P B Shah
Biographic Data
| ID | 6475824 |
|---|---|
| NAME | P B Shah |
| GIVEN NAMES | P B |
| FAMILY NAME | Shah |
| SIGNATURE | SHAH P B |
| AFFILIATIONS | International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Water
Water remains one of the major issues in the Middle Mountains of the Hindu Kush–Himalayas. This most populated region of Nepal depends mainly on rainwater supply, which is highly variable: around 85% of annual rainfall is expected during the monsoon, which lasts about 4 months from June to September. During this season, the major concern in many parts of the region is flooding and surface erosion due to too much water. During the remaining 8 mont…
Water dynamics and population pressure in the Nepalese Himalayas
Evaluating Mountain Watersheds in Nepal Using Micro-GIS
Microcomputer-based Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are proving to be a most powerful tool in land resource evaluation. In this paper, examples on how to use this technology are provided for national, district, and watershed evaluation. At the national level a spreadsheet was developed to determine consumption/production balances for food, feed, and fuelwood using the Land Resource Mapping Project (LRMP) and current population growth data as…
Soil Degradation from Converting Forest Land into Agriculture in the Chitawan District of Nepal
Forest degradation and conversion of forested land to agriculture may lead to changes in soil properties and soil fertility losses. An undisturbed and a degraded forest, and eight different agricultural rotation systems were selected in the Chitawan district to document differences in soil quality due to land-use changes. The results showed that soil fertility as expressed by organic carbon, total nitrogen, and cation exchange capacity decreased …
Agricultural Land Evaluation for National Land-Use Planning in Nepal
This paper shows how biophysical resource inventory data can be used to improve the agricultural land use in Nepal. Using the Kailali district as an example, a modified FAO suitability assessment scheme was used and all land mapping units in the district were evaluated for growing double annual crop rotation sequences under rain-fed conditions and triple annual crop rotation sequences under irrigation. Quantitative comparisons between current lan…
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Agricultural Land Evaluation for National Land-Use Planning in Nepal
This paper shows how biophysical resource inventory data can be used to improve the agricultural land use in Nepal. Using the Kailali district as an example, a modified FAO suitability assessment scheme was used and all land mapping units in the district were evaluated for growing double annual crop rotation sequences under rain-fed conditions and triple annual crop rotation sequences under irrigation. Quantitative comparisons between current lan…
Soil Degradation from Converting Forest Land into Agriculture in the Chitawan District of Nepal
Forest degradation and conversion of forested land to agriculture may lead to changes in soil properties and soil fertility losses. An undisturbed and a degraded forest, and eight different agricultural rotation systems were selected in the Chitawan district to document differences in soil quality due to land-use changes. The results showed that soil fertility as expressed by organic carbon, total nitrogen, and cation exchange capacity decreased …
Evaluating Mountain Watersheds in Nepal Using Micro-GIS
Microcomputer-based Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are proving to be a most powerful tool in land resource evaluation. In this paper, examples on how to use this technology are provided for national, district, and watershed evaluation. At the national level a spreadsheet was developed to determine consumption/production balances for food, feed, and fuelwood using the Land Resource Mapping Project (LRMP) and current population growth data as…
Water dynamics and population pressure in the Nepalese Himalayas
Water
Water remains one of the major issues in the Middle Mountains of the Hindu Kush–Himalayas. This most populated region of Nepal depends mainly on rainwater supply, which is highly variable: around 85% of annual rainfall is expected during the monsoon, which lasts about 4 months from June to September. During this season, the major concern in many parts of the region is flooding and surface erosion due to too much water. During the remaining 8 mont…
Environmental Science (5 works) · Geography (5 works) · Water resource management (4 works) · Agriculture (3 works) · Watershed (3 works) · Agroforestry (2 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Environmental Engineering (2 works) · Environmental planning (2 works)