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  1. Himalayan perceptions
    environmental change and the well-being of mountain peoples
    Autor*in: Ives, Jack D.
    Erschienen: 2004
    Verlag:  Routledge, London

    In the 1970s and 1980s many institutions, agencies and scholars believed that the Himalayan region was facing severe environmental disaster, due primarily to rapid growth in population that has caused extensive deforestation, which in turn has led to... mehr

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    Otto-von-Guericke-Universität, Universitätsbibliothek
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    In the 1970s and 1980s many institutions, agencies and scholars believed that the Himalayan region was facing severe environmental disaster, due primarily to rapid growth in population that has caused extensive deforestation, which in turn has led to massive landsliding and soil erosion. This series of assumptions was first challenged in the book: The Himalayan Dilemma (1989: Ives and Messerli, Routledge). Nevertheless, the environmental crisis paradigm still commands considerable support, including logging bans in the mountain watersheds of China, India, and Thailand, and is constantly being

     
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    Quelle: Verbundkataloge
    Sprache: Englisch
    Medientyp: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 0415317983
    Schriftenreihe: Routledge studies in physical geography and environment ; 6
    Schlagworte: Mountain people; Deforestation; Culture and tourism; Environmental degradation; Environmental policy; Human ecology; Indigenous peoples
    Umfang: Online-Ressource (xxi, 271 p), ill, 26 cm
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    Includes bibliographical references (p. [242]-260) and indexes

    Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; The myth of Himalayan environmental degradation; The Himalayan region: an overview; Status of forests in the Himalayan region; 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?; Epilogue

    NotesReferences; Author index; Subject index

    Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web