Climate Change and the Future of Himalayan Farming

Herausgeber: Aase, Tor H

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Produktbeschreibung

Over the past three decades, climate change and other uncertainties have wreaked havoc on diverse livelihoods in the Himalayas. Farming communities cope with these changes based on their perceptions of changing climatic patterns. This book explores the practices of flexible farming systems to ensure that agricultural policies in the future are better prepared to face an uncertain future.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 224mm x 145mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 540g
• ISBN-13: 9780199475476
• ISBN-10: 0199475474
• Artikelnr.: 47865905

Autorenporträt

Tor H Aase is Professor in Geography, University of Bergen, Norway. He is also affiliated senior researcher at Centre International for Climate and Environmental Research Oslo (CICERO).

Inhaltsangabe

* List of Figures
* List of Tables
* Preface
* Acknowledgment
* Introduction: Adapting to Uncertainty - Tor H Aase, Nand Kishor
Agrawal, and Sarah Nischalke
* 1: Two Kinds of Flexibility - Tor H Aase
* 2: Future Climate and Potential Impacts at the Study Sites - Bob van
Oort
* 3: Compromised Potentials: Emerging Challenges for the Farmers of
Salla, India - Suman Bisht and Nand Kishor Agrawal
* 4: Combining Land and Water in Upper Indus, Sai Valley, Gilgit,
Pakistan - Sher Ahmed and Tor H Aase
* 5: Minor Crops and Major Opportunities in Dolakha, Nepal - Nina B
Holmelin
* 6: From Grain to Grape: Bamei village in Yunnan, China - Wenling Wang
* 7: Organic Farmers on the Ridge: The Hyolmo of Sermathang, Nepal -
Tor H Aase and Prem S Chapagain
* 8: Stranded between 'Good Floods' and 'Bad Floods': Lawpani Village,
Assam, India - Sarah Nischalke and Suman Bisht
* 9: Current Adaptations and Future Prospects of Himalayan Farming -
Tor H Aase, Nina B Holmelin, Bob van Oort, Nand Kishor Agrawal, Sarah
Nischalke, Wenling Wang, Sher Ahmed, Prem Sagar Chapagain, and Suman
Bisht
* Notes on Editors and Contributors
* Index