 | | Foreword |
| | Preface |
| | Acknowledgments |
 | | 1. The theory of Himalayan environmental degradation: what is the nature of the perceived crisis? |
| | 2. The Himalayan region: a geographical overview |
| | 3. When did deforestation occur? A historical perspective on Himalayan forest-cover changes |
| | 4. Perceived pressures on the Himalayan forests and their role as environmental shield |
| | 5. Mountain slope instability: natural processes or human intervention? |
| | 6. The Himalayan-lowland interactive system: do land-use changes in the mountains affect the plains? |
| | 7. The human dimension: what are the facts? |
| | 8. Two approaches to the population pressure/land productivity decline problem in the Himalaya |
| | 9. Crisis, pseudo-crisis' or supercrisis? |
| | 10. Research strategy for the Himalayan region |
| | Postscript |
| | References |
