Glaciers of the Karakoram Himalaya Glacial Environments, Processes,
The Karakoram contains the greatest concentration of glaciers and most of the largest ice masses outside high latitudes. They comprise major stores and sources of fresh water in an otherwise extreme, continental, dry region. As many as 200 million people
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Kenneth Hewitt
Glaciers of the Karakoram Himalaya Glacial Environments, Processes, Hazards and Resources
Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research Series Editor Prof. Marcus Nüsser South Asia Institute, University of Heidelberg, Germany Editorial Board Prof. Eckart Ehlers, University of Bonn, Germany Prof. Harjit Singh, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India Prof. Hermann Kreutzmann, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany Prof. Ken Hewitt, Waterloo University, Canada Prof. Urs Wiesmann, University of Bern, Switzerland Prof. Sarah J. Halvorson, University of Montana, USA Dr. Daanish Mustafa, King’s College London, UK Aims and Scope The 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-environmentinteractions become increasingly important in area studies and development research, taking into account regional differences as well as bio-physical, socioeconomic 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, glaciers in Asia, mountain environments, dams in Asia, medical geography, vulnerability and mitigation strategies, natural hazards and risk management concepts, environmental change, impacts 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.
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Bualtar Glacier descends northwards from Minapin Peak (7,266 m) in the Rakaposhi Range, a fall of some 4,965 m in 22 km to its snout. The extreme steepness and elevation ranges of larger Karakoram glacier basins are indicated, and a sense of the great vertical changes in conditions from the debris covered ice of lower tongue to precipitous, avalanched walls at the head
Kenneth Hewitt
Glaciers of the Karakoram Himalaya Glacial Environments, Processes, Hazards and Resources
Kenneth Hewitt Department of Geography and Environmental Studies Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo, ON, Canada
ISSN 1879-7180 ISSN 1879-7199 (electronic) ISBN 978-94-007-6310-4 ISBN 978-94-007-6311-1 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-6311-1 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg New York London Library of Congress Control Number: 2013942813 © Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014 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, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieva
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