Land Cover Change and Its Eco-environmental Responses in Nepal

Type Book Section - Land Use/Cover Change and Its Eco-environmental Responses in Nepal: An Overview
Title Land Cover Change and Its Eco-environmental Responses in Nepal
Author(s)
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2017
Page numbers 1-13
Publisher Springer
URL https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-10-2890-8_1
Abstract
Nepal is a typical mountain country. Its eco-environment has been reported highly sensitive to land use/cover change (LUCC) related to human activities, natural disasters, and climate change. This book collected joint studies from both China and Nepal scientists, and concluded the issue of eco-environmental responses to LUCC in Nepal from different aspects, including LUCC spatial-temporal pattern, eco-environmental changes, livelihood and adaptation, and mountain geo-hazards. It is supported by the China-Nepal Joint Research Center for Geography and the regional science and technology cooperation framework such as the cooperation agreements signed by Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment (IMHE), Chinese Academy of Sciences with Tribhuvan University (TU), and International Center for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD). It should be a valuable and comprehensive literature for scientific community and local government to support the land resources use, environment security protection as well as the decision making for sustainable development in Nepal.

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