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UNINA9910337923303321 |
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Titolo |
Environmental Change in the Himalayan Region [[electronic resource] ] : Twelve Case Studies / / edited by Anup Saikia, Pankaj Thapa |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019 |
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[1st ed. 2019.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (VI, 232 p. 86 illus., 77 illus. in color.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Nature conservation |
Climate change |
Environmental geography |
Biodiversity |
Conservation biology |
Ecology |
Nature Conservation |
Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts |
Environmental Geography |
Conservation Biology/Ecology |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1. Introduction -- 2. Climate Change and its impacts on Bhutan -- 3. Glaciers as indicators of changing climate in Himalaya -- 4. Land degradation in the Khyber mountains, Pakistan -- 5. Biodiversity Conservation in a Himalayan fringe -- 6. Spreading urban tentacles in the Scotland of the East -- 7. Blowing hot, blowing cold: The urban heat island effect in Srinagar -- 8. Protected areas in Bhutan -- 9. Livelihood Strategies among Agriculture Dependent Communities of Mozoram, Eastern Himalaya -- 10. Climate change and food security in the Himalaya. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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glaciers in India-Bhutan, threats to protected areas, and biodiversity in this ecologically fragile region are assessed in twelve distinct, regional case studies. |
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