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_bIVE/H
100 _aIves, Jack D.
245 _aHimalayan perceptions: environmental change and the well-being of mountain peoples/
_cJack D. Ives
260 _aLondon:
_bRoutledge,
_c2004.
300 _axxi, 271 p. :
_bill. ;
_c26 cm.
440 _a(Routledge studies in physical geography and environment)
_v6
505 _aThe 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?
650 _aHimalaya Mountains Region
650 _aMountain people--Social conditions
650 _aCulture and tourism
650 _aHuman ecology
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