Ives, Jack D.

Himalayan perceptions: environmental change and the well-being of mountain peoples/ Jack D. Ives - London: Routledge, 2004. - xxi, 271 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. - (Routledge studies in physical geography and environment) 6 .

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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Himalaya Mountains Region
Mountain people--Social conditions
Culture and tourism
Human ecology

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