Withdrawing from agrarian livelihoods: Environmental migration in Nepal

Journal of Mountain Science

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-13

  Chapagain, Binod ^a   Gentle, Popular ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Environment; Human mobility; Migration; Nepal; Water hazards

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; AGRARIAN REFORM; CROP PRODUCTION; DROUGHT; EMIGRATION; EMPLOYMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; GOVERNMENT; MIGRATION; RAINFALL; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; RESOURCE USE; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

NEPAL;

EID: 84921923466     PISSN: 16726316     EISSN: 19930321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-014-3017-1     Document Type: Article

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