Land use changes in Himalaya and their impacts on environment, society and economy: A study of the Lake Region in Kumaon Himalaya, India

Advances in Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1029-1042

  Tiwari, Prakash ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Deforestation; Hydrological disruptions; Integrated land use framework; Population growth; Resource deficit; Resource use pattern; Subsistence agriculture; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

EID: 60049100736     PISSN: 02561530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00376-008-1029-x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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