Life in the Himalaya : : An Ecosystem at Risk / / Maharaj K. Pandit.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2017
• VerfasserIn: Pandit, Maharaj K.,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2017]; ©2017
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (384 p.) :; 27 halftones, 8 line illustrations, 7 tables
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Foreword --; Introduction --; Prologue: Past as Precursor of Future --; I. NATURAL PHASE --; 1. The Himalayan Memoir --; 2. Tectonic Serendipity --; 3. Intercontinental Biological Highway --; 4. Life in Flux --; II. CULTURAL PHASE --; 5. The First Axe --; 6. The Chipko Saga --; III. MECHANICAL PHASE --; 7. The First Train to Lhasa --; 8. Dam Rivers, Damn Rivers --; 9. Payback Time --; IV. NETWORKING PHASE --; 10. Toward Sustainability --; 11. Individuals, Institutions, and Ideals --; References --; Acknowledgments --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780674978621; 9783110540550; 9783110625264; 9783110548211; 9783110543315
• DOI: 10.4159/9780674978621
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Maharaj K. Pandit.

The collision of the Indian and Eurasian plates 50 million years ago created the Himalaya, along with massive glaciers, intensified monsoon, turbulent rivers, and an efflorescence of ecosystems. Today, the Himalaya is at risk of catastrophic loss of life. Maharaj Pandit outlines the mountain's past in order to map a way toward a sustainable future.