Analyzing new research relating to the Himalayan region, this text challenges the widely-held view from the 1970s and 1980s that the area faced environmental disaster, and examines recent social and economic developments relating to the topic.
Analyzing new research relating to the Himalayan region, this text challenges the widely-held view from the 1970s and 1980s that the area faced environmental disaster, and examines recent social and economic developments relating to the topic.
Jack D. Ives is Senior Advisor on Sustainable Mountain Development at The United Nations University, Tokyo.
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1. The Myth of Himalayan Environmental Degradation 2. The Himalayan Region: An Overview 3. Status of the Mountain Forests 4. Geomorphology of Agricultural Landscapes 5. Flooding in Bangladesh: Causes and Perceptions of Causes 6. Mountain Hazards 7. Development of Tourism and its Impacts 8. Conflict, Tension, and the Oppression of Mountain Peoples 9. Prospects for Future Development: Assets and Obstacles 10. What are the facts? Misleading Perceptions, Misconceptions, and Distortions 11. Conclusions: Redefining the Dilemma; is there a way out?
1. The Myth of Himalayan Environmental Degradation 2. The Himalayan Region: An Overview 3. Status of the Mountain Forests 4. Geomorphology of Agricultural Landscapes 5. Flooding in Bangladesh: Causes and Perceptions of Causes 6. Mountain Hazards 7. Development of Tourism and its Impacts 8. Conflict, Tension, and the Oppression of Mountain Peoples 9. Prospects for Future Development: Assets and Obstacles 10. What are the facts? Misleading Perceptions, Misconceptions, and Distortions 11. Conclusions: Redefining the Dilemma; is there a way out?
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