04903nam a22005775i 4500 978-3-031-50101-2 DE-He213 20251030111429.0 cr nn 008mamaa 240216s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031501012 978-3-031-50101-2 10.1007/978-3-031-50101-2 doi GE196 RNU bicssc SCI026000 bisacsh RNU thema The Himalayas in the Anthropocene [electronic resource] : Environment and Development / edited by Anwesha Borthakur, Pardeep Singh. 1st ed. 2024. Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2024. VII, 291 p. 44 illus., 42 illus. in color. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Preface -- Foreword -- Himalayas in the Anthropocene: An overview -- Anthropogenic environmental burdens in the Himalayas -- Haphazard urbanization and the Himalayan towns -- Unorganized tourism practices and the allied challenges in the Himalayas -- Big dams in the Himalayan mountain ecosystem -- Deforestation and landslides by anthropogenic activities in the Himalayas -- Mining and quarrying activities in the Himalayas -- Climate change implications in the Himalayas -- Disaster preparedness and awareness in the Himalayas -- Water and soil degradation in the Himalayan mountain ecosystem -- Anthropogenic impacts in the Himalayas and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) -- Environment or Development: The way forward. This book aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the current challenges in one of the most biodiverse regions in the world. Environmental sustainability and climate change implications in the mountain ecosystems in general and mountainous regions of the Global South in particular are key concerns of the present-day world. In particular, the mountainous regions in the Global South are excessively being subjected to haphazard developmental activities making them vulnerable to all possible aspects of climate change. Ecologically fragile and biodiversity-rich (considered ‘hotspot’ of biodiversity) Himalayan Region (HR) is subjected to high vulnerability due to climate change and unsustainable developmental activities. A major portion of the Indian HR, for instance, has gradually been endangered by intense environmental burden owing to rapid and haphazard urbanization, extreme weather events, etc. Unfortunately, environmental sustainability studies in many parts of the region arestill inadequate. Accordingly, in this book, the authors provide a detailed account of the Himalayas in the epoch of Anthropocene—“the most recent period in Earth’s history when human activity started to have a significant impact on the planet’s climate and ecosystems" (as defined by the National Geographic Society). It is no secret that the haphazard developmental activities in the Himalayas are having tremendous impacts on the local ecosystems. Many of such impacts are irreversible over the next hundreds of years and it should ring an alarm to all of us alike. Therefore, it becomes increasingly imperative that we document the existing anthropogenic challenges in the Himalayas, analyse them and find a way where environment and development can go hand in hand. This book is an attempt in that direction. The authors aim to address issues ranging from unorganized tourism practices to the big dams in the Himalayas and from mining and quarrying activities to climate change implications andsustainable development goals (SDGs). . Sustainability. 57661 Biotic communities. 68627 Bioclimatology. 68090 Environmental management. 59778 Biodiversity. 70778 Sustainability. 57661 Ecosystems. 68632 Climate Change Ecology. 68092 Environmental Management. 59778 Biodiversity. 70778 Borthakur, Anwesha. editor. edt http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 71103 Singh, Pardeep. editor. edt http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 71104 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031501005 Printed edition: 9783031501029 Printed edition: 9783031501036 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-50101-2 ZDB-2-EES ZDB-2-SXEE 57663 57663