Glaciers, Nature, Water, and Local Community in Mount Kenya

This book describes the challenges for the natural environments and local communities in the future. Among the high mountains of Africa, only Kilimanjaro, Mount Kenya, and the Rwenzori Mountains are still capped with glaciers. The retreating rate of these glaciers has accelerated, and they are expec...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Mizuno, Kazuharu (Editor), Otani, Yuya (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore Springer Nature Singapore 2022, 2022
Edition:1st ed. 2022
Series:International Perspectives in Geography, AJG Library
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: Glaciology Mass Balance of Very Small Glaciers on Mount Kenya during 2016–2018
  • Chapter 2: Climatology Seasonal Changes of Rainfall around Mount Kenya and its Relation to Atmospheric Circulation
  • Chapter 3: HydrologyⅠ Impact of Glacier Shrinkage on the Water Cycle of Mount Kenya
  • Chapter 4: HydrologyⅡ Hydrology and Society of Regions Surrounding Mount Kenya
  • Chapter 5: Geomorphology Glacial Topography and Soil Development Processes in the Foreland of Tyndall Glacier on Mount Kenya
  • Chapter 6: GeoecologyⅠ Retreating Glaciers and Plant Succession on Mount Kenya due to Climate Change
  • Chapter 7: GeoecologyⅡ Growth Dynamics and Distribution of Giant Rosette Plants on Recently Deglaciated Terrain below the Tyndall Glacier on Mount Kenya
  • Chapter 8: Ecological Anthropology Local Perceptions and their Responses to Changes in Water Environment and Land Use in the Mount Kenya Region
  • Chapter 9: Development Studies Sustainability and Local Participation in Community-based Water Resources Utilization: A Case Study of the Matengo Highlands, Tanzania
  • Chapter 10: Summary and Challenges Toward a Multidisciplinary Understanding of Tropical High Mountains in Africa.