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Environmental Change in the Himalayan Region = Twelve Case Studies /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Environmental Change in the Himalayan Region/ edited by Anup Saikia, Pankaj Thapa.
Reminder of title:	Twelve Case Studies /
other author:	Saikia, Anup.
Description:	VI, 232 p. 86 illus., 77 illus. in color.online resource. :
Contained By:	Springer Nature eBook
Subject:	Nature conservation. -
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03362-0
ISBN:	9783030033620

Environmental Change in the Himalayan Region = Twelve Case Studies /
Environmental Change in the Himalayan RegionTwelve Case Studies /[electronic resource] :edited by Anup Saikia, Pankaj Thapa. - 1st ed. 2019. - VI, 232 p. 86 illus., 77 illus. in color.online resource.

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.

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.

ISBN: 9783030033620

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-030-03362-0doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

654487
Nature conservation.

LC Class. No.: QH75-77

Dewey Class. No.: 333.72

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