ENGLISH

Life in the Himalaya: An Ecosystem at Risk

By Pandit , Maharaj K.

Book information

Publisher
Harvard University Press
Year
2017
ISBN
4107305354, 9780674978652, 9780674978645, 9780674978621, 2016046667
Language
english
Format
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Filesize
5 MB (4730660 bytes)
Pages
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Orientation
portrait
Paginated
no
Scanned
no
Time added
2020-11-25 20:12:17

Description

Life in the Himalaya explores the interconnectedness between geophysical and biological components of the mountain and its relation to the sustainability of human activities in the region. At the end of glacial age, the Himalayan landscape was significantly transformed by humans; today nearly one-fourth of the world population inhabits the Himalayan river basins. With the unfolding of burgeoning human population, urbanization, geo-politics of militarization, automobile revolution, tourism and dam-building, the Himalaya is an ecosystem at risk where human communities suffer recurrent natural disasters. The book comprehensively reviews Himalaya's past and present and suggests a future of sustainable living. To achieve this, human communities must operate within the region's carrying capacity that is based on Himalaya's geological vulnerability, ecological fragility and human cultural sensitivity.

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