Sustainable Forest Management in the Himalaya
Vishwambhar Prasad Sati
Springer International Publishing 
Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik / Landwirtschaft, Gartenbau
Beschreibung
This volume presents a comprehensive description of forests of the Uttarakhand Himalaya. It looks into the major drivers of forest depletion and suggests paths toward sustainable forest management. The book comprises thirteen chapters, which together describe forest land use/cover change; forest classification and working circles; national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, and conservation reserves; forest diversity and distribution; forest stocks and products; ecosystem goods and services; environmental index; drivers of forest degradation and conservation; climate change and forests; cultural and economic significance of forests, and sustainable forest management. The text is richly complemented by nearly seventy photographs and figures.
Kundenbewertungen
Forest classification, Land use, Forest degradation, Conservation parks, Forest management, Wildlife sanctuaries, Forest products, Environmental index