TY - BOOK AU - Ives, Jack D. TI - Himalayan perceptions: environmental change and the well-being of mountain peoples SN - 9780415317986 U1 - 304.2095496 PY - 2004/// CY - London PB - Routledge KW - Himalaya Mountains Region KW - Mountain people--Social conditions KW - Culture and tourism KW - Human ecology N1 - 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? ER -