, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Manju Rani</strong>, Lecturer, Department of Economics, Government Degree College, Uttar Pradesh.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Manoj Kumar Raut</strong>, Consultant, United Nations Fund Population (UNFPA), Jaipur, Rajasthan.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Sanjay Rode</strong>, Assistant Professor, S.K. Somaiya College, Mumbai.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Satyaban Sahu</strong>, Project Officer (M&amp;S), Pathfinder International, New Delhi.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Nandita Saikia</strong>, Assistant Professor, Population Research Centre, Institute of Economic Growth (IEG), Delhi.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Daliya Sebastian</strong>, Programme Officer (M&amp;E), Technical Support Unit, Rajasthan State AIDS Control Society (RSACS), Jaipur.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Ravendra K. Sharma</strong>, Scientist ‘B’, Regional Medical Research Centre for Tribals, Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR), Jabalpur.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Sandeep Kumar Sharma</strong>, Statistical Officer, Sir Sunderlal Hospital, Institute of Medical Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Suresh Sharma</strong>, Assistant Professor, Population Research Center, Institute of Economic Growth (IEG), Delhi.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>U.V. Somayajulu</strong>, CEO, Sigma Research and Consulting, New Delhi.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>H.C. Srivastava</strong>, Former Professor, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Niharika Tripathi</strong>, Research Scholar, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Sayeed Unisa</strong>, Professor, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Narayan Prasad Uniyal</strong>, Department of Education, Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal (HNBG) University, Garhwal, Uttarakhand.</p>