Life in the Himalaya : an ecosystem at risk /

Life in the Himalaya explores the interconnectedness between geophysical and biological components of the mountain and its relation to the sustainability of human activities in the region. At the end of glacial age, the Himalayan landscape was significantly transformed by humans; today nearly one-fo...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Pandit, Maharaj K., 1958- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2017.
Subjects:
Nature > Effect of human beings on > Himalaya Mountains Region.
Sustainability > Himalaya Mountains Region.
Ecosystem management > Himalaya Mountains Region.
Homme > Influence sur la nature > Himālaya.
Durabilité de l'environnement > Himālaya.
Écosystèmes > Gestion > Himālaya.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Human Geography.
Ecology.
Ecosystem management.
Nature > Effect of human beings on.
Sustainability.
Himalaya Mountains Region > Environmental conditions.
Himālaya > Conditions environnementales.
Himalaya Mountains Region.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Prologue : past as precursor of future
  • 1. The Himalayan memoir
  • 2. Tectonic serendipity
  • 3. International biological highway
  • 4. Life in flux
  • 5. The first axe
  • 6. The Chipko saga
  • 7. The first train to Lhasa
  • 8. Dam rivers, damn rivers
  • 9. Payback time
  • 10. Towards sustainability
  • 11. Individuals, institutions and ideals.

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