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200 10$aHimalayan perceptions $eenvironmental change and the well-being of mountain peoples /$fJack D. Ives
210  1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2004.
215   $a1 online resource (294 p.)
225 1 $aRoutledge studies in physical geography and environment ;$v6
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [242]-260) and indexes.
327   $aThe 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?
330   $aIn the 1970s and 1980s many institutions, agencies and scholars believed that the Himalayan region was facing severe environmental disaster, due primarily to rapid growth in population that has caused extensive deforestation, which in turn has led to massive landsliding and soil erosion. This series of assumptions was first challenged in the book: The Himalayan Dilemma (1989: Ives and Messerli, Routledge). Nevertheless, the environmental crisis paradigm still commands considerable support, including logging bans in the mountain watersheds of China, India, and Thailand, and is constant
410  0$aRoutledge studies in physical geography and environment ;$v6.
606   $aHuman ecology$zHimalaya Mountains Region
606   $aIndigenous peoples$xEcology$zHimalaya Mountains Region
606   $aMountain people$zHimalaya Mountains Region$xSocial conditions
606   $aDeforestation$zHimalaya Mountains Region
606   $aCulture and tourism$zHimalaya Mountains Region
606   $aEnvironmental degradation$zHimalaya Mountains Region
606   $aEnvironmental policy$zHimalaya Mountains Region
607   $aHimalaya Mountains Region$xSocial conditions
607   $aHimalaya Mountains Region$xEnvironmental conditions
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