Hakutulokset: Hakutulos
yhteensä 36 hakutulosta
Climate, Land-Use Change and Hydrology of the Beas River Basin, Western Himalayas
There is a need of strengthening the global and local response to cope with the threat of climate change and adverse effects of rising anthropogenic activities in the mountain …
Contemporary Environmental Problems in Nepal
This monograph examines contemporary environmental challenges facing Nepal, this landlocked country’s representativeness in the wider South Asian context is both distinct and …
Climate Change and Human Health Scenario in South and Southeast Asia
This book is the first to present a regional analysis of climate change and human health, focusing on geographically and socio-economically distinct countries of South and …
Glaciers of the Karakoram Himalaya
The Karakoram contains the greatest concentration of glaciers and most of the largest ice masses outside high latitudes. They comprise major stores and sources of fresh water in an …
Maturing Megacities
This edited volume covers the multiple changes concerning urban governance in the course of the progressive transformation of the Pearl River Delta mega-urban region in China. …
Creative Industries and Urban Spatial Structure
This book explores the dynamics of the interaction between the development of creative industries and urban land use in Nanjing, a metropolis and a growth pole in the Yangtze River …
Malaria in South Asia
Malaria is one of the most widespread and devastating infectious diseases in the world. More than half the world population residing in over 100 countries is at risk of infection …
Large Dams in Asia
This book explores the multi-dimensional asymmetries of scale, time, and directions in the large dam controversy with a regional focus on Asia, especially on India and China. …
Anthropogenic Tropical Forests
The studies in this volume provide an ethnography of a plantation frontier in central Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo. Drawing on the expertise of both natural scientists and social …
Climate Change, Agriculture and Rural Livelihoods in Developing Countries
This book is about climate change and its relation to agriculture and rural livelihoods. It starts by providing a basic understanding of climate change science followed by the …
The Himalayan Border Region
Drawing from extensive archival work and long-term ethnographic research, this book focuses on the so-called Bhotiyas, former trans-Himalayan traders and a Scheduled Tribe of India …
Environmental Change and Development in Ladakh, Indian Trans-Himalaya
The Trans-Himalayan region of Ladakh has witnessed important changes linked to its geo-strategic importance, the rapid development of means of communication with other parts of …