The Hindu Kush Himalaya assessment : mountains, climate change, sustainability and people /: mountains, climate change, sustainability and people. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Philippus Wester, Arabinda Mishra, Aditi Mukherji, Arun Bhakta Shrestha, editors.
• Editors: Wester, Philippus; Mishra, Arabinda; Mukherji, Aditi; Shrestha, Arun Bhakta
• Contents: Chapter 1: 'Introduction: Setting the Scene' (Drafted by HIMAP Steering Committee)Working Group 1: Drivers of Change and Integrated Future Scenarios Chapter 2: 'Drivers of Change to Mountain Sustainability' Chapter coordinator: Wu Ning Chapter 3: 'Climate Change in the Hindu Kush Himalaya' Chapter coordinator: Arun Bhakta Shrestha Chapter 4: 'Exploring Futures of the Hindu Kush Himalaya: Scenarios and Pathways' Chapter coordinator: MSR Murthy Working Group 2: Sustainable Resources Management in the HKH Chapter 5: 'Sustaining HKH Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services' Chapter coordinator: Nakul Chettri Chapter 6: 'Meeting Energy Needs in the HKH' Chapter coordinator: Bikash Sharma Chapter 7: 'Status and Change of the HKH Cryosphere' Chapter coordinator: Joseph Shea Chapter 8: 'Water Security: Availability, Use, and Governance' Chapter coordinator: Aditi Mukherji Chapter 9: 'Food and Nutrition Security in the HKH' Chapter coordinator: Golam Rasul Chapter 10: 'Air Pollution in the HKH' Chapter coordinator: Arnico Panday Working Group 3: Sustainable Development in the HKH Chapter 11: 'Disaster Risk Reduction and Increasing Resilience' Chapter coordinator: Mandira Shrestha Chapter 12: 'Poverty and Vulnerability in Mountain Livelihoods' Chapter coordinator: Giovanna Gioli Chapter 13: 'Adaptation to Climate Change' Chapter coordinator: Dhrupad Choudhury Chapter 14: 'Gender and Inclusive Development' Chapter coordinator: Chanda Gurung Goodrich Chapter 15: 'Migration in the HKH: Governance, Drivers, and Consequences' Chapter coordinator: Soumyadeep Banerjee Chapter 16: 'Environmental Governance in the HKH' Chapter coordinator: Rucha Ghate.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxii, 627 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 363.738/74; Climatic changes -- Hindu Kush-Himalayan Region; Mountain ecology -- Hindu Kush-Himalayan Region; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319922881; 3319922882
• Related ISBNs: 9783319922874; 9783319950518
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed January 16, 2019).
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