'Geography has become an extremely varied, versatile and high empirical discipline, and its area of study has grown a great deal since its inception. Harvey (1969) opines that geography is concerned with the description and explanation of the areal differentiation on the earths surface. Growing human population is responsible for increasing demand for resources. The available resources are scarce in nature, on the one hand, and the population is growing rapidly on the other. Hence, it is the need of the hour to adopt the optimum utilization concept for effective conservation and management of resources.\nResource Geography of Goa has been taught at under graduate level prescribed by Goa University. The textbook will provide relevant information to the students about Goa mainly consists of History, administrative divisions, physical resources, economic, demographic and settlement Read more
Contents Forewordv Acknowledgementvii 1.GeoLook of the Study Area1 2.Demography Population Structure of Goa25 3.Settlement Characteristics of Goa39 4.conomic Characteristics of Goa 42 5.Fishery Resources of Goa 74 Bibliography87
Dr Dadapir Moulasab Jakati completed his Post-Graduation in Geography from Karnataka University, Dharwad and M.Sc. in Ecology and Environment from Sikkim Manipal University, Gangtok, Sikkim. He obtained his M. Phil in Resource Geography and Doctoral degree in Resource and Marketing Geography. Presently, he is a Associate Professor of Geography and has been teaching in the Under-Graduate Department of Geography, St. Xaviers College, Mapusa, Bardez, Goa. He is engaged in research in the specializations of Resource Geography, and Marketing Geography. His research papers are published in the known professional journals. He is also presented the research papers in the both National and International Conferences in India. Beside these, he is Promoter of Environmental Education of IIEE., New Delhi. Life member of Geographers Association Goa. and Ph.D. Guide/ Research Supervisor of Read more
