Environmental Change in the Himalayan Region Twelve Case Studies
Başlık:
Environmental Change in the Himalayan Region Twelve Case Studies
ISBN:
9783030033620
Edition:
1st ed. 2019.
Yayın Bilgileri:
Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
Fiziksel Tanımlama:
VI, 232 p. 86 illus., 77 illus. in color. online resource.
Contents:
1. Introduction -- 2. Climate Change and its impacts on Bhutan -- 3. Glaciers as indicators of changing climate in Himalaya -- 4. Land degradation in the Khyber mountains, Pakistan -- 5. Biodiversity Conservation in a Himalayan fringe -- 6. Spreading urban tentacles in the Scotland of the East -- 7. Blowing hot, blowing cold: The urban heat island effect in Srinagar -- 8. Protected areas in Bhutan -- 9. Livelihood Strategies among Agriculture Dependent Communities of Mozoram, Eastern Himalaya -- 10. Climate change and food security in the Himalaya.
Abstract:
The book focuses on environment and conservation issues pertaining to the Himalayas, spanning Pakistan, Nepal, India, Bhutan and Myanmar. Environmental degradation, changes in snow cover and glaciers in India-Bhutan, threats to protected areas, and biodiversity in this ecologically fragile region are assessed in twelve distinct, regional case studies.
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Dil:
English