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