The Himalayan Dilemma: Reconciling Development and Conservation (Published in association with The United Nations University) Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

The Himalayan Dilemma: Reconciling Development and Conservation (Published in association with The United Nations University) Book

The Himalayas have experienced a population explosion which has stripped the mountain forests, causing erosion, landslides, and massive damage downstream in the Ganges plain . . . or so it is claimed by the dubious Theory of Himalayan Environmental Degradation. In this book, renowned authorities Jack D. Ives and Bruno Messerli dissect and dismember the theory, showing how its mistaken assumptions have misguided development policy and foreign aid for decades. They challenge received notions of the causes and effects of deforestation, and argue that mountain subsistence farmers, far from being a source of the region's problems, are in fact an integral part of the solution.Read More

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  • 0415011574
  • 9780415011570
  • Jack D. Ives, Bruno Messerli
  • 2 March 1989
  • Routledge
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 336
  • 1
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