Life in the Himalaya : An Ecosystem at Risk / Maharaj K. Pandit.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pandit, Maharaj K., 1958- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nature--Effect of human beings on--Himalaya Mountains Region.

Nature.

Sustainability--Himalaya Mountains Region.

Sustainability.

Ecosystem management--Himalaya Mountains Region.

Ecosystem management.

Himalaya Mountains Region--Environmental conditions.

Himalaya Mountains Region.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (380 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2017]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The collision of the Indian and Eurasian plates 50 million years ago created the Himalaya, along with massive glaciers, intensified monsoon, turbulent rivers, and an efflorescence of ecosystems. Today, the Himalaya is at risk of catastrophic loss of life. Maharaj Pandit outlines the mountain's past in order to map a way toward a sustainable future.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Foreword

Introduction

Prologue: Past as Precursor of Future

I. NATURAL PHASE

1. The Himalayan Memoir

2. Tectonic Serendipity

3. Intercontinental Biological Highway

4. Life in Flux

II. CULTURAL PHASE

5. The First Axe

6. The Chipko Saga

III. MECHANICAL PHASE

7. The First Train to Lhasa

8. Dam Rivers, Damn Rivers

9. Payback Time

IV. NETWORKING PHASE

10. Toward Sustainability

11. Individuals, Institutions, and Ideals

References

Acknowledgments

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 13. Sep 2017)

ISBN:

9780674978652

067497865X

9780674978621

0674978625

OCLC:

984643726