Indigenous technology knowledge for watershed management in upper north-west Himalayas of India (1998): Chapter 1 - Bio-physical and socio-economic set up in the Indian Upper Himalayas: Temperate Zone in Western Himalayas

Indigenous technology knowledge for watershed management in upper north-west Himalayas of India (1998)

Chapter 1 - Bio-physical and socio-economic set up in the Indian Upper Himalayas

		Introduction
		Cold deserts in Western Himalayas
		Bio-physical features
		Socio-economic features
		Temperate Zone in Western Himalayas
		Bio-physical features
		Socio-economic features

Temperate Zone in Western Himalayas

The temperate zone (Fig. 1.1) in western Himalayas corresponds to zone III drawn up on agro-ecological basis by the planning commission. It is physiographically a largely mountaneous tract (1800-2000 m amsl).