Himalayan perceptions: environmental change and the well-being of mountain peoples / Jack D. Ives.
Material type: TextSeries: Routledge studies in physical geography and environment ; 6Publication details: London ; New York : Routledge, 2004Description: xxi, 271 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN: 0415317983 (alk. paper)Subject(s): 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 conditionsDDC classification: 304.2095496Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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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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