Himalayan Mobilities An Exploration of the Impact of Expanding Rural Road Networks on Social and Ecological Systems in the Nepalese Himalaya /

• Main Authors: Beazley, Robert E. (Author), Lassoie, James P. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science,
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Transportation.; Economic geography.; Ecology.; Environmental law.; Environmental policy.; Human geography.; Social Sciences.; Human Geography.; Economic Geography.; Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice.

The goals of this book are to update information on the effects of rural road development, both in Nepal and globally, explain the environmental, socioeconomic, and sociocultural impacts of expanding rural road networks in the Nepalese Himalaya, and to promote further studies on rural road developme...

Table of Contents:

• PARTI: ROADS AND TRANSPORTATION
• Chapter1. A Global Review of Road Development
• PARTII: MOBILITY AS A SOCIAL AND ECOLOGICAL SYSTEM
• Chapter2. Mobilities
• PartIII: Challenges and Impacts of Building Roads in the Himalayas
• Chapter3. Environmental Challenges and Impacts
• CHAPTER4. Socioeconomic Impacts of Roads
• Chapter5. Sociocultural Impacts of Roads
• PARTIV: THE WAY FORWARD
• Chapter6. The Future of Himalayan Mobilities.