The chapters in this book were completed between 1980-1990 and revised till its publication. The major chapter are related to the study of altitude environment and development strategies. The geographic diversities created by altitude have affected economy and ecology of mountain region. Degradation of the human values and thereby development disorders in the Himalaya is a rising problem. Use of altipotentialities in the management of mountain land use is the core concern of the book Developing countries like Nepal are facing high load of loan which is consumed by a handful of highclass people and whose burden is faced by common people. Without taking money direct to the hand of poors, and in the village, real development cannot be achieved. Ironically, developers talk much more on village development in the high-level hotel conferences than what they do in the rural realms. The people's poverty in the developing countries not due to lack of money (because flow of loan, aid and donation is high) but due to developers' mental Sverty, lack of political commitment and national on, bureaucratic barrier and lowgrade morality of authorities. Environmental deterioration is not the ot cause of the poverty problems; it is due to the poverty in planning and governmental decisions.
The book ensures that altitude approaches will be both stimulating and rewarding. The author has reviewed research studies and recommended useful guidelines for poverty alleviation and eradication in the context of Nepal, Himalaya region of great range of altitude and an infinite variety of environments.
The title "Development Disorders in the Himalayan Heights" indicates Mr. Panday's main concern. Rightly the author writes on "development destructions" of the population explosion, poverty and environmental deterioration. He is rightly very critical on development aid which go far failed to stop environmental deterioration and poverty. However, his recommendations to improve the situation are very general. He wants decentralisation, what everybody talks of nowadays, Mr. Panday rightly criticises the "Planners" who fail to visit villages. His demand, that geographers and earth scientists should be more consulted by the planners, is justified. All the recommendations and conclusion Mr. Panday has reached at can be agreed upon. At this point, however, one fails to find real development-related data. It is suggested that geographers and earth scientists gradually move in their research away from generalities and get to development-related facts. There have been many integrated rural development projects completed a long time ago. Their impact should be studied in the field. Which targets have been reached, which tasks failed. Through collecting and publishing development impacts on environment, poverty, local Initiative and selfhelp.
It is obvious that altitudo has a greater effect on the earth.
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