Sustainable development, climate change and tropical rain forest landscape

A potential impact of climate change in the south Asian context in general and the Indian subcontinent in particular is an increase in rainfall, in some areas up to 50%. Using an extensive information base available on the dynamics of landscape structure and function of the northeastern hill areas o...

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Veröffentlicht in:Climatic change 1998-07, Vol.39 (2-3), p.583-600
1. Verfasser: Ramakrishnan, P S
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A potential impact of climate change in the south Asian context in general and the Indian subcontinent in particular is an increase in rainfall, in some areas up to 50%. Using an extensive information base available on the dynamics of landscape structure and function of the northeastern hill areas of India, scenarios on landscape changes, as an adaptation to climate change, have been constructed. Climate change would impose a variety of stresses on sustainable livelihood of the inhabitants of the rain-forested areas through stresses on ecosystem function. It is concluded that appropriate management strategies for natural forests and plantation forestry should go hand in hand with a comprehensive rural ecosystem rehabilitation plan.
ISSN:0165-0009
1573-1480
DOI:10.1023/a:1005398606125