Environmental Change in the Himalayan Region Twelve Case Studies
The book focuses on environment and conservation issues pertaining to the Himalayas, spanning Pakistan, Nepal, India, Bhutan and Myanmar. Environmental degradation, changes in snow cover and glaciers in India-Bhutan, threats to protected areas, and biodiv
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Environmental Change in the Himalayan Region Twelve Case Studies
Environmental Change in the Himalayan Region
Anup Saikia Pankaj Thapa •
Editors
Environmental Change in the Himalayan Region Twelve Case Studies
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Editors Anup Saikia Department of Geography Gauhati University Guwahati, India
Pankaj Thapa Department of Geography & Planning Sherubtse College, Royal University of Bhutan Kanglung, Bhutan
ISBN 978-3-030-03361-3 ISBN 978-3-030-03362-0 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03362-0
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Contents
Snow and Ice Melt Contribution in the Daily Discharge of Langtang and Modi Rivers, Nepal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rijan Bhakta Kayastha and Ahuti Shrestha
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Status of Climate Change and Implications to Ecology and Community Livelihoods in the Bhutan Himalaya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andreas Hoy and Om Katel
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The Assessment of Deforestation, Forest Degradation, and Carbon Release in Myanmar 2000–2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chuyuan Wang, Soe W. Myint and Maya Hutchins
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Climate and Remotely Sensed Markers of Glacier Changes in the Himalaya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lydia Sam, Rajesh Kumar and Anshuman Bhardwaj
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Shrinking Glaciers of the Himachal Himalaya: A Critical Review . . . . . Pritam Chand, Milap Chand Sharma, Ujjal Deka Baruah, Sanjay Deswal, Syed Umer Latief, Rakesh Saini, Parvendra Kumar, Satya Prakash and Pawan Kumar
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Analysing Geospatial Techniques for Land Degradation Studies in Hindu Kush-Himalaya
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