书目名称 | Towards Sustainable Livelihoods and Ecosystems in Mountain Regions |
编辑 | Vishwambhar Prasad Sati |
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概述 | Unique in terms of enhancing livelihoods in the mountain region in general and the Himalaya mountains in particular.No similar work on this issue in the Himalayan region.Gives a comprehensive picture |
丛书名称 | Environmental Science and Engineering |
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描述 | Sustainable livelihoods and ecosystems are far-reaching and burning issues in the wake of high growth of population, low production and per ha yield of crops and depletion of biodiversity resources. Mountainous regions of the world are facing the menace of poverty, food insecurity and malnutrition. Further, tremendous growth in population and slow pace of development have together forced most of the population to live below poverty line. Traditionally depending upon cultivating subsistence crops for food requirement, the people living in mountainous region are unable to produce sufficient food grains to run their livelihood smoothly. The Himalayas is one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots and has an abundance of natural resources: land, water and forest – life sustaining factors. The geo-environmental conditions – climate and landscape further enhance the possibility of sustainable livelihoods through eco-tourism, harnessing water resources and utilizing forests and their products sustainably. Diversifying agricultural practices through cultivating cash and cereal crops and enhancing livelihood options through extensive use of timber and non-timber based forestry products can hel |
出版日期 | Book 2014 |
关键词 | Himalaya Sustainable Development; Livelihood Analysis; Mountain Ecosystem; Sustainable Livelihoods; Sust |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03533-8 |
isbn_softcover | 978-3-319-35406-4 |
isbn_ebook | 978-3-319-03533-8Series ISSN 1863-5520 Series E-ISSN 1863-5539 |
issn_series | 1863-5520 |
copyright | Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014 |