Himalayan perceptions : environmental change and the well-being of mountain peoples / Jack D. Ives.

In the 1970s and 1980s many institutions, agencies and scholars believed that the Himalayan region was facing severe environmental disaster, due primarily to rapid growth in population that has caused extensive deforestation, which in turn has led to massive landsliding and soil erosion. This series...

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Main Author: Ives, Jack D.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2004.
Series:Routledge studies in physical geography and environment ; 6.
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