Environmental change and challenge in the Himalaya. A historical perspective

Pirineos

Volumn , Issue 167, 2012, Pages 29-68

  Ives, Jack D ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Environmental degradation; Geomorphic hazards; Glacier fluctuations; Himalaya; Hydrological hazards

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; GLACIAL LAKE; GLACIER; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

HIMALAYAS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84863435957     PISSN: 03732568     EISSN: 19884281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/Pirineos.2012.167003     Document Type: Article

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