Himalayan perceptions : environmental change and the well-being of mountain peoples /
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Author / Creator: | Ives, Jack D. |
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Imprint: | London ; New York : Routledge, 2004. |
Description: | 1 online resource (271 pages) : illustrations |
Language: | English |
Series: | Routledge studies in physical geography and environment ; 6 Routledge studies in physical geography and environment ; 6. |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11299531 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. The Myth of Himalayan Environmental Degradation
- 2. The Himalayan Region: An Overview
- 3. Status of the Mountain Forests
- 4. Geomorphology of Agricultural Landscapes
- 5. Flooding in Bangladesh: Causes and Perceptions of Causes
- 6. Mountain Hazards
- 7. Development of Tourism and its Impacts
- 8. Conflict, Tension, and the Oppression of Mountain Peoples
- 9. Prospects for Future Development: Assets and Obstacles
- 10. What are the facts? Misleading Perceptions, Misconceptions, and Distortions
- 11. Conclusions: Redefining the Dilemma; is there a way out?