Environmental Change in the Himalayan Region
Twelve Case Studies
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.
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.
1. Introduction
2. Climate Change and its impacts on Bhutan3. 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.
| ISBN | 978-3-030-03361-3 |
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| Article number | 9783030033613 |
| Media type | Book |
| Copyright year | 2019 |
| Publisher | Springer, Berlin |
| Length | 232 pages |
| Illustrations | VI, 232 p. 86 illus., 77 illus. in color. |
| Language | English |
