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Schlagworte “...Ecology Himalaya Mountains Region....”

Inhaltsangabe “...: beliefs, meanings and nature in north-western Nepal / Andrea Nightingale -- Where God's children live : symbolizing forests in Nepal / Jana Fortier -- Clear mountains, blurred horizons : Limbu perception of their physical world / T.B. ...”

Schlagworte “...Human ecology Himalaya Mountains Region....”

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Inhaltsangabe “...The spiritual dimension of moving to the mountains /...”

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Inhaltsangabe “...Introduction : locating queer ecologies -- Post-transsexual pastoral : environmental ethics in the contemporary transgender novel -- "It's just not turning up" : AIDS, cinematic vision, and environmental justice in Todd Haynes's Safe -- "Ranch stiffs" and "beach cowboys" in the shrinking public sphere : sexual domestication in Brokeback mountain and Surf party -- Attack of the queer atomic mutants : the ironic environmentalism of Shelley Jackson's Half life -- Conclusion : the futures of queer ecology....”

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Inhaltsangabe “..."Look to the mountain" : reflections on indigenous ecology / Gregory Cajete -- Nourishing gifts : native and traditional foods of the southwestern Pueblos / Brett M. ...”

Inhaltsangabe “...Los Angeles against the mountains /...”

Inhaltsangabe “...Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The New Resources of the National Parks--Robert Manning, Peter Newman, Jesse Barber, Christopher Monz, Jeffrey Hallo, and Steven Lawson -- PART 1: THE ECOLOGY OF NATURAL QUIET -- A Framework for Understanding Noise Impacts on Wildlife: An Urgent Conservation Priority--Clinton Francis and Jesse Barber -- A Phantom Road Experiment Reveals Traffic Noise Is an Invisible Source of Habitat Degradation--Heidi Ware, Christopher McClure, Jay Carlisle, and Jesse Barber -- Noise Pollution Alters Ecological Services: Enhanced Pollination and Disrupted Seed Dispersal--Clinton Francis, Nathan Kleist, Catherine Ortega, and Alexander Cruz -- Anthropogenic Noise Increases Fish Mortality by Predation--Stephen Simpson, Andrew Radford, Sophie Nedelec, Maud Ferrari, Douglas Chivers, Mark McCormick, and Mark Meekan -- Light and Noise Pollution Interact to Disrupt Interspecific Interactions--Taegan McMahon, Jason Rohr, and Ximena Bernal -- PART 2: THE EXPERIENCE OF NATURAL QUIET -- Human Responses to Simulated Motorized Noise in National Parks--David Weinzimmer, Peter Newman, Derrick Taff, Jacob Benfield, Emma Lynch, and Paul Bell -- Natural Sound Facilitates Mood Recovery from Stress--Jacob Benfield, Derrick Taff, Peter Newman, and Joshua Smyth -- A Program of Research to Support Management of Visitor-Caused Noise at Muir Woods National Monument--Robert Manning, Peter Newman, Kurt Fristrup, David Stack, and Ericka Pilcher -- The Role of Messaging on Acceptability of Military Aircraft Sounds in Sequoia National Park -- Derrick Taff, Peter Newman, Steven Lawson, Alan Bright, Lelaina Marin, Adam Gibson, and Tim Archer -- Modeling and Mapping Hikers' Exposure to Transportation Noise in Rocky Mountain National Park--Logan Park, Steve Lawson, Ken Kaliski, Peter Newman, and Adam Gibson -- PART 3: THE ECOLOGY OF NATURAL DARKNESS -- The Ecological Impacts of Nighttime Light Pollution: A Mechanistic Appraisal--Kevin Gaston, Jonathan Bennie, Thomas Davies, and John Hopkins -- Reduced Flight-to-Light Behavior of Moth Populations Exposed to Long-Term Urban Light Pollution--Florian Altermatt and Dieter Ebert -- Artificial Night Lighting Affects Dawn Song, Extra-Pair Siring Success, and Lay Date in Songbirds--Bart Kempenaers, Pernilla Borgstroem, Peter Loes, Emmi Schlicht, and Mihai Valcu -- Artificial Light Puts Ecosystem Services of Frugivorous Bats at Risk--Daniel Lewanzik and Christian Voigt -- Light Pollution Is Associated with Earlier Tree Budburst across the United Kingdom--Richard ffrench-Constant, Robin Somers-Yeates, Jonathan Bennie, Theodoros Economou, David Hodgson, Adrian Spalding, and Peter McGregor -- PART 4: THE EXPERIENCE OF NATURAL DARKNESS -- Preserving Pristine Night Skies in National Parks and the Wilderness Ethic--Dan Duriscoe -- A System-Wide Assessment of Night Resources and Night Recreation in the U.S. ...”

Inhaltsangabe “....; The Mauryan empire and the Classical age --; Buddhism and Jainism --; The Mauryan empire --; Ashoka and ecology --; Irrigation in early India --; The classical period --; Hinduism --; The decline of the Classical period --; 4.; Imperial interlude --; South India --; Agrarian practices in South India --; Peasant options in hydraulic South India --; Vijayanagar --; Islam --; Islam and ecology --; The advent of Islam --; The Delhi Sultanate --; Environmental change in medieval India --; The transition from medieval to early modern.; 5.; The rise and fall of the Mughal empire --; Akbar --; Sikhism --; The later Mughal emperors --; The decline of the Mughal empire --; The British East India Company --; Conclusion --; 6.; Company rule --; Utilitarianism --; Difference --; Scientific validation --; Validation, ideology, and environmental history, 1793-1857 --; Land --; Trade --; Public works --; Disease --; Education --; The 1857 Rebellion --; 7.; Imperium, 1858-1947 --; The new policy --; Education --; Railways --; Forests --; Public works --; Health --; Famine --; Conclusion --; 8.; Sri Lanka and Nepal in the modern era --; Sri Lanka --; Nepal --; The Terai --; The hill region --; The mountain region --; Conclusion --; 9.; Independence and partition --; World War I and the emergence of Gandhi --; Gandhi and the environment --; The environmental consequences of partition --; Partition and the Indus River system --; The partition of Bengal --; Environmental impact on Bangladesh --; Conclusion.; 10.; South Asia since 1947 --; Public works, industry, and commodification --; Grassroots environmental movements : the example of Chipko --; Natural disasters in independent South Asia --; Conclusion --; 11.; Conclusion --; 12.; Case studies --; Case study A : The agrarian system of Mughal India --; The decline of the Mughal agrarian system --; Conclusion --; Case study B : The Permanent Settlement Act and the Kosi River --; The Kosi River --; The permanent settlement in action --; The peasant and riparian cultivation --; The Santals and the Kosi jungles --; Conclusion --; Case study C : Narmada Bachao Andolan (Save the Narmada Movement) --; The Narmada Bachao Andolan --; Conclusion --; Important people, events, and concepts --; Chronology --; Bibliographic essay --; Bibliography --; Glossary --; Index --; About the author....”
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