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Environmental Change in the Himalayan Region

Twelve Case Studies

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  • © 2019

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Editors:
  1. Anup Saikia

    1. Department of Geography, Gauhati University, Guwahati, India

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  2. Pankaj Thapa

    1. Department of Geography & Planning, Sherubtse College, Royal University of Bhutan, Kanglung, Bhutan

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  • First book on environment and conservation issues relating to the fragile Himalayas
  • Chapters on Bhutan and Myanmar add to the book's value, given the dearth of research literature on these countries
  • Contributions by experts from various institutions located in India, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, USA, Germany, and Japan

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
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  2. Snow and Ice Melt Contribution in the Daily Discharge of Langtang and Modi Rivers, Nepal

    • Rijan Bhakta Kayastha, Ahuti Shrestha
    Pages 1-21

  3. Status of Climate Change and Implications to Ecology and Community Livelihoods in the Bhutan Himalaya

    • Andreas Hoy, Om Katel
    Pages 23-45

  4. The Assessment of Deforestation, Forest Degradation, and Carbon Release in Myanmar 2000–2010

    • Chuyuan Wang, Soe W. Myint, Maya Hutchins
    Pages 47-64

  5. Climate and Remotely Sensed Markers of Glacier Changes in the Himalaya

    • Lydia Sam, Rajesh Kumar, Anshuman Bhardwaj
    Pages 65-88

  6. Shrinking Glaciers of the Himachal Himalaya: A Critical Review

    • Pritam Chand, Milap Chand Sharma, Ujjal Deka Baruah, Sanjay Deswal, Syed Umer Latief, Rakesh Saini et al.
    Pages 89-115

  7. Analysing Geospatial Techniques for Land Degradation Studies in Hindu Kush-Himalaya

    • Anshuman Bhardwaj, Rajesh Kumar, Lydia Sam
    Pages 117-135

  8. Urbanization Induced Land Use-Land Cover Changes in the Manipur Valley and Surrounding Hills: A Landscape Metrics Approach

    • Kiran Sharma
    Pages 137-155

  9. The Heat is on in the Himalayas: Assessing Srinagar’s Urban Heat Island Effect

    • Chandra Kant Pawe
    Pages 157-171

  10. Swelter in the City: Population Distribution, Land Use Change and the Urban Heat Island Effect in Shillong, India

    • Rashima Kachari
    Pages 173-187

  11. A Socio-Economic Analysis of Livelihood Strategies in Agriculture Dependent Communities of Mizoram, India

    • Vishwambhar Prasad Sati
    Pages 189-199

  12. Dairy Farming in the Eastern Himalayan Foothills: Perspectives from the Lower Dibang Valley, India

    • Puspa Komor
    Pages 201-218

  13. Snow Cover Changes Observed Over Sikkim Himalaya

    • Smriti Basnett, Anil V. Kulkarni
    Pages 219-232
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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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Geography, Gauhati University, Guwahati, India

    Anup Saikia

  • Department of Geography & Planning, Sherubtse College, Royal University of Bhutan, Kanglung, Bhutan

    Pankaj Thapa

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