The Effects of Migration on Livelihoods, Land Management, and Vulnerability to Natural Disasters in the Harpan Watershed in Western Nepal

Mountain Research and Development

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 494-505

  Jaquet, Stéphanie ^a   Shrestha, Gitta ^b   Kohler, Thomas ^a   Schwilch, Gudrun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b Independent Research Consultant   (Nepal)

Author keywords

flood; land management; land use; left behind population; livelihoods; Migration; Nepal

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED LAND; FIELDWORK; FLOOD; FLOODING; FOREST COVER; LAND MANAGEMENT; LAND USE; MIGRATION; NATURAL DISASTER; REMOTE SENSING; VULNERABILITY; WATERSHED;

NEPAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85006046147     PISSN: 02764741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-16-00034.1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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