Nepal : a Himalayan kingdom in transition / Pradyumna P. Karan, Hiroshi Ishii ; with the collaboration of Yuki Ito [and others].

ISBN:

9780585178257

Title:

Author:

Karan, Pradyumna P. (Pradyumna Prasad)

Personal Author:

Karan, Pradyumna P. (Pradyumna Prasad)

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 334 pages) : illustrations, maps

Contents:

Introduction to a landlocked kingdom -- Environment and natural resource base -- Land use, forest cover, and environmental problems -- Agriculture : patterns and problems -- Human resources -- Cultural patterns -- Settlement patterns and ubanization -- Industrial development -- Transport, trade and communication patterns -- The development of tourism -- Development challenges.

Local Note:

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Subject Term:

Tierra, Uso de la -- Nepal.

Desarrollo económico -- Aspectos ambientales.

Medio ambiente -- Nepal.

Geographic Term:

Nepal -- Economic conditions.

Nepal -- Social conditions.

Nepal -- Environmental conditions.

Himalaya (Montañas) -- Aspectos ambientales.

Nepal -- Política ambiental.