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Coastal change

Danube Delta change detection Oil spills

Deforestation

Bardia National Park Congo River Basin Kameng-Sonitpur Elephant Reserve Kilimanjaro Rondonia Shillong and Guwahati

Ice

Antarctica 2003 Climate change and glaciers Glacier analysis using radar imagery Glacial retreat in the Alps Glacier Ice Flow Monitoring of glaciers in the Himalayas Remote sensing of ice and snow

Urbanisation

Cairo City of Kathmandu Córdoba Himalayas Kathmandu Valley Lagos

Vegetation

Annapurna Conservation Area Lost in the Andes Ngorongoro Conservation Area Niger Inland Delta Vegetation in South America

Overview

Himalaya - Worksheet

Environmental problems in the Himalaya – a special focus on Nepal and Tibet

Most of the following exercises require the use of the LEOWorks software. Four separate exercises are presented here.

Landscape units of Nepal

This exercise requires the use of LEOWorks.

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Urbanisation – 40 years of urban development of Lhasa

This exercise does not require the use of LEOWorks.

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Urbanisation – Detection by means of delineation of the city perimeter

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This exercise is divided into two parts and requires the use of LEOWorks.

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Landslide detection in Langtang Himal

This exercise is divided into two parts and requires the use of LEOWorks.

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Last update: 5 June 2013

Himalayas

Environmental problems in the Himalayas Urbanisation The Himalayan region Mountain ecosystems Nepal area Tibet area

Exercises

Landscape units of Nepal Urbanisation – 40 years of urban development of Lhasa Urbanisation – Detection by means of delineation of the city perimeter Landslide detection in Langtang Himal

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