Forestry and Environment

There have been growing concerns in Nepal and other South Asian less developed countries (LDCs) with the acceleration of global environment changes due to continuing increases in greenhouse gas emissions and accelerated deforestation rates. Available lite

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Keshav Bhattarai Dennis Conway

Contemporary Environmental Problems in Nepal Geographic Perspectives

Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research Series Editor Marcus Nüsser, South Asia Institute, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany Editorial Board Member Eckart Ehlers, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany Harjit Singh, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India Hermann Kreutzmann, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany Kenneth Hewitt, Waterloo University, Waterloo, ON, Canada Urs Wiesmann, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland Sarah J. Halvorson, The University of Montana, Missoula, MT, USA Daanish Mustafa, King’s College London, London, UK

The Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research series aims at fostering the discussion on the complex relationships between physical landscapes, natural resources, and their modification by human land use in various environments of Asia. It is widely acknowledged that human-environmental interactions become increasingly important in Area Studies and development research, taking into account regional differences as well as bio-physical, socio-economic and cultural particularities. The book series seeks to explore theoretic and conceptual reflection on dynamic human-environment systems applying advanced methodology and innovative research perspectives. The main themes of the series cover urban and rural landscapes in Asia. Examples include topics such as land and forest degradation, vulnerability and mitigation strategies, natural hazards and risk management concepts, environmental change, impact studies and consequences for local communities. The relevant themes of the series are mainly focused on geographical research perspectives of Area Studies, however there is scope for interdisciplinary contributions from various spheres within the natural sciences, social sciences and humanities. Key themes: Human-Environment Interaction - Asian regional studies Asian geography - Impact studies - Landscape - Society - Land use and land cover change - Natural resources Submit a proposal: Proposals for the series will be considered by the Series Editor and International Editorial Board. An initial author/editor questionnaire and instructions for authors can be obtained from the Publisher, Dr. Robert K. Doe ([email protected]).

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Keshav Bhattarai • Dennis Conway

Contemporary Environmental Problems in Nepal Geographic Perspectives

Keshav Bhattarai School of Geoscience, Physics, and Safety Warrensburg, MO, USA

Dennis Conway Department of Geography Indiana University Bloomington, IN, USA

ISSN 1879-7180 ISSN 1879-7199 (electronic) Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research ISBN 978-3-030-50166-2 ISBN 978-3-030-50168-6 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50168-6 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, r