Synopsis This book is an outcome of National Workshop-cum-Seminar on “Planning the Hill Habitat” held in June 1989 at Himachal Pradesh Institute of Public Administration, shimla. The topics covered under this book are Optimal Utilisation of Resources, Spatial Planning, energy Conservation, Catchment Area Development, district and Block Level Planning, Tourism, Conservation of Hill Heritage, Application of Remote Sensing Techniques, Basic Facilities and Services required into the process of planning and development of Hill Habitat.