CONTENTS: Preface, Editors' Note, Contributors, SECTION A: POLICY PLANNING RESOLUTION AND DEVELOPMENTAL PHILOSOPHY: 1. Approach to Development of Uttarakhand: The Role of Policy Planning-B K Joshi, 2. Developing U P Hills: Notes on Fifty Years of Uphill Tasks-Chandresh Shastri, 3. Economy of Uttaranchal State: Prospects and the Case of Tourism as a Key Sector-G C Pande and P C Pandey, 4. Devedloping Entrepreneurship: Key to Regional Devedlopment-S S Khanka, 5. Exploring Energy Options in the Hills: Issues in Planning-Chandresh Shastri, 6. Biodiversity Conservation Approaches in the Western HimalayasP: Past Experiences and Emerging Trends-Virinder Sharma, 7. Integrated Watershed Management: An Alternative Development Planning fort the Uttaranchal Hills-M S Rawat, 8. Planning Regions. An Experimental Study-P C Pandey, Rajnish Pande and R K Pande, 9. The Himalayan Threat-Sunder Lal Bashuguna, 10. An Assessment of Co-Operative Loaning Policy in Context of Kumaon Hills-R S Jalal and Seema Kalra, 11. Statehood and Beyond Revisioning the Future of Uttarakhand-B K Joshi, 12. Conservation of the Himalayan Agroecosystems: Issues and Priorities-L M S Palni, R K Maikhuri and K S Rao, SECTION B: NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (LAND, WATER AND FOREST THRUST AREAS): 13. Participatory Management of Natural Resources in the Letter Himalayan Mountain Ecosystem of Kumaon-P C Tiwari and Bhagwati Joshi, 14. Structure, Technology and Strategies to Improve Agrarian Economy of Uttarakhand-V S Chauhan, J C Bhatt and R K Sharma, 15. Role of Medicinal Herbs and Wildlife Trade in Mountain Environments-Virinder Sharma, 16.16. Importance of Non-Timber Forest Products in Uttarakhand Region-Deepa Pande and Sameer Pande, 17. Hill Agriculture Oppoprtunities and Emerging Challenges-V S Chauhan, 18. Banking Development in the Hills of Uttar Pradesh-J R Majhee, 19. Impact of Market-Oriented Farming on Income, Employment, Labour Composition and Migration-K N Badhani, Janki Suyal, C S Negi, & S Dangwal, 20. Tourism Potential of Uttarakhand-G M Jaswal, 21. Diseases and Insects Affecting Agrarian Economy of U P Hills with special Emphasis to Food Crops-J C Bhatt, S K Pant & V S Chauhan, 22. Role of Tea Industry in the Development of Uttaranchal-M B Tamang, 23. Management and Deavelopment of Water Resources olf Uttarakhand-B N Dhondiyal, SECTION C; HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYMENT GENERATION: 24. Human Resource Planning and Employment Generation-Nisheeth Kumar, 25. Issues in Employment Planning for Uttarakhand-Rajendra P Mamgain, 26. Balancing Social Coastsw and Social Benefits in the Subsidised Human Resource Development Planning in Uttaranchal-L S Bisht and H C Joshi, 27. Human Resource Development in Uttaranchal Challenges and Opportunities-R R Nautiyal and A K Nauriyal, 28. Development of Entrepreneurship through Market-OLriented Farming-K N Badhani, A K Pokhriyal and Janki Suyal, 29. Wolmen in Dryland Agriculture of U P Himalayan Region-D C Pant, 30. Parvatiya Shetro me Udhmita-Vikas-D C Pande and P S Singh (Hindi), 31. Uttarakhand ka Aarthik Vikas (Hindi)-Harish Singh Bisht, SECTION D: SEMINAR PRO0CEEDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS: Appendix: List of Participants/Contributors.