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Terrain Attributes of Sacred Grove Locations Point towards Conscious Spatial Delineation


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1 Department of Architecture, National Institute of Technology, Calicut 673 601, India
2 Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Calicut 673 601, India
3 Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode, Calicut 673 570, India
 

Sacred groves (SGs) are forest patches protected by indigenous communities due to their cultural beliefs and taboos. It is estimated that there are between 100,000 and 150,000 SGs in India. These are often relics of the original vegetation that covered the region before slash and burn agriculture became prevalent. The supportive role of SGs in species maintenance and ecological functions is well recognized and reviewed.
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Anjana Bhagyanathan
Department of Architecture, National Institute of Technology, Calicut 673 601, India
A. K. Kasthurba
Department of Architecture, National Institute of Technology, Calicut 673 601, India
Santosh G. Thampi
Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Calicut 673 601, India
Deepak Dhayanithy
Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode, Calicut 673 570, India

Abstract


Sacred groves (SGs) are forest patches protected by indigenous communities due to their cultural beliefs and taboos. It is estimated that there are between 100,000 and 150,000 SGs in India. These are often relics of the original vegetation that covered the region before slash and burn agriculture became prevalent. The supportive role of SGs in species maintenance and ecological functions is well recognized and reviewed.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv114%2Fi05%2F957-959