Ecology and Man in the Himalayas

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A. K. Kapoor, Satwanti Kapoor
M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd., 1994 - Nature - 250 pages
The present volume emphasizes the importance of studying the structure and functioning of ecological systems and their mode of reaction on exposure to human intervention in the Himalayas. It stresses the impact of man on his environment and vice-versa, considered in the areas of biological and adaptative entity, as well as a social, cultural and economic being.
 

Contents

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The HimalayasAn EcoAnthropological Perspective
21
Ecology and Culture in the Himalayas
27
Ecology and Transhumance in the Himalaya
33
Past
49
Ecology and Tribals in Central Himalaya
69
A Study of Their Social Ethnic EthnoBotanical
91
Depleting Forest Resources in UP Himalaya
115
ReligioCultural Ecological Approach for Interpreting
133
Ecology and Development Among Tribals of Tripura
145
Soil Organic Matter Status of Garhwal Himalaya
169
Shifting Cultivation and Mycorrhizal Loss in the Forest
193
Watershed Management and Development in
207
Conservation of Essential Natural Resources in
225
Religious Tourism and Rural Development
235
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Environment and Tribal Handicrafts in the Himalayas
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