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The Himalayan Dilemma
Jack D. IvesBruno Messerli
其他書名
Reconciling Development and Conservation
出版Psychology Press, 1989
主題Nature / Natural ResourcesNature / Ecosystems & Habitats / MountainsScience / Earth Sciences / GeographySocial Science / Human GeographySocial Science / Developing & Emerging Countries
ISBN04150115749780415011570
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=-Ng5BQ-RdqkC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋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.