Himalayan perceptions: environmental change and the well-being of mountain peoples /
Ives, Jack D.
Himalayan perceptions: environmental change and the well-being of mountain peoples / Jack D. Ives. - London ; New York : Routledge, 2004. - xxi, 271 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. - Routledge studies in physical geography and environment ; 6 .
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?
0415317983 (alk. paper)
Human ecology--Himalaya Mountains Region.
Indigenous peoples--Ecology--Himalaya Mountains Region.
Mountain people--Social conditions.--Himalaya Mountains Region
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
Himalayan perceptions: environmental change and the well-being of mountain peoples / Jack D. Ives. - London ; New York : Routledge, 2004. - xxi, 271 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. - Routledge studies in physical geography and environment ; 6 .
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?
0415317983 (alk. paper)
Human ecology--Himalaya Mountains Region.
Indigenous peoples--Ecology--Himalaya Mountains Region.
Mountain people--Social conditions.--Himalaya Mountains Region
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