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Climate Change

Impacts, Responses and Sustainability in the Indian Himalaya

Seema Rani, Rajesh Kumar (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover
XXV, 330 Seiten
2022 | 1st ed. 2022
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-92781-3 (ISBN)
160,49 inkl. MwSt

This book provides the world community with the most up-to-date and comprehensive scientific and technical knowledge based on climate change impact assessment, adaptation and mitigation strategies in the Indian Himalayan region. It identifies major issues related to climate change on environmental sustainability, focusing on impact measurement, policy, adaptation and mitigation strategies at national, regional and local scales. There is a need to strengthen the global response in order to cope with the threat of climate change. The main objective of this book is to update the understanding of scientific analysis and to promote evidence-based policy formulation at regional and local levels. This book on climate change is used as a reference material to climate change for new learners interested in the mountainous region of the Indian Himalayas. This comprehensive book covers a wide range of potential research areas including climate change scenarios, science and its applications, adaptation to climate change theory and assessment, water resources, agriculture, human health, forest, biodiversity, ecosystems, indigenous knowledge, etc.

Climate Change, its Impacts and Sustainability Issues in the Indian Himalaya: An Introduction.- Hydro-Climatic Variability and Trends in a Northwestern Himalayan Catchment.- Impact of Flash Floods on the Partial Confined River Reach and Adjoining Built-up Areas: A Case Study of the Beas River, Western Himalaya.- Role of Climate and Tectonic in the Formation of Jhelum River in Kashmir Basin, North-Western Himalaya.- Himalayan Glacier in the Warming Environment: A Case Study of Gaglu Glacier in the Chandra Basin, Himachal Pradesh, India.

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Springer Climate
Zusatzinfo XXV, 330 p. 62 illus., 48 illus. in color.
Verlagsort Cham
Sprache englisch
Maße 155 x 235 mm
Gewicht 691 g
Themenwelt Naturwissenschaften Geowissenschaften Geografie / Kartografie
Naturwissenschaften Geowissenschaften Geologie
Naturwissenschaften Geowissenschaften Hydrologie / Ozeanografie
Schlagworte climate change • Climate-Change Impacts • cryospheric science • geoinformatics • Geospatial Technology • impact assessment • Indian Himalaya
ISBN-10 3-030-92781-4 / 3030927814
ISBN-13 978-3-030-92781-3 / 9783030927813
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