Overview
- Presents an empirical and observational study of environmental and cultural change in the Himalayas
- Provides detailed descriptions of the recent changes, addressing both natural and cultural aspects
- Features a wealth of illustrated color maps, graphs, models and tables
Part of the book series: Advances in Global Change Research (AGLO, volume 66)
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
This book provides a unique and comprehensive assessment of the changes that have been taking place in the Himalayas. It describes in detail all the aspects of change, both natural and cultural, along with their implications, and suggests policy measures to help mitigate them. The book is divided into two major sections – on natural changes and cultural changes – and 11 chapters: an introduction, six addressing changes that concern natural aspects, and four exploring cultural changes and presenting the book’s conclusions. The content is based on a study conducted using a participatory observation/empirical method. Time series data from secondary sources is also included, helping to analyze the various changes. The findings are presented in the form of color graphs, models, maps, photographs, and tables.
The book offers a valuable resource for policymakers, and will prove equally useful for all other stakeholders, e.g. researchers, students and development agents.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Himalaya on the Threshold of Change
Authors: Vishwambhar Prasad Sati
Series Title: Advances in Global Change Research
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-14180-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-14179-0Published: 29 April 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-14180-6Published: 16 April 2019
Series ISSN: 1574-0919
Series E-ISSN: 2215-1621
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXXVII, 193
Number of Illustrations: 13 b/w illustrations, 60 illustrations in colour
Topics: Environmental Geography, Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts, Human Geography, Economic Geography, Cultural Geography, Natural Hazards