Himalayan perceptions: environmental change and the well-being of mountain peoples / Jack D. Ives.
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TextSeries: Routledge studies in physical geography and environment ; 6Publication details: London ; New York : Routledge, 2004.Description: xxi, 271 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN: - 0415317983 (alk. paper)
- Human ecology -- Himalaya Mountains Region
- Indigenous peoples -- Ecology -- 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
- Himalaya Mountains Region -- Social conditions
- Himalaya Mountains Region -- Environmental conditions
- 304.2095496 IVE/H
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Central Library, Sikkim University | 304.2095496 IVE/H (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 46187 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [242]-260) and indexes.
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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