Environmental Change in the Himalayan Region [[electronic resource] ] : Twelve Case Studies / / edited by Anup Saikia, Pankaj Thapa

• Pubblicazione: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019
• Edizione: 1st ed. 2019.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (VI, 232 p. 86 illus., 77 illus. in color.)
• Disciplina: 333.72
• Soggetto topico: Nature conservation; Climate change; Environmental geography; Biodiversity; Conservation biology; Ecology ; Nature Conservation; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts; Environmental Geography; Conservation Biology/Ecology
• Persona (resp. second.): SaikiaAnup; ThapaPankaj
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 glaciers in India-Bhutan, threats to protected areas, and biodiversity in this ecologically fragile region are assessed in twelve distinct, regional case studies.
• Titolo autorizzato: Environmental Change in the Himalayan Region
• ISBN: 3-030-03362-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910337923303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II