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Life in the Himalaya : an ecosystem at risk

Pandit, Maharaj K., 1958- author

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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.-- Provided by publisher

• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Subject: Nature Effect of human beings on Himalaya Mountains Region. / Sustainability Himalaya Mountains Region. / Ecosystem management Himalaya Mountains Region. / Himalaya Mountains Region Environmental conditions.
• ISBN: 9780674971745

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
QH193.H5 P36 2017	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE