Environmental Change in the Himalayan Region : Twelve Case Studies / edited by Anup Saikia, Pankaj Thapa

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Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Buch (Online)Sprache: Englisch Reihen: SpringerLink BücherVerlag: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2019Beschreibung: Online-Ressource (VI, 232 p. 86 illus., 77 illus. in color, online resource)ISBN:

9783030033620

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Andere physische Formen: 9783030033613 | 9783030033637 | Erscheint auch als: 978-3-030-03361-3 Druck-Ausgabe | Printed edition: 9783030033613 | Printed edition: 9783030033637 | Erscheint auch als: Environmental change in the Himalayan region. Druck-Ausgabe. 1. edition 2019. Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2019. vi, 232 SeitenDDC-Klassifikation:

333.72

LOC-Klassifikation:

QH75-77

DOI: DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-03362-0Online-Ressourcen:

Zusammenfassung: 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 studiesZusammenfassung: 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 HimalayaPPN: PPN: 106737180XPackage identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-2-EES | ZDB-2-SEB | ZDB-2-SXEE

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