Environmental Change in the Himalayan Region: Twelve Case Studies

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030033619
• ISBN13: 9783030033613
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"