This book identifies and analyzes livelihood impacts of recent environmental and socio-economic changes in urban and rural settings of the mountainous state of Himachal Pradesh, north western Himalaya, India. The findings of the research deal with the broader objectives of the changing patterns of agricultural production with special reference to diversification, as well as forest-based livelihood outcomes, Clean Development Mechanism forest project activities, the roles of different ethnic groups and non-governmental organizations and the benefits and shortcomings of tourism as a...
This book identifies and analyzes livelihood impacts of recent environmental and socio-economic changes in urban and rural settings of the mountain...
The over-exploitation of important earth resources such as land and water has led to a number of environment-related problems the world over. At the same time, land-use change caused by various human activities has led to extinction of many plant and animal habitats and species. In this context, the relevance of biodiversity for human survival is becoming a major international political issue as scientific evidence builds on the global health implications of biodiversity loss. These issues are closely linked with the issue of climate change, as many of the health risks due to climate...
The over-exploitation of important earth resources such as land and water has led to a number of environment-related problems the world over. At th...
The over-exploitation of important earth resources such as land and water has led to a number of environment-related problems the world over. At the same time, land-use change caused by various human activities has led to extinction of many plant and animal habitats and species. In this context, the relevance of biodiversity for human survival is becoming a major international political issue as scientific evidence builds on the global health implications of biodiversity loss. These issues are closely linked with the issue of climate change, as many of the health risks due to climate...
The over-exploitation of important earth resources such as land and water has led to a number of environment-related problems the world over. At th...
In this book, an interdisciplinary research group of faculty members, researchers, professionals, and planners contributed to an understanding of the dynamics and dimensions of emerging challenges and risks in megacities in the rapidly changing urban environments in Asia and examined emerging resilience themes from the point of view of sustainability and public policy. The world's urban population in 2009 was approximately 3.4 billion and Asia's urban population was about 1.72 billion. Between 2010 and 2020, 411 million people will be added to Asian cities (60 % of the growth in the world's...
In this book, an interdisciplinary research group of faculty members, researchers, professionals, and planners contributed to an understanding of the ...
This book is an initiative presented by the Commission on Geographical Education (CGE) of the International Geographical Union (IGU). It focuses particularly on what has been learned from geospatial projects and research from the past decades of implementing GST in formal and informal education. The objective of this publication is to inform an international audience of teachers, professionals, scholars, and policymakers, about the state of the art and prospects on Geospatial Practices (GP), as organized activities that uses GST and lessons learned in relation to geographical education....
This book is an initiative presented by the Commission on Geographical Education (CGE) of the International Geographical Union (IGU). It focuses parti...
This volume synthesizes critical environmental challenges of dynamic earth and human environment systems in South Asia emphasizing geographical dimensions. It deals with spaceborne monitoring, climate, ecohydrology, forests and biodiversity, land-use and land-cover change (LUCC), natural hazards, and disasters in order to contribute towards a sustainable future. The contributions range from traditional field techniques to the use of remote sensing and geographic information systems.
The book integrates environmental attributes relating the past, present, and future of South Asia...
This volume synthesizes critical environmental challenges of dynamic earth and human environment systems in South Asia emphasizing geographical di...
This book deals with the relationship between geomorphology and society. This topic has had rather scant treatment in the literature except to some extent under the label applied geomorphology . In this text the authors aim to bring together conceptual issues and case studies of how geomorphology influences society and, indeed, how society is in turn influenced by geomorphology. In an age in which the influence of human activities on global environments has become so paramount that it is increasingly common to refer to it geologically as the anthropocene, the book aims to reflect on the...
This book deals with the relationship between geomorphology and society. This topic has had rather scant treatment in the literature except to some...
This book identifies and analyzes livelihood impacts of recent environmental and socio-economic changes in urban and rural settings of the mountainous state of Himachal Pradesh, north western Himalaya, India. The findings of the research deal with the broader objectives of the changing patterns of agricultural production with special reference to diversification, as well as forest-based livelihood outcomes, Clean Development Mechanism forest project activities, the roles of different ethnic groups and non-governmental organizations and the benefits and shortcomings of tourism as a...
This book identifies and analyzes livelihood impacts of recent environmental and socio-economic changes in urban and rural settings of the mountain...
These issues are closely linked with the issue of climate change, as many of the health risks due to climate change are associated with rapid degradation of biodiversity.
These issues are closely linked with the issue of climate change, as many of the health risks due to climate change are associated with rapid degradat...
