The Himalayan Dilemma: Reconciling Development and Conservation

orig.boards Some rubbing. Title-page corner clipped. Good., dustwrapper. 24x16cm, xxvii,295 pp, Name inked on flyleaf. One page bears a pencilled mark to page margin. Contents: The Theory of Himalayan Environmental Degradation: What is the Nature of the Perceived Crisis? The Himalayan Region: A Geographical Overview; When did Deforestation Occur? A Historical Perspective on Himalayan Forest-Cover Changes; Perceived Pressures on the Himalayan Forests & their Role as Environmental Shield; Mountain Slope Instability: Natural Processes or Human Intervention? The Himalayan-Lowland Interactive System: Do Land-Use Changes in the Mountains Affect the Plains? The Human Dimension: What Are the Facts? Two Approaches to the Population Pressure / Land Productivity Decline Problem in the Himalaya; Crisis, Pseudo-Crisis or Supercrisis? Research Strategy for the Himalayan Region. Some rubbing. Title-page corner clipped. Good., dustwrapper.