03814nam 22008174a 450 991096003840332120251116175621.01-134-36907-71-134-36908-51-138-86713-61-280-05088-80-203-59756-710.4324/9780203597569 (CKB)1000000000250599(EBL)200417(OCoLC)252889518(SSID)ssj0000298637(PQKBManifestationID)11211903(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000298637(PQKBWorkID)10344489(PQKB)11520450(MiAaPQ)EBC200417(Au-PeEL)EBL200417(CaPaEBR)ebr10094076(CaONFJC)MIL5088(EXLCZ)99100000000025059920031219d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHimalayan perceptions environmental change and the well-being of mountain peoples /Jack D. Ives1st ed.London ;New York Routledge20041 online resource (294 p.)Routledge studies in physical geography and environment ;6Description based upon print version of record.0-203-34878-8 0-415-31798-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. [242]-260) and indexes.The myth of Himalayan environmental degradation -- The Himalayan region : an overview -- Status of the mountain forests -- Geomorphology of agricultural landscapes -- Flooding in Bangladesh : causes and perceptions of causes -- Mountain hazards -- Tourism and its impacts -- Conflict, tension, and the oppression of mountain peoples -- Prospects for future development : assets and obstacles -- What are the facts? misleading perceptions, misconceptions, and distortions -- Redefining the dilemma : is there a way out?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 of assumptions was first challenged in the book: The Himalayan Dilemma (1989: Ives and Messerli, Routledge). Nevertheless, the environmental crisis paradigm still commands considerable support, including logging bans in the mountain watersheds of China, India, and Thailand, and is constantRoutledge studies in physical geography and environment ;6.Human ecologyHimalaya Mountains RegionIndigenous peoplesEcologyHimalaya Mountains RegionMountain peopleHimalaya Mountains RegionSocial conditionsDeforestationHimalaya Mountains RegionCulture and tourismHimalaya Mountains RegionEnvironmental degradationHimalaya Mountains RegionEnvironmental policyHimalaya Mountains RegionHimalaya Mountains RegionSocial conditionsHimalaya Mountains RegionEnvironmental conditionsHuman ecologyIndigenous peoplesEcologyMountain peopleSocial conditions.DeforestationCulture and tourismEnvironmental degradationEnvironmental policy304.2/09549643.47bcl74.21bclIves Jack D613342MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910960038403321Himalayan perceptions4495697UNINA