Himalayan perceptions : environmental change and the well-being of mountain peoples /

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In the 1970s and 1980s many institutions, agencies and scholars believed that the Himalayan region was facing severe environmental disaster, due primarily to rapid growth in population that has caused extensive deforestation, which in turn has led to massive landsliding and soil erosion. This series...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ives, Jack D.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Routledge, 2004.
Colección:Routledge studies in physical geography and environment ; 6.
Temas:
Human ecology > Himalaya Mountains Region.
Ethnoecology > Himalaya Mountains Region.
Mountain people > Himalaya Mountains Region > Social conditions.
Deforestation > Himalaya Mountains Region.
Culture and tourism > Himalaya Mountains Region.
Environmental degradation > Himalaya Mountains Region.
Environmental policy > Himalaya Mountains Region.
Écologie humaine > Him*alaya.
Autochtones > Écologie > Him*alaya.
Montagnards > Him*alaya > Conditions sociales.
Déboisement > Him*alaya.
Ethnotourisme > Him*alaya.
Environnement > Dégradation > Him*alaya.
Environnement > Politique gouvernementale > Him*alaya.
Environnement > Him*alaya.
Écologie humaine > Himālaya.
Ethnoécologie > Himālaya.
Montagnards > Himālaya > Conditions sociales.
Déboisement > Himālaya.
Ethnotourisme > Himālaya.
Environnement > Dégradation > Himālaya.
Environnement > Politique gouvernementale > Himālaya.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Human Geography.
Culture and tourism.
Deforestation.
Ecology.
Environmental degradation.
Environmental policy.
Human ecology.
Ethnoecology.
Mountain people > Social conditions.
Social conditions
Bergvolken.
Ecologische aspecten.
Himalaya Mountains Region > Social conditions.
Himalaya Mountains Region > Environmental conditions.
Him*alaya > Conditions sociales.
Himālaya > Conditions sociales.
Himālaya > Conditions environnementales.
Himalaya Mountains Region.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The myth of Himalayan environmental degradation
  • The Himalayan region : an overview
  • Status of the mountain forests
  • Geomorphology of agricultural landscapes
  • Flooding in Bangladesh : causes and perceptions of causes
  • Mountain hazards
  • Tourism and its impacts
  • Conflict, tension, and the oppression of mountain peoples
  • Prospects for future development : assets and obstacles
  • What are the facts? misleading perceptions, misconceptions, and distortions
  • Redefining the dilemma : is there a way out?

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