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Environmental problems in the Himalayas – Urbanisation process in Kathmandu.

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Environmental problems in the Himalayas – Lhasa 1965 (Corona)

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Environmental problems in the Himalayas – Lhasa in 2005

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Himalayas
Environmental problems in the HimalayasUrbanisationMountain ecosystemsNepal areaTibet area
Exercises
Himalaya - WorksheetLandscape units of NepalUrbanisation – 40 years of urban development of LhasaUrbanisation – Detection by means of delineation of the city perimeterLandslide detection in Langtang Himal
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