Bionomics in the Dragon Kingdom Ecology, Economics and Ethics in Bhutan /

• Main Authors: Tshewang, Ugyen (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Morrison, Jane Gray (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Tobias, Michael Charles (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Fascinating Life Sciences,
• Subjects: Conservation biology.; Ecology .; Life sciences.; Nature.; Environment.; Environmental law.; Environmental policy.; Animal welfare.; Environmental sciences-Philosophy.; Conservation Biology/Ecology.; Popular Life Sciences.; Popular Science in Nature and Environment.; Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice.; Animal Welfare/Animal Ethics.; Environmental Philosophy.

This compact and elegant work provides a readily accessible and highly readable overview of Bhutan's unique opportunities and challenges; all her prominent environmental legislation, regulatory statutes, ecological customs and practices, both in historic and contemporary terms. At the same time...

Table of Contents:

• Foreword (By an internationally well-known individual)
• Acronyms and Glossary of Bhutanese Terminology
• Introduction
• 1. Environment Matters: Himalayan Happiness
• 2. National Parks & Protected Areas
• 3. Bhutanese Bio-Culturalism & Sustainability
• 4. The Anthropocene in Bhutan
• 5. Water Towers and Mountains in the Dragon Kingdom
• 6. Pragmatic Conscience: Ecological Governance in the Last Shangri-la
• Coda
• Index.