Life in the Himalaya : An Ecosystem at Risk / Maharaj K. Pandit.

• Introduction -- Prologue : Past as Precursor of Future -- PART I. NATURAL PHASE -- 1. The Himalayan Memoir -- 2. Tectonic Serendipity -- 3. Intercontinental Biological Highway -- 4. Life in Flux -- PART II. CULTURAL PHASE -- 5. The First Axe -- 6. The Chipko Saga -- PART III. MECHANICAL PHASE -- 7. The First Train to Lhasa -- 8. Dam Rivers, Damn Rivers -- 9. Payback Time -- PART IV. NETWORKING PHASE -- 10. Toward Sustainability -- 11. Individuals, Institutions, and Ideals. 

• The collision of the Indian and Eurasian plates 50 million years ago created the Himalaya, along with massive glaciers, intensified monsoon, turbulent rivers, and an efflorescence of ecosystems. Today, the Himalaya is at risk of catastrophic loss of life. Maharaj Pandit outlines the mountain’s past in order to map a way toward a sustainable future.

Subject headings

Miljöfrågor  (sao)

Hållbar utveckling  (sao)

Ekosystemförvaltning  (sao)

Människans påverkan på naturen  (sao)

Ekologi  (sao)

Nature  -- Effect of human beings on -- Himalaya Mountains Region (LCSH)

Sustainability  -- Himalaya Mountains Region (LCSH)

Ecosystem management  -- Himalaya Mountains Region (LCSH)

Ecology  (fast)

Ecosystem management  (fast)

Sustainability  (fast)

Nature  -- Effect of human beings on (fast)

Ecosystem management  (LCSH)

Ecology  (LCSH)

Sustainable development  (LCSH)

Himalaya  (sao)

Himalaya Mountains Region  -- Environmental conditions (LCSH)

Himalaya Mountains Region  (fast)

Keyword

Uh-ob Miljöfrågor och naturskydd: Främre Indien

Publication and Content Type

333.72095496 (DDC)

Uh-ob (kssb/8)