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Land Cover Change and Its Eco-environmental Responses in Nepal

  • Offers a systematic introduction and overview of the eco-environment and dynamics of Nepal
  • Includes abundant color images of the mountain ecosystem and environment monitoring using remote-sensing methods and spatial information techniques
  • Presents comprehensive studies related to different subjects concerning the eco-environmental changes in Nepal
  • Provides an in-depth perspective on the various causes and potential consequences of eco-environmental degradation in Nepal
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Springer Geography (SPRINGERGEOGR)

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
  2. Land Use/Cover Change

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-15
    2. Land Cover Mapping and Its Spatial Pattern Analysis in Nepal

      • Guangbin Lei, Ainong Li, Xiaomin Cao, Wei Zhao, Jinhu Bian, Wei Deng et al.
      Pages 17-39
    3. Land Cover Change and Its Driving Forces in Nepal Since 1990

      • Ainong Li, Guangbin Lei, Xiaomin Cao, Wei Zhao, Wei Deng, Hriday Lal Koirala
      Pages 41-65
    4. Land Use Change and Its Driving Forces in the Koshi Hills, Eastern Nepal

      • Pushkar K. Pradhan, Puspa Sharma
      Pages 67-108
  3. Eco-environmental Change

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 163-163
    2. Review of Ecosystem Monitoring in Nepal and Evolving Earth Observation Technologies

      • Hammad Gilani, Faisal Mueen Qamer, Muhammad Sohail, Kabir Uddin, Atul Jain, Wu Ning
      Pages 165-183
    3. Spatio-Temporal Patterns of the Net Primary Productivity in Southern Himalayas During 2001–2015

      • Xi Nan, Ainong Li, Wei Zhao, Jinhu Bian, Huaan Jin, Wei Deng et al.
      Pages 185-201
    4. 137Cs Tracing Dynamics of Soil Erosion, Organic Carbon, and Total Nitrogen in Terraced Fields and Forestland in the Middle Mountains of Nepal

      • Zhengan Su, Donghong Xiong, Wei Deng, Yifan Dong, Jing Ma, Poudel C. Padma et al.
      Pages 243-259
  4. Livelihood and Adaptation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 261-261
    2. Responses in Nepal: An Overview Spatial Features of Poverty and Economic-Impoverished Types in Nepal

      • Jifei Zhang, Chunyan Liu, Wei Deng, Hriday Lal Koirala, Narendra Raj Khanal, Yi Su
      Pages 263-279
    3. Agricultural Land Use Intensity and Determinants in Different Agroecological Regions in Central Nepal Himalaya

      • Shanta Paudel Khatiwada, Jifei Zhang, Yi Su, Bikash Paudel, Wei Deng
      Pages 281-305
    4. Livelihood and Land Use Pattern of Melamchi Basin in the Mountainous Areas of Central Development Region in Nepal

      • Yi Su, Wei Deng, Jifei Zhang, Shanta Paudel Khatiwada, Hriday Lal Koirala
      Pages 307-325

About this book

This book offers a systematic investigation of the ecological and environmental issues related to the land cover changes in Nepal by researchers from both China and Nepal. It discusses the eco-environmental issues faced by Nepal, particularly in the hills and mountain regions. It also sheds light on the global concerns regarding the eco-environment issues of mountains, and analyzes the various causes and potential consequences of eco-environmental degradation in Nepal. The book is of particular interest to students, researchers, experts, and decision-makers wanting to gain a general overview of land cover in Nepal and its dynamics, environment and natural resources, as well as mountain hazards.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Research Center for Digital Mountain and Remote Sensing Application, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China

    Ainong Li, Wei Deng

  • Research Center for Digital Mountain and Remote Sensing Application, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Chengdu, China

    Wei Zhao

About the editors

Dr. Ainong Li is a research professor and director of the Research Center for Digital Mountain and Remote Sensing Application of the Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment (IMHE), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). He has been awarded by the “Hundred talents program” of CAS, the “Thousand talents program” of Sichuan province, and the "Western Light" talent cultivation program of CAS. His research majorly focuses on quantitative mountain remote sensing, and he has made many academic achievements in automatic process technique for mountain remote sensing data, land cover/use classification and land surface parameters estimation in mountainous region, and emergency investigation and assessment techniques for mountain hazards. Over the last decades, he has participated in more 20 programs at the national or provincial and ministerial level. He has published more than 100 papers, including more than 30 SCI papers.

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eBook USD 129.00
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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 169.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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